PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Pilots secured the walk-off victory over the No. 15 Oregon Ducks with a hit-by-pitch in the bottom of the ninth. This is Portland's first win over a ranked team this season and the third straight year the Pilots have taken at least one game on the Ducks.
Kaden Segel (3-2) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Portland (12-17). Logan Anderson made an impact on the mound for the Pilots as well, throwing two scoreless innings while allowing no hits, with no walks and five strikeouts. The Pilots had 16 strikeouts as a team, a season high. Nolan Umlandt started for the Pilots while his brother, Ian Umlandt, started for the Ducks.
Trey Swygart shined at the plate for Portland, going 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI's. He also threw 2.2 innings, allowing no runs and just two hits with three strikeouts. Zach Toglia went 2-for-4 with his sixth home run of the year as well, moving him into a tie for fifth place all-time on the Pilots career home run list. Tyler Howard extended his on-base streak to 22 games with a 1-for-4 showing with a walk and a hit by pitch, with his hit by pitch sealing the win for Portland.
How it Happened
The Pilots were trailing 2-0 in the first inning when they first put runs on the board. Portland got an RBI single from Swygart, scoring Cole Katayama-Stall from third base.
The Pilots kept the deficit at 2-1 before tying it up in the third. Portland picked up a run on Swygart's leadoff home run, which brought the score level at 2-2.
Oregon broke that tie and grabbed a 4-2 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth, but Portland struck back. They scored twice off wild pitches and once on a walk to take a 5-4 lead from the Ducks.
Portland surrendered the lead they built in the fifth, but got back on the board in the seventh trailing 6-5. The Pilots picked up a run on Zach Toglia's one-out solo dinger off Santiago Garcia, evening the score at 6-6.
The game remained tied until the bottom of the ninth. With two outs, the Ducks preceded to hit two batters and walk a third, loading the bases. Howard was beaned in the final at-bat, bringing home a run and giving the Pilots the win.
Game Notes
» Swygart compiled three hits in the game for Portland including a homer. His four home runs are tied with Cole Katayama-Stall for the most by a freshman since 2021.
» Anderson struck out five Ducks hitters.
» Every Portland starter reached base safely in the win.
» The Portland pitching staff combined to strike out 16 Oregon hitters, a season high.
» Portland's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed three runs across.
» The Pilots out-hit the Ducks at a 10-7 clip.
» Portland pitchers faced 37 Oregon hitters in the game, allowing four ground balls and five fly balls while striking out 16.
» The Pilots drew five walks from Oregon pitching.
» Toglia's home run gives him 26 for his Pilot career, tied for the fifth most in program history. He has six on the season.
» Howard extended his on-base streak to 22 games.
» This is the Pilots first win over a ranked team this season.
» The Pilots have beat the Ducks at least once each of the last three seasons and in four of the last five seasons.
Up Next
The Pilots head to Moraga to take on the Saint Mary's Gaels. They begin their three-game series on Friday, April 4 with first pitch set for 3 p.m. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.
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