PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland starter Joey Gartrell and reliever Kaden Segel put together great efforts on the bump on Friday, but the Portland Pilots still fell 2-1 to the LMU Lions. The Lions take first place in the WCC with the win.
The quality outing from Gartrell (3-2) was not enough for Portland (17-12, 7-3). The right-hander went 7.1 innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on six hits, allowing no walks and striking out three. Kaden Segel was a bright spot out of the bullpen, going 1.2 shutout innings without allowing a hit, walking none and striking out three.