CCC CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY U.S. BANK
FRIDAY'S GAMES
Game 1 | (4) Southern Oregon 7, (5) British Columbia 1
Game 2 | (6) Carroll 3, (3) College of Idaho 1
Game 3 | (4) Southern Oregon 5, (1) Oregon Tech 3
Game 4 | (2) Eastern Oregon 2, (6) Carroll 1
SUNDAY'S GAMES
Game 5 | Oregon Tech 3, College of Idaho 0 (C of I eliminated)
Game 6 | British Columbia 12, Carroll 1 (CC eliminated)
Game 7 | Eastern Oregon 2, Southern Oregon 1
Game 8 | Oregon Tech 9, British Columbia 5 (UBC eliminated)
MONDAY'S GAMES
Game 9 | Southern Oregon 6, Oregon Tech 3 (OIT eliminated)
Game 10 | 1:30 p.m. – Southern Oregon vs. Eastern Oregon (championship round)
Game 11 | If necessary, 30 minutes after conclusion of Game 10

KLAMATH FALLS – No. 17-ranked Southern Oregon is into the final round of the Cascade Conference Championships presented by U.S. Bank after upsetting No. 5 Oregon Tech again, 6-3, on Monday morning at Stilwell Stadium.

The Raiders (37-16 overall) advanced to face No. 10 Eastern Oregon (36-8) at 1:30 p.m. They'll need back-to-back wins against the Mountaineers to take the title because EOU remains unbeaten in the double-elimination tournament.

An OIT defensive meltdown interrupted a scoreless pitchers' duel between SOU's Katie Machado and Owls starter Kacie Schmidt in the fifth. Brooke Nordahl was awarded an infield single on a ball that shortstop Kaila Mick couldn't handle to lead off the inning, and the Raiders' next two batters, Sarah Kerling and Faith Moultrie, reached on misplayed bunts to load the bases. Pinch-hitter Kennedy Kila then cashed in with a single through the left side that drove in the first two runs of the game.

With one out and two still on, Hailey Seva hit a sacrifice fly. The ensuing throw back to the infield got away, going as OIT's third error of the inning and allowing a fourth run to score.

Machado gave up 12 hits but blaned the Owls until the seventh inning. The win was her third of the tournament, making her 22-5 on the season. She came back with a complete game after losing Sunday in a two-hitter against EOU.

The Raiders have now won four consecutive postseason games between the teams, last year's World Series matchups included, despite losing eight in a row in the regular season.

The Owls (43-9) had captured the last three CCC Tournament championships, and they hadn't lost at home all season before Friday's 5-3 second-round loss against the Raiders. Their defense held them back: In two losses to SOU, they committed five errors and the Raiders didn't have any.

SOU will now attempt to avenge Sunday's 2-1 loss to Eastern Oregon, while the Mountaineers will go for their first tournament title since 2016.