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Brock Gillis unloads a pitch.
2
Portland POR 16-10
5
Winner Saint Mary's SMC 9-12
Portland POR
16-10
2
Final
5
Saint Mary's SMC
9-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland POR 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0
Saint Mary's SMC 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 X 5 7 2

W: LINCHEY, Connor (2-1) L: Gillis, Brock (2-1) S: ENYART, Adam (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Portland Falls Short in 5-2 Loss to Saint Mary's

MORAGA, Calif. -- The Portland Pilots came up just short at the plate against the Saint Mary's Gaels, as they fell 5-2 on Saturday. The Gaels officially clinched the series with the win.

Brock Gillis (2-1) got the start for Portland (16-10, 6-2) and took the loss, his first of the year. Three Pilots recorded one hit on the day, with Zach Toglia, Jake Tsukada and Henry Muench each doing so. Nich Klemp did not record a hit, but brought in two runs across four at-bats.

How it Happened

The Pilots struggled at the plate and allowed two early runs in the first to innings to find themselves in a 2-0 hole. The Gaels followed that with a two-run homer from Christian Almanza in the fifth inning and an RBI single in the sixth from Jared Mettam that put Saint Mary's in the lead.

Toglia came across to score one run for Portland in the seventh inning and get them on the board.The Pilots kept the deficit at 5-1 before closing the gap further in the ninth, this time with Jake Tsukada getting across. Unfortunately for the Pilots, the ballgame ended with that ninth inning rally falling short.

Game Notes
» Portland's highest scoring inning was the ninth, when it pushed one run across.
» Portland pitchers faced 34 Saint Mary's (CA) hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out six.
» Saint Mary's (CA) was led offensively by senior Christian Almanza, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
» The Gaels clinched the series against the Portland. This is the Pilots' first WCC series loss.

Up Next

The Pilots will look to avoid the sweep tomorrow at 1 p.m. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video.

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