SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. --- Portland's Cody Hawken belted a two-run homer, but the San Francisco Dons scored four runs in the third inning and six more in the sixth en route to a 12-2 win over the Pilots in a West Coast Conference contest played on Friday at Benedetti Diamond.
 
Hawken's blast came in the top of the seventh inning and it came with Kevin Wade on base, after he reached with a lead-off walk. It's the fourth homer of the year for Hawken, which matches Ryan Hoogerwerf for the team-high.
 
But it was too little too late as the Dons (18-17, 5-9 WCC) had taken control of the game with those two big innings. Allen Smoot and Dominic Miroglio each produced RBI doubles in the bottom of the third, while Ross Puskarich and Manny Ramirez, Jr., added run-scoring singles to hand the home team a 4-0 lead.
 
San Francisco added a run in the bottom of the fifth before breaking the game open with six runs an inning later. Brady Bate had the big hit in the frame, which was a triple with the bases loaded that scored all three runners. The Dons' final run came in the eighth.
 
Portland (7-27-1, 3-11 WCC) starter Grady Little (1-6) is saddled with the loss after allowing five runs on 10 hits in 5.0 innings. He was followed by relievers Cameron Richman and Christian Peters.
 
The Dons also used three pitchers on the day, with the win going to starter Thomas Ponticelli (1-1). He surrendered only three hits in 6.0 scoreless innings, while fanning four. Portland's runs came against reliever Riley Ornido, and Joey Steele (1) pitched the final 3.0 innings, holding the Pilots scoreless to collect the save.
 
Hawken finished with a pair of hits.
 
The Pilots will next look to salvage a win at USF as the two teams conclude the three-game WCC series with the finale Saturday at 1 p.m.