KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Beau Mills hit his NAIA-leading 25th home run of the season and 10 Warriors drove in at least one run to help the Lewis-Clark State College baseball team sweep a Region I doubleheader from Oregon Tech by scores of 10-3 and 6-3 on Wednesday afternoon.

The sweep of the three-game series leaves LCSC at 41-3 overall and 21-1 in Region I play, while Oregon Tech is 7-27 and 5-22.

The Warriors had to come from behind n the opener, which went only a pre-determined seven innings. Oregon Tech jumped on LCSC starter Jared Joaquin for two runs in the first inning, both with two outs.

LCSC took the lead for good in the third inning when Ryan Wholey singled to start the rally and scored on a double by Dick Knutz. Mark Thompson followed with an RBI single and Kyle Greene eventually brought in the third run on a grounder.

The Warriors added two more in the fifth without a hit. After a walk and an error, Greene drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, while Brent Wyatt later scored on a double steal.

Mills helped LCSC put the game away with a five-run sixth inning for a 10-2 lead. LCSC collected seven of its 12 hits in the inning. Wholey and Knutz hit back-to-back doubles to produce the first run, while Kyle Melton’s sacrifice fly drove in another. Wyatt added an RBI double, while Miller drove in the final two runs with a home run to right field. The home run moved him into a tie for second-place with Montie Phillips on the school’s single-season home run list. Only Jim O’Dell, with 30, has hit more home runs.

Oregon Tech picked up a run in the seventh on just one of two hits allowed by Brian Parker. Parker went 4.1 innings and gave up just the one run with two walks and three strikeouts to improve to 3-0 on the season. Joaquin gave up four hits and walked three in 2.2 innings.

Knutz finished 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Wholey and Thompson both went 2-for-4. Thompson also scored twice, drove in a run and stole a base. Mills and Greene added two RBI apiece.

In the second game, the Warriors needed bullpen help from ace Chris Kissock, who made his first relief appearance of the season. Kissock pitched the final three innings and walked two and struck out two to earn the save. The two walks started the ninth inning, which allowed the Owls to bring the potential tying run to the plate, but Kissock retired the next three hitters to end the game.

Again Oregon Tech was able to jump out to a 2-0 lead with solo runs in the second and fifth off LCSC starter Matt Duryea.

The Warriors, who had only a double by Issac Simmons through the first five innings, finally got the bats cracking in the sixth to score five runs and take a 5-2 lead. After a pitching change, an error and a double by Donnie Ecker put runners on second and third. Paul Martin singled in both, and Mills followed with a walk. Jessie Mier and Wyatt followed with consecutive run-scoring singles, while Travis Georgius’ sacrifice fly to right allowed the final run to score.

Oregon Tech cut it to 5-3 in the bottom of the sixth, but with a runner on third and no outs, Duryea struck out the next two hitters before a line out ended the threat.

LCSC scored its sixth run in the eighth when Mills and Mier hit consecutive singles and Wyatt walked to load the bases. After a double-play ground out, Zach Evangelho singled to right-center to drive in a run.

Duryea improved to 3-0 on the season by allowing nine hits and three runs in six innings of work. He also struck out nine and walked two.

Oregon Tech starter Casey Burton handcuffed LCSC on one hit and one walk through five innings. He also struck out two, but was replaced by Josh Strom to start the sixth inning. Strom gave up five hits and five runs to take the loss.

Martin had two RBI to lead LCSC, while Mier was the only Warrior with more than one hit, finishing with two. Mills collected a hit in the game to stretch his consecutive-game hit streak to 23.

LCSC returns to action on Friday in Salem, Ore., to start a three-game series with Corban College. Friday’s contest is at 4 p.m., while the two teams will meet in a doubleheader on Saturday at 11 a.m. That will finish up the road portion of LCSC’s Region I schedule.