STOCKTON, Calif. – The Portland Pilots (31-22) fell in a hole early and couldn't climb out as the San Diego Toreros (34-18) routed them 22-8 in Portland's first ever game in the WCC Tournament.
Brett Gillis took the loss after giving up nine runs in the first three innings. He had nine runs and seven hits counted against him officially in 2.1 innings with four strikeouts. Ryan Rembisz, KJ Ruffo and Liam Hatakenaka also each made appearances.
The Pilots had eight runs off 14 hits on the day. Evan Scavotto and Jake Tsukdada shined, with Scavotto going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI and Tsukada batting 2-for-4 with three RBI's.