PORTLAND, Ore. --- Hunter Montgomery and Daniel Lopez both homered for the Pilots, but the Loyola Marymount Lions jumped out to an early lead before claiming a 10-3 win over Portland on Saturday night at Joe Etzel Field. The two teams will next conclude the three-game West Coast Conference series on Sunday.
The Lions (17-9, 7-1 WCC) scored two runs in the top of the first inning, added another in the second, and took a 3-0 lead in the third. The two runs in the first came on a two-runner homer by Trevin Esquerra. Nick Sogard earned an RBI in the second when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and Alex Lambeau collected an RBI in the third when his bunt scored Brandon Shearer.