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Pilots Face PNW Rivals in Seattle U

BELLEVUE, Wash. – The Portland Pilots resume conference play with a trip up to Bellevue to take on the Seattle U Redhawks for a three-game series. The two teams will play from Thursday, April 2 through Saturday, April 4, beginning with Thursday's game at 4 p.m. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Seattle U Redhawks (6-18, 2-4 WCC)
Dates: Thur-Sat, April 2-4
Location: Bellevue, Wash.
Ballpark: Bannerwood Park
Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: PortlandPilots.com
Against SU: 86-78
Last vs. SU: POR 8, SU 0 ('25)
 
PROBABLE STARTERS (2026 W-L, ERA)
Thursday • April 2 • 4:00 PM
POR: TBD
SU: TBD
 
Friday • April 3 • 2:00 PM
POR: TBD
SU: TBD
 
Saturday • April 4 • 12:00 PM
POR: TBD
SU: TBD
 
LAST TIME OUT
• The Pilots have won four straight and 10 of their last 11 games after taking two of three against the Saint Mary's Gaels and a midweek contest against the No. 15 Oregon Ducks
• Portland is now 9-1 in their last 10 games with wins in their last five series.
•  Against the Gaels, the Pilots dropped the Friday matchup but bounced back with wins on Saturday and Sunday.
• Portland had four home runs over the weekend, with Cole Katayama-Stall belting two against the Gaels and Brady Bean and Carter Stewart hitting one each. Katayama-Stall has a team-high five on the year, Bean has four homers and Stewart has one, the first of his career.
• On the mound, Trey Newmann and Will Labonte went six innings each on Friday and Sunday respectively, with Newmann allowing just two runs and five hits and Labonte just one run on seven hits along with five strikeouts.
• Labonte won WCC Co-Freshman of the Week honors for his performance.
• Against the Ducks, the Pilots earned their first shutout of the season, winning 3-0 at PK Park. It's their first shutout against the Ducks since 2009 as well.
• The win is the third straight for the Pilots against the Ducks, the third straight on the road against Oregon and the second win against a ranked opponent this year. Portland's won five of the last six games against the Ducks.
• It was a full staff effort from the Pilots on the mound, with Aaron Louis ultimately earning the win. He went four innings with no runs or hits allowed, five walks and three strikeouts for his second victory.
• Alex Via earned the save, going 1.2 innings with a strikeout and no runs, hits or walks allowed to earn his sixth save of the year. His six saves are the most ever by a Pilot true freshman.
• Logan Anderson started for Portland, giving him seven starts on the season, tied for the most in the WCC and ranking ninth nationally.
• Brady Bean and Jonas Salk each hit homers in the game in 1-for-4 outings. It's the fifth home run for Bean, matching the team high, and the fourth for Salk.
• Both Bean and Salk have 22 home runs for their career, with 20 of Bean's home runs coming with the Pilots. Bean ranks 16th all-time for Portland and Salk 12th in home runs.
• Bean extends his hitting streak to 10 games as well, becoming the first Pilot to post a double-digit hitting streak this season.
 
PEEK INTO THE PORT
• The Pilots lead the conference currently in ERA (3.10), WHIP (1.26), hist allowed per nine innings (7.62), walks allowed per nine innings (3.73), strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.14), and win-loss percentage (.692). They have the most total wins of any WCC team.
• Nationally, they also rank seventh in ERA, 28th in hits allowed per nine innings, 29th in WHIP, 36th in win-loss percentage and 40th in walks allowed per nine.
• Will Labonte and Kaden Segel sit among the best in the WCC in ERA, with Labonte's 1.98 ERA ranking third and Segel's 3.48 ERA ranking seventh.
• Labonte's ERA is 43rd nationally and also ranks fourth among all freshman. He has the lowest ERA among all WCC freshman.
• Segel also ranks fourth in the conference in both walks allowed per nine (2.32) and saves (3) and is sixth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.63).
• Trey Newmann is racking up the K's as well, ranking fourth in the WCC in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.88) and fifth in walks allowed per nine innings (2.35).
• Carter Gaston's four wins is tied for the conference lead and ranks 51st nationally. He's the only Pilot with four wins and has also posted a 0.81 ERA in 22.1 innings.
• Alex Via's six saves are tied for the most by any WCC pitcher and sixth in the nation. His six saves are the most by any Pilot true freshman in program history.
• Jonas Salk's five sacrifice flies rank first in the conference and is among the best in the nation at seventh. He's one of two Pilots with at least 20 RBI's with a team-high 23.
• Salk has 22 home runs for his career, good for 12th all-time in program history. His home run total is tied with head coach Geoff Loomis on Portland's all-time list.
• Salk is also fourth all-time for Portland in hit by pitch, having been beaned by 41 pitches in his career.
• Brady Bean's .305 average leads the Pilots. He currently leads all qualified batters in hits (32), total bases (52), home runs (5), RBI's (23) and at bats (105).
• Bean cracked the top 15 all-time for Portland in career RBI's, sitting at 106 right now.
• Cole Katayama-Stall is right there with Bean at five home runs and also leads the team in slugging (.561), OBP (.422) and stolen bases (7).
• Two qualified Pilots (at least two plate appearances per game and 75% of games played) are currently batting above .300: Bean (.305) and Katayama-Stall (.305).
• Labonte has been named to the National Pitcher of the Year Watch List as well as earning Perfect Game Midseason Freshman All-American honors, making the second team.
• Trey Swygart was named to the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Watch List for the second year in a row, becoming the only Pilot in program history to do so.
 
LAST SEASON FOR THE BLUFF BOYS
• The Portland Pilots finished last season 22-30 overall and 13-11 in WCC play to take fifth in the WCC.
• Portland earned 20-plus wins for the fifth season in a row and for the seventh time in the last eight season. It's the first time they've earned at least 20 wins five seasons in a row since a stretch between 2008-12.
• Last year, the Pilots made qualified for the WCC Tournament for the fourth year in a row after previously having never made the tournament. They fell to the LMU Lions in their lone game in the tournament.
• Six players earned All-WCC honors last season, with four of those six player returning this season.
• The Pilots saw six earn All-WCC honors, headlined by Jonas Salk's All-WCC First Team selection. Tyler Howard earned second team honors, Brady Bean, Cody Nitowitz and Ryan Rembisz earned honorable mention and Nitowitz and Trey Swygart made the freshman team.
• Salk makes it seven straight seasons the Pilots have had someone make the All-WCC First Team. This was his first All-WCC selection.
• Jonas Salk's 13 home runs were the most by a Pilot since 2008. Salk is the first Pilot since Matt Scales 1992 to have at least three multi-home run games in a season.
• Salk's .807 slugging percentage ranked first against conference opponents. He was also third in home runs (ninth) and OPS (1.287), fourth in doubles (nine) and runs scored (26) and eighth in batting average (.373).
•Brady Bean was the only Pilot to have played every game. He ranked ninth in the WCC in hits (64) and tied for third in at bats (206).
• Bean's 48 RBI's ranks seventh in the WCC. They are tied for the 11th most in program history, and he's just the fifth Pilot in the 2000s to reach that total.
• Tyler Howard was second in the WCC in batting average (.379) and on-base percentage (.481) and ranked sixth in total walks (29). Howard put together a 32-game on-base streak that was the longest by a Pilot since 1993.
• Cody Nitowitz was tied for eighth in the WCC in batting average against conference opponents at .373, sixth in on-base percentage (.490) and tied for first in walks (18).
• Trey Swygart was a two-way player for the Pilots last season, displaying power at the plate and prowess on the mound.
• Swygart, a 2025 Perfect Game Freshman All-American, posted a slash line of .342/.500/.644 in 73 at bats last year, along with six home runs and four doubles. He was 0-3 on the mound last season with a 6.97 ERA and two saves, one of just two Pilots with multiple.
• As a team, the Pilots led the conference in walks (257), strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.05), WHIP (1.52), shutouts (3) and walks allowed per nine innings (3.75). Nationally, they were 38th in double plays per game (0.83) and 46th in walks allowed per nine innings.
 
THE COACHING STAFF
• 2026 marks the 11th year at the helm for head coach Geoff Loomis.
• With 251 career wins as Portland's skipper, Loomis already ranks fourth all-time for total wins at Portland. He is also just the fourth Pilot coach to reach 250 wins.
• Loomis is a Portland baseball alum and UP Athletics Hall of Fame member who still holds the UP program career record for batting average (.376).
• Trey Watt was promoted to associate head coach following the 2024 season and takes over as pitching coach.
• Watt was a pitcher under Loomis at Pacific Lutheran, becoming the second Lute to ever sign a free agent contract.
• Jarvis Gomes returns as the Director for Player Development for his fifth year and Ben Patacsil joining as an assistant coach after spending last season as a graduate assistant.
• Holcroft is Portland's all-time leader in games played (227), hits (319), at bats (941), runs scored (193), doubles (57), walks (112) and total bases (448). He's also third all-time in RBI's (161), tied for fifth in stolen bases (53), sixth in batting average (.339), tied for sixth in triples (eight), tied for eighth in home runs (eight).
• Holcroft earned All-WCC First Team honors last season for the third year in a row and was also named the 2024 WCC Tournament MVP.
• Patacsil thrice earned All-WCC honors, making the first team in his final season in 2024. He led the WCC in batting average (.387) and on-base percentage (.464) and hit .524 against WCC opponents specifically, over 100 points higher than the next closest player.

ABOUT THE REDHAWKS
• The Seattle U Redhawks are 6-18 overall and 2-4 in WCC play, most recently falling to the Washington State Cougars and the San Francisco Dons.
• Last season, the Redhawks went 20-32 overall and 8-16 in the WAC to finish last in the conference.
• The Pilots made history against the Redhawks last year, with former pitcher Ryan Rembisz throwing the first perfect game in program history and the 19th nine-inning perfect game in Division I Baseball history.
• Seattle U was picked to finish last in the 2026 WCC Preseason Poll.
• Payton Knowles has been the top batter for the Redhawks, hitting .347 with 34 total hits and 51 total bases.
• Kale Hammer has posted a team-best 4.02 ERA in 31.1 innings pitched.
• Donny Harrel is in his 17th season in charge of the Redhawks. He is 345-497-2 in 17 seasons. 
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