PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland collected 14 hits and allowed just four in a claiming an 8-2 West Coast Conference baseball victory over the Loyola Marymount Lions on Sunday afternoon at Joe Etzel Field. The Pilots earned the series win and move into second place in the WCC standings with a 10-5 league record.
Right-hander Brett Gillis took the win and was magnificent in 6-plus innings of work. Gillis (2-3) allowed just two runs on four hits and struck out six batters, while Caleb Franzen retired all nine batters he faced in relief with six K's to earn his first save.