PORTLAND, Ore. -- Peter Allegro collected six strikeouts and Nick Brink added five more to help propel the Portland Pilots over the Niagara Purple Eagles 12-1 on Sunday. The win clinched the series for the Pilots, their third series win on the year.

In addition to his six strikeouts, Allegro (1-2) went six innings, giving up one run on four hits and walking none for Portland (10-5). Brink's five strikeouts came in addition to his three shutout innings of work where he allowed just one hit without surrendering a walk.

Evan Scavotto led the way offensively for the Pilots, going 2-for-2 in the ballgame with two doubles, a walk and three RBI's. Zach Toglia provided a noteworthy performance at the dish as well, going 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI's. Briley Knight also helped out, going 2-for-4 for Portland with a double and two RBI's.

How it Happened

The Pilots got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the bottom the first inning with the game still scoreless. Portland got an RBI single from Toglia, scoring Jake Holcroft from second base.

The Purple Eagles failed to push any runs across before the Pilots offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. Portland scored three runs in the frame, buoyed by a two-run single off the bat of  Jake Tsukada and an RBI double from Knight, which brought the score to 4-0 in favor of the Pilots.

Niagara narrowed Portland's lead to 4-1 before the Pilots stretched the advantage to 6-1 in the third inning. The Pilots got run-scoring doubles from Scavotto and sophomore Spencer Scott to pick up two runs.

Portland held the Purple Eagles scoreless before building on their lead in the fifth inning. The Pilots scored five runs in the inning, highlighted by a two-run double off the bat of Scavotto, a two-run double from Nich Klemp and a since, bringing the Portland advantage to 11-1.

The Pilots kept Niagara off the scoreboard before building on their lead to 12-1 in the eighth inning. Portland picked up a run on Toglia's leadoff home run off of Niagara's Brady Kobitowich. The score remained 12-1 for the rest of the game, as the Pilots coasted to the win.

Game Notes
» Allegro struck out six Purple Eagles hitters and Brink fanned five more for Portland.
» The Pilots power output was led by Scavotto, who picked up two extra base hits in the ballgame. Scavotto was 2-for-2 with three RBI's.
» Every Portland starter reached base safely in the win.
» Portland's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed five runs across.
» Seven Pilots had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Pilots had a total of 16 hits.
» The Pilots out-hit the Purple Eagles at a 16-5 clip.
» Portland went 9-for-18 (.500) with runners in scoring position.
» Portland pitchers limited Niagara to just 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position.
» Portland pitchers faced 35 Niagara hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out 11.
» The Pilots drew five walks from Niagara pitching.
» Scavotto led the Pilots at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two doubles and three RBI.
» Niagara was led offensively by freshman Nick Groves, who went 2-for-4.
» Sophomore Zac Laird led the Purple Eagles pitching staff, throwing one scoreless inning.
» The Pilots are the quickest WCC team to 10 wins this year.

Up Next

The Pilots and Purple Eagles will finish off the series on Tuesday, March 14 in a rescheduled game. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. Check PortlandPilots.com for more info.

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