PORTLAND, Ore. --  Nick Brink dominated on the mound on Friday, fanning nine Santa Clara hitters over seven innings of work to help lead the Portland Pilots over the Broncos 7-1.

In addition to his nine strikeouts, Brink (4-0) tossed seven innings, giving up just one run on seven hits and walking two for Portland (25-19, 14-8). Jacob Dobmeier also made an impact on the mound for the Pilots, throwing two shutout innings while allowing two hits, with no walks and two strikeouts, earning the save.

Zach Toglia led the scoring for the Pilots, going 1-for-4 in the ballgame with a home run, a walk and two RBI's. Evan Scavotto put together a noteworthy day at the dish as well, going 3-for-5 with an RBI. Nich Klemp also helped out, going 1-for-4 for Portland with a walk and two RBI's.

How it Happened

The Pilots got the scoring started early, putting three runs on the board in the bottom the first inning with the game still scoreless. The inning was highlighted by a two-run homer from Toglia, his team-leading eighth of the year. The Pilots led 3-0 after one.

The Pilots then held the Broncos scoreless before getting back on the board the very next inning. Portland scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Jake Tsukada, which brought the Pilots lead to 4-0.

Santa Clara narrowed Portland's lead to 4-1 before the Pilots stretched the advantage to 7-1 in the eighth inning. The Pilots scored three times, picking up two runs off RBI singles from Ben Patacsil and Scavotto and another off a walk. The 7-1 score would hold until the end.

Game Notes
» Scavotto picked up three hits in the game for Portland. It's the fifth time he's had three hits or more in a game this season.
» Brink struck out nine Broncos hitters, a career high for the right-hander.
» Portland grabbed a 3-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Brink put together seven innings of one-run ball for the Pilots. It's the second time this season he's thrown at least seven innings.
» The Pilots out-hit the Broncos at a 13-9 clip.
» Jake Holcroft stole two bases in Friday's game. He also earned two hits to move to 69 hits on the year.
» Portland went 5-for-15 (.333) with runners in scoring position.
» Portland pitchers limited Santa Clara to just 1-for-6 (.167) with runners in scoring position.
» Portland pitchers faced 36 Santa Clara hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and four fly balls while striking out 11.
» The Pilots drew four walks from Santa Clara pitching.
» The Pilots move to third in the WCC with the win.

Up Next

The Pilots and Broncos will be back at it tomorrow at 3 p.m. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.

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