The Raptors tripled their hit total with six knocks in the sixth inning, then patiently drew six walks in a seven-run seventh inning, to take care of the visiting Owlz 10-2 on Tuesday night in front of 4,265 fans at Lindquist Field.

It was Eli Elliott for Ogden (16-15) and Johan Castillo for Northern Colorado (5-25) locked in a pitchers’ duel through five scoreless innings. Elliott had the Owlz to four hits while Castillo held the Raptors to just three.

NoCo got to Elliott in the sixth when shortstop TJ McKenzie doubled to lead off the frame and scored on a Christian Hall single. Jestin Jones took over for Elliott and cleaned up from there, though the Owlz pushed one more across on a sacrifice fly to take a 2-0 lead.

Ogden answered immediately to hand Castillo the loss. Catcher Chris Sargent hit a two-out double, second baseman True Fontenot singled him home, and outfielder Kyler Stancato went deep to center field to give the Raptors a 3-2 lead.

Then came the seventh. D’Anthony Beckman took the mound for the Owlz and gave up just two hits, but a hit-by-pitch and an error helped Ogden plate three runs, putting the Raptors up 6-2.

That wasn’t the worst of it. Two different pitchers then walked six straight Raptors with two outs to score four runs. Adam Wibert entered and walked Elliott Good, Carmine Lane, Dylan Wilkinson and Kenny Oyama in 21 total pitches. Ryan Velazquez took over and walked Cole Jordan and Connor Bagnieski to end the slow carousel with the Raptors up 10-2.

Velazquez limited the damage there, leaving the bases loaded with a Sargent flyout to right.

Jones pitched to one over the minimum, allowing one hit in two innings. Cameron Edmondson pitched the eighth for Ogden, getting around two hits and a catcher’s interference call to leave the bases loaded with a Good-Fontenot-Wilkinson double play.

Nik Cardinal threw a 10-pitch ninth, striking out one in a 1-2-3 close. Raptors pitchers allowed seven hits, struck out seven and walked two.

Fontenot led Ogden at the dish, batting 4 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Stancato and Wilkinson each had two hits. Hall had three of NoCo’s seven hits.

The two teams play again at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.