PORTLAND, Ore. – Despite stellar nights from Briley Knight at the plate and Christian Peters on the mound, the Portland Pilots fell to the Loyola Marymount Lions 8-5 after giving up three runs in the final two innings. The loss drops the Pilots under .500 at 16-17 and puts their WCC record at 8-5.
It was a mixed bag for Portland's pitching staff as they struck out 14 but also allowed eight runs off 16 hits. The defense did them no favors tonight, recording six errors. Christian Peters was one shy of his career high for strikeouts with 10 on the night in five innings, but allowed three runs and eight hits in his outing.