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Cole Katayama-Stall rounds the bases after his home run against Seattle U.
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Winner Portland POR 19-10, 6-3 WCC
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Seattle U SU 8-19, 4-5 WCC
Winner
Portland POR
19-10, 6-3 WCC
3
Final
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Seattle U SU
8-19, 4-5 WCC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland POR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Seattle U SU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

W: Labonte, Will (3-0) L: Hagler, Micah (2-4) S: Via, Alex (7)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Stellar Pitching Pushes Pilots Past Redhawks 3-0

BELLEVUE, Wash. – The Portland Pilots avoided the sweep with a stellar 3-0 shutout of the Seattle U Redhawks. The Pilots improved to 19-10 on the year and 6-3 in WCC play.
 
Will Labonte dominated on the mound, going six innings with no runs and just two hits allowed along with six strikeouts. It's the fourth time he's allowed no runs in an appearance, with all of those appearances being four innings or more. His six innings thrown match a career high as well. Morgan Codron and Alex Via allowed no other hits or runs combined, with Codron striking out four and Via two. Via earned his seventh save of the season.
 
Offensively, Cody Nitowitz went 2-for-4 as the only multi-hit batter for the Pilots, his seventh multi-hit game of the season. Trey Swygart and Jonas Salk both got RBI's, with Swygart going 1-for-4 as well. Cole Katayama-Stall had the lone extra-base hit for Portalnd with a double in a 1-for-4 outing.
 
How it Happened
 
All the scoring happened in the first inning. Swygart started the scoring with his RBI single to bring home Brady Bean, then Salk drew a walk with the bases loaded to bring in his RBI. Nolan Miller grounded into a double play to bring home the third run, then it was all Pilot pitching and defense from there. Portland stifled the Redhawks defensively to earn the 3-0 victory.
 
Game Notes
  • Labonte went a career-high six innings with no runs and just two hits allowed. He also threw six strikeouts.
  • Labonte improves to 3-0 on the season. He has put together four shutout appearances, with all of them coming in games with at least four innings pitched.
  • Via earned his seventh save of the season. He adds to what is already the most saves by a Pilot true freshman in program history.
  • This is the second shutout of the season for Portland.
  • Nitowitz went 2-for-4 on the day for his seventh multi-hit game of the year.
 
Up Next
 
The Pilots host the No. 15 Oregon Ducks for a rematch at Joe Etzel Field. The two teams play on Wednesday, April 8 at 5 p.m. Check PortlandPilots.com for tickets, live stats and video options. 
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