LA GRANDE, Ore. – Mountaineers Baseball wrapped up its final weekend of play at home Sunday with three games against in-state foe Corban University. Eastern Oregon and Corban finished up its halted game from Saturday and played a doubleheader afterward.

The Mountaineers also honored 10 seniors on Sunday after the conclusion of the halted game for their contributions to the Mounties Baseball program. Being honored on Senior Day was Kolbe Bales, Austin Brown, Zach Brown, Trevor Curl, Brooks Dyer, McKlane Elgin, Payton Hamilton, Nick Jennings, Carsten Manderbach, and Dylan Myers.

In the halted game, play picked up at the bottom of the ninth with the score being 14-11 in favor of Corban. The Warriors held on for the win by that final score and then went on to win games two and three by finals of 5-3 and 10-3.

Game 1 – Corban 14, Eastern Oregon 11
How it Happened
• In the series opener, the Warriors (24-22-1, 11-12 CCC) barely outhit the Mounties (11-35, 4-17 CCC) 12-11. There was just one error in the game as well.
• EOU got on the board first thanks to an Elliott Marks double, scoring Rogelio Gonzales in the first. Corban tied the game in the top of the second on a double as well.
• The Warriors scored five runs in the top of the third to go ahead 6-1 and had two homers in the frame. EOU scored one run on an RBI double by Jamie Powell to make it a 6-2 game.
• From the fourth to the sixth inning, reliever Kolbe Bales and the EOU defense worked three straight 1-2-3 frames to stay within four. EOU did not score again though until the eighth.
• The scoring drought ended in the seventh as Corban scored a run to lead 7-2. The Warriors then exploded for five runs in the top of the eighth to jump ahead 12-2. An RBI single, a two RBI double, and two run home run gave the Warriors the 10-run lead.
• EOU avoided the run rule, scoring two runs in the bottom of the eighth to make it a 12-4 score. A bases-loaded walk scored the first run before an RBI single by McKlane Elgin got EOU within eight.
• Corban got both runs back in top of the ninth as the team hit its fourth home run of the game. Rain made the game tough and played in EOU's favor as the team scored seven runs in the ninth for the near comeback.
• A wild pitch on a bases-loaded walk scored the first run for EOU. Justin Frederick then hit an RBI single to score Donovan Gonzalez and made it a 14-6 game.
• Another bases-loaded walk by the Warriors allowed Garret Kollar to score. Elgin then stepped to the plate and smacked a grand slam during the downpour to right field making it a 14-11 game.
• When play resumed, the Mounties got the leadoff batter in Carsten Manderbach on from a hit by pitch. Corban then got a strikeout and a lineout to the shortstop to close the game and held on for the series opening win.

Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• McKlane Elgin hit 3-6, with a grand slam. He had five RBI and scored one run.
• Elliott Marks also hit 3-6, scored a run, and had one RBI.
• Justin Frederick went 1-3 with two RBI and scored one run.
• Jamie Powell finished 1-3, scoring one run and tallying one RBI.
• Kolbe Bales pitched 4.1 innings in relief and had eight strikeouts.

For the Warriors
• Estenio Sede hit two homers, batted 2-5 with three RBI, and scored two runs.
• Kyle Clay went 2-4 at the plate with four RBI and scored three runs. He also hit a home run.
• Brad Pellkofer batted 2-4, hit a home run, had three RBI, and scored two runs.
• Ryan Clay was 2-6 with two runs scored and had one RBI. 
• Brian Landon hit 1-3, drew three walks, and scored three runs.
• Mason Shaw pitched six complete frames to improve to 1-5. He had 10 strikeouts.

Game 2 – Corban 5, Eastern Oregon 3
How it Happened
• Game two of the series was a defensive battle for the majority of the game. It was a 1-1 tie until the seventh and a 3-3 tie entering the ninth before Corban secured the win.
• Both teams played a clean game with no errors in the contest. EOU won the hits battle 8-7, but fell short of the win. 
• The Warriors got on the board first with a leadoff home run from Ryan Clay. Ironically enough, Clay did the exact same thing in the ensuing game in the first inning as well.
• EOU quickly tied the game at 1-all in the bottom of the first. A Brooks Dyer RBI groundout scored McKlane Elgin to knot the score at a tie.
• It remained 1-1 until Corban scored in the seventh. EOU surrendered just one hit between the second and sixth. EOU got three hits in that same span but never made anything of them.
• In the seventh, Corban scored two runs to go ahead 3-1. A wild pitch scored the first run before an RBI double to left center put the Warriors ahead by two.
• EOU tied the game back up in the eighth with two runs scored on three hits. Elliott Marks knocked a base hit, scoring Adrian Roa. A Jamie Powell single on the ensuing at bat plated Brooks Dyer to make it a 3-all tie.
• The Warriors secured the win with a pair of runs scored on two hits. A pair of RBI singles scored both runs as Corban held on for the two-run win.

Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Elliott Marks hit 2-4 with one RBI.
• Adrian Roa also went 2-4 and scored a run.
• Brooks Dyer batted 1-3 with an RBI and scored a run.
• McKlane Elgin was 1-4 with a run scored.
• Zach Brown suffered the loss to fall 0-1. He had four strikeouts.

For the Warriors
• Brad Pellkofer hit 2-4 with a run scored. 
• Ryan Clay hit a home run, going 1-4 at the plate.
• Zackery Simon pitched 7.2 innings in the no-decision and had 14 strikeouts. 

Game 3 – Corban 10, Eastern Oregon 3
How it Happened
• In the series finale, the Warriors powered past the Mounties with the help of three home runs. They outhit EOU 14-7 in the win to claim the series, 3-0.
• Ryan Clay got the scoring barrage started with his second leadoff home run of the day to make it 1-0. For EOU, the team did not score in the game until the eighth.
• An RBI single in the second and an RBI fielder's choice, both by Brad Pellkofer gave the Warriors a 3-0 lead. A second RBI fielder's choice in the fourth made it a 4-0 lead for Corban.
• Pellkofer pushed the Warriors lead to 7-0 in the top of the sixth with a three-run shot over the right field fence. An RBI sacrifice fly and double in the eighth made it a 9-0 edge for Corban.
• EOU's lone run of the eighth came once again on the swing of Brooks Dyer. He knocked an RBI groundout to the shortstop, scoring Rogelio Gonzales. 
• The final home run for the Warriors came in the top of the ninth. Cale Thompson smacked a solo homer to right field to give the Warriors a 10-1 advantage.
• EOU looked to rally in the bottom of the ninth and managed to tack on two runs. A throwing error by Corban scored Easton Watterson, making it a 10-2 game.
• With two outs, McKlane Elgin hit an RBI single to deep center field, scoring Garret Kollar. The Warriors then forced a groundout to dispel any hopes of an EOU comeback.

Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Easton Watterson went 2-4 at the plate and scored one run.
• McKlane Elgin hit 1-4 and had one RBI.
• Brooks Dyer went 1-5 and also had one RBI.
• Slyader Watterson (2-3) pitched five frames in the loss and tallied three strikeouts.

For the Warriors
• Brad Pellkofer hit a home run, going 3-5 at the plate. He had five RBI and scored two runs.
• Ryan Clay batted 2-4 with a home run. He scored two runs and had two RBI.
• Nainoa Ka'ahanui was 2-5 with two runs scored. 
• Cale Thompson went 2-5 with an RBI and scored a run.
• Keenan O'Brien batted a perfect 3-3.
• Nate Martin (5-4) pitched five full frames and had three strikeouts in the win.

By the Numbers
10 - The Mountaineers honored 10 seniors on Sunday in the home finale.
1 - The weekend series marked the first true home series for EOU against Corban.
3 - EOU was limited to three runs in the final two games, respectively.
17 - Eastern tallied a season-high 17 strikeouts in the series opener against Corban.
1 - The 2022 Senior Class for the Mounties is the first since the program's reinstatement.

Up Next
• Game four of the series between EOU and Corban is canceled as Corban is locked in as the No. 4 seed in the CCC Tournament. 
• Eastern will also cancel its rain suspended game vs. British Columbia from April 3 and it will go down as a No Contest.

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