LAS CRUCES, NM -- All starters reached base safely in the contest, but the Portalnd Pilots still fell to the New Mexico State Aggies 12-5 Friday. The loss gives the Aggies the opening game of the series.
Kaden Segel (1-3) started and took the loss on the mound for Portland (5-13). Kaden Starr was a bright spot out of the bullpen, going three innings, surrendering just one run and one hit and striking out four.
Offensively, Tyler Howard and Brady Bean were the only two Pilots to record multiple hits on the day, going 2-for-4 and 2-for-5 respectively. Howard added an RBI as well. Jonas Salk and Curtis Hebert each hit home runs as well, the third and second of the year for each Pilot respectively.
How it Happened
The Pilots were trailing 3-0 in the third inning when they first put runs on the board. Salk put Portland on the board with a leadoff home run off Jack Turner, making it 3-1 Portland.
The Aggies put up four straight on Portland across the third and fourth innings before the Pilots got back on the board in the fifth. Portland scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Howard, which brought the score to 7-2 in favor of the Aggies.
Portland held the Aggies off the board before narrowing the gap to 7-3 in the sixth, with Toglia getting credit for the RBI. But the Aggies expanded their lead to 11-3 with a four-run inning in the sixth.
Hebert's two-run homer in the eighth helped close the gap slightly, bringing the score to 11-5 in favor of New Mexico State. But the Pilots were unable to get any closer, as the Aggies added the insurance run on their way to a 12-5 win.
Game Notes
» Every Pilots starter reached base safely in the loss.
» Portland's highest scoring inning was the eighth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Portland pitchers faced 46 New Mexico State hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out nine.
» The Pilots drew four walks from New Mexico State pitching.
» Tyler Howard and Brady Bean each had multiple hits on the day, going 2-for-4 and 2-for-5 respectively. It's the eighth multi-hit game of the season for Bean.
» Curtis Hebert and Jonas Salk hit their second and third home runs of the season respectively. It's the eighth of Salk's career.
Up Next
The Pilots take on the Aggies again tomorrow at 3 p.m. PST. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.
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