PORTLAND, Ore. -- Jonas Salk, Doyle Kane and Brady Bean combined for 11 hits and eight RBI's to help propel the Portland Pilots past the Pepperdine Waves 9-4 on Friday.
Curtis Hebert (2-0) got the win for Portland (15-19, 8-2). The right-hander went five innings, giving up four runs, two earned, on six hits, allowing two walks and striking out two. Kaden Segel also pitched well, going two shutout innings while allowing two hits, walking none and striking out two for the save.
In addition to his four hits, Kane had a double and three RBI's to lead the Pilots. Salk added two doubles and three RBI's to his four-hit performance as well. Bean put together three hits in four trips to the plate while adding a double, a home run, a walk and two RBI's, coming just a triple shy of the cycle. Tyler Howard went 1-for-3 on the day to extend hi on-base streak to 27 games.
How it Happened
The Pilots were trailing 1-0 in the first inning when they first put runs on the board. Bean put Portland on the board with a one-out solo home run off Tommy Scavone, tying the game at one.
The Waves took a 2-1 lead before the Pilots scored four runs in the third. The Portland offense exploded for four runs, generated by a two-run double off the bat of Kane, an RBI double from Bean and an RBI single from Salk to make it 5-2 Portland.
Pepperdine scored two before the Pilots stretched the advantage to 6-4 in the fifth inning. The Pilots scored on a walk with the bases loaded. Portland held the Waves without a run before expanding their lead in the eighth inning, with three runs coming off an RBI single from Kane and a two-run double from Salk. The score remained 9-4 for the rest of the game, as the Pilots coasted to the win.
Game Notes
» Portland got four-hit games from both Salk and Kane. They're just the second and third players this year to earn at least four hits in a game.
» The Pilots had both Salk and Bean smack multiple extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Bean shined at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI's.
» Portland's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed four runs across.
» Tyler Howard extended his on-base streak to 27 games, the most by a Pilot in a single season since Trevor Hahn in 2002.
» The Pilots out-hit the Waves at a 14-9 clip.
» Portland went 5-for-16 (.313) with runners in scoring position.
» Portland pitchers faced 35 Pepperdine hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out four.
» The Pilots drew five walks from Pepperdine pitching.
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