UBC claims three wins in one day against Oregon Tech

UBC slugger Josh Cote (Midland, Ont.) crosses the plate, and is greeted by teammate Lou Fujiwara, after his two-run home run in the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader against Oregon Tech. Photo: Rich Lam, UBC Athletics

April 19, 2026

By Jake McGrail

UBC Communications

KLAMATH FALLS – It was a quite successful Sunday for the UBC Thunderbirds, as in less than eight hours they defeated the Oregon Tech Owls three separate times.

That unique situation came about because of the second game of the series being suspended due to darkness the previous night with just four more outs to play.

The high-scoring numbers from Saturday carried over to the following day, with the Thunderbirds scoring at least 11 runs in all four games in the series overall, boasting too much firepower for the Owls to handle.

Calvin Warrillow (Toronto, Ont.) was the star of the weekend for UBC, in all totalling three home runs, nine RBIs and eight runs scored while going 9-for-15 at the plate. David Krahn (Langley, B.C.) was also supremely productive. He was 7-for-20 with nine RBIs and seven runs scored.

GAME ONE (continued)

After the dramatic events of Saturday evening, the two teams came out Monday morning to resume play in the following situation: UBC up 16-12 in the top of the ninth, with a runner on second and two outs.

While the T-Birds immediately gave up that out on a Josh Cote (Midland, Ont.) pop-up, they also didn't allow the Owls to get too much momentum going in the bottom half of the inning. Despite giving up a lead-off single, Kaden Douglas-Pluff (North Vancouver, B.C.) was able to record three outs in the next three at-bats, including a game-ending double play.

GAME TWO

The 'Birds again came out firing to begin the third game of the series. Oregon Tech only recorded an out on one of the first six batters, and that was a Cote sacrifice fly that scored Kyle Yip (Calgary, Alta.).

That was the T-Birds' second run of the opening inning, following a Krahn RBI single the previous at-bat. Warrillow then stepped right into the box and delivered an RBI single of his own that brought home Krahn.

Krahn then launched his seventh home run of the season on his next plate appearance, putting the blue and gold up 4-0 to begin the third. Once again, however, the Owls refused to fold. A three-run fourth inning cut the deficit to just one, giving UBC still plenty of work to do.

They certainly went to work in the sixth, with Stephen Waters (Toronto, Ont.) capitalizing on a fielding error to race home to make it 6-4. A Yip bases-clearing double followed immediately after by an RBI single from Krahn put the lead up to five.

That lead was then yanked right back in the bottom of the eighth, when again the Owls scored four runs in an inning. Strangely, none of them came from a swing of a bat – first was a hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded, then two bases loaded walks, and then a passed ball.

Escaping to the ninth still holding a slim lead, Kellen Bourne (Calgary, Alta.) and Braeden Scott (Vancouver, B.C.) gave UBC a bit of breathing room with back-to-back RBI singles, putting the T-Birds into double digits once again. Lucas Huynh (Vancouver, B.C.) then earned his second save of the weekend, clinching the series victory.

GAME THREE

That left one more game to go, and this time the Thunderbirds left no doubt as they mercy ruled the Owls to earn the sweep. Again, they were helped by a big first inning, beginning when Oliver Clements (Vancouver, B.C.) stole third only to then scamper home due to a throwing error by the Owls' catcher.

Cote then stepped up to deliver a two-run homer, and while the hosts did score three of their own in the bottom half of the frame to tie the game, the 'Birds soon pulled away for good.

That burst began with a UBC run off another Oregon Tech error in the top of the third, followed soon after by a Warrillow RBI double and a two-run single by Scott. Bourne provided an RBI single of his own in the fifth, before a five-run sixth inning put the game fully out of reach.

Krahn, Cote and Bourne all continued their big days with RBIs in that big sixth, with Bourne also coming around to score off yet another Owls error. Two more runs in the seventh prompted the mercy rule, with the T-Birds in all scoring 55 runs over the course of the four games this weekend.

The 'Birds now have just four games remaining in the regular season, coming at home against Bushnell next weekend. Sunday's doubleheader action will also serve as UBC's Senior Day, as they hope to have the chance to claim a second straight CCC regular season title.