PROVO, Utah – BYU defeated Portland by a 3-1 margin in West Coast Conference baseball action Friday night at Miller Park. The Cougars (16-5, 3-2 WCC) have taken the first two games of the three-game series, while the Pilots fall to 15-8 overall and 1-4 in league play.
Sophomore right-hander Eli Morse (2-2) pitched a gem for the Pilots, but took the hard-luck loss. He went 7.2 innings allowing just three runs (two earned). Morse scattered seven hits and three walks while striking out seven.
Easton Walker (2-0) picked up the win for BYU. He tossed six innings of shutout ball, allowing just one hit, one walk and striking out five.