STOCKTON, Calif. -- The bats were hot for the Portland Pilots as they took down the Pacific Tigers 14-9 in Stockton for their first win in WCC play. The Pilots have won 13 straight games now against the Tigers dating back to 2021.

Curtis Hebert (1-0) started on the mound and picked up the win for Portland (7-15, 1-0 WCC). The right-hander went five innings, giving up four runs, three earned, on two hits, allowing four walks and striking out five.

Tyler Howard continued his hot streak at the plate, batting 3-for-5 for his sixth straight multi-hit game in a row. In addition to his three hits, Howard had a double, a walk and an RBI to lead the Pilots and extend his overall hitting streak to 11. Bean added two doubles and three RBI's to his three-hit performance as well. Nitowitz also chipped in for Portland, putting together three hits in four trips to the plate while adding a double, a walk and an RBI. Zach Toglia rounded out the multi-hit batters, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.

How it Happened

Trailing 2-0, the Pilots first put runs on the board in the third inning. Portland got on the board thanks to Bean's RBI double with two outs.

The Pilots' deficit expanded to 3-1 before their offense kicked it into high gear, taking the lead in the fourth inning. The Portland offense exploded for eight runs, produced by five RBI hits, a score off a sac fly and another off a wild pitch that made it 9-3 Portland through four innings.

Pacific narrowed Portland's lead to 9-4 before the Pilots stretched the advantage to 10-4 in the seventh inning off a sac fly from Salk. The Tigers closed the gap to 10-5 in the same inning until Portland added some insurance in the eighth. Bean's run-scoring single brought home one run in a two-run output for the Pilots, bringing the Portland advantage to 12-5.

Pacific got within 12-6 until the Pilots scored again in the ninth inning to stretch its lead to 14-6 off RBI hits from Nitowitz and Howard. Pacific put three runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Pilots still coasted to the 14-9 win.

Game Notes
» Portland got three-hit games from three different hitters: Howard, Bean and Nitowitz. Four Pilots had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» Hebert struck out five Tigers hitters.
» The Pilots power output was led by Bean, who had two extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Portland's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed eight runs across.
» The Pilots out-hit the Tigers at a 14-11 clip.
» Portland went 8-for-13 (.615) with runners in scoring position.
» Portland pitchers faced 44 Pacific hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and 11 fly balls while striking out seven.
» The Pilots drew five walks from Pacific pitching.
» Bean led the Pilots at the plate, going 3-for-6 with two doubles and three RBI's. It's his 10th multi-hit game and fifth multi-RBI game, with both totals leading the Pilots.
» Howard extended his hit streak to 11 games and his streak with multiple hits in a game to six.
» Nitowitz's three hits in the game are a new career high for the redshirt freshman.

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The Pilots and Tigers will be back at it tomorrow at 6 p.m. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.

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