PORTLAND, Ore. --- Portland's Turner Gill belted his seventh home run of the year and the Pilots led the Ducks for much of the afternoon, but Oregon pulled away late to claim an 11-3 win on Tuesday afternoon at Joe Etzel Field. Gill now ranks second in the West Coast Conference in homers.
 
His blast came with a runner on in the bottom of the first after the Ducks (19-15) had jumped ahead with two runs in the top of the frame. Grant Taylor had reached on a single, and Gill crushed a ball deep over the wall in right-center field.
 
An inning later the Pilots (7-27) took a 3-2 lead after Taylor drove in a run with a ground-out.
 
The lead would stand as Portland starter Jordan Wilcox did well to settle down after Oregon's two-run first inning. He kept the Duck bats off balance as the Pilots took their one-run lead to the sixth inning.
 
But that's where the Ducks scored three to re-claim the lead and chase Wilcox. Phil Craig-St. Louis and Brandon Cuddy tied it with a pair of doubles, the go-ahead run scored on a fielder's choice and Matt Eureste made it a 5-3 game with an RBI single.
 
Oregon's offensive surge continued the next inning with four more runs, three coming on a three-run homer by Josh Graham. The Ducks added two more insurance runs in the ninth.
 
Wilcox (1-4) is saddled with the loss after allowing five runs on eight hits. He struck out three and walked just one in 5.1 innings. Three relievers followed Wilcox on the mound.
 
Oregon middle inning reliever Cooper Stiles (1-1) picks up the win by pitching 4.0 scoreless innings. He held the Pilots to just one hit, fanned three and didn't issue a walk. The Ducks also used four pitchers on the day.
 
Oregon finished with 15 hits and the Pilots committed the game's only two errors.
 
The Pilots next travel to Bellevue, Wash., on Wednesday to face the Seattle Redhawks. First pitch at Bannerwood Park is scheduled for 4 p.m.