Jaren Wilkey, BYU Photo
A pair of leadoff home runs along with 15 strikeouts made the difference for the University of Portland defeating BYU, 4-3, on Thursday.
Cody Hawken and Daniel Lopez knocked the second pitch of the fourth and sixth innings as the Pilots tied, then grabbed the eventual lead. The win improved the Pilots record to 12-19 overall and 5-8 in the West Coast Conference, while BYU is now 17-14 and 6-7.
“Jordan (Wood) didn’t have his best stuff tonight, but he pitched his butt off and competed for us,” BYU coach Mike Littlewood said.