Patient Pilots Overpower UC Riverside in Opener
PORTLAND, Ore. --- All nine Portland Pilots starters drew walks and freshman Cody Hawken drove in three runs Friday night to lead Portland to a 10-6 win over the visiting UC Riverside Highlanders at Joe Etzel Field in a nonconference game.
Portland's (6-3) patience plate approach began in the first inning with junior OF Jason Rosen and senior OF Caleb Whalen drawing back-to-back walks to load the bases for the hot-hitting Hawken. The freshman drilled a 1-1 fastball off the left-centerfield wall to give the Pilots a 3-0.