Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon University both earned the Cascade Conference Presidents Cup for Academic Excellence, recognizing strong student-athlete performance in the classroom during the 2025-26 academic year.

Oregon Tech softball coach Greg Stewart announced seven incoming freshmen have signed Cascade Conference Letters of Intent for the 2027 season. The class joins a Lady Owls program coming off a 43-10 season, a fifth straight CCC regular-season title and a 12th straight trip to the NAIA Championships.

Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon University both landed multiple NFCA regional softball honors following the 2026 season. Four Owls earned All-Region IV recognition, while SOU’s coaching staff was named Region III Staff of the Year and four Raiders were named all-region.

The Medford Rogues open the 2026 season Thursday at Harry & David Field, launching a full summer of collegiate wood-bat baseball, theme nights, giveaways, fireworks and affordable family entertainment in the Rogue Valley.

Oregon Tech advanced to the Klamath Falls Bracket final Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Our Lady of the Lake at Stilwell Stadium. The Lady Owls scored early, then held off late pressure as Kristine Schmidt escaped a seventh-inning bases-loaded jam.

Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon each opened NAIA Softball Championship Opening Round play with home-field wins Monday. The Lady Owls shut out Dickinson State in Klamath Falls, while the Raiders defeated Dordt in Ashland, moving both teams into Tuesday semifinal matchups.