PORTLAND, Ore.
– In a non-conference clash of
unbeaten baseball teams, the NCAA Division I University of Portland
Pilots won their fourth straight game while ending the Division III
George Fox Etzel Field. University Bruins' winning
streak at nine in a row with a 7-2 win on a chilly, drizzly Sunday
afternoon here at Joe Etzel Field.
The Bruins got on the board in the top of the first with an
unearned run. Dan Winterstein drew a lead-off walk, advanced
on a ground out and an infield single to short by Eric
Gantenbein, and scored when shortstop Kris Kauppila missed
Derek Aldrich's slow roller for an error.
The Pilots tied it in the home half off George Fox righty Kyle
Albertson (1-1) on Riley Henricks' solo shot to left, his
first home run of the season, then took the lead with two in the
second. Turner Gill and Brian Frattali singled with one out
and advanced on a wild pitch, then scored on Kramer Scott's
double down the left-field line. Sam Westendorf doubled and
scored on two ground outs in the third.
Portland added three insurance runs in the sixth off reliever
Joey Clancy. Beau Fraser doubled and scored on a single by
Gill, who later scored on Scott's single. Kauppila
singled in Gill to close out the scoring.
George Fox picked up one more run in the seventh on Taylor
Hunter's bouncer to third with the bases loaded that scored
John Mountz, but the Bruins left the bases loaded in that inning
and 13 runners in all.
Owen Jones (1-0) worked the first five innings for the Pilots to
claim the win, allowing three hits and one unearned run with four
strikeouts and two walks. Four other hurlers finished up.
Albertson was pinned with the loss while working four innings and
surrendering seven hits, Clancy worked two frames, and Jacob Brown
ended with two innings of one-hit shutout ball.
Gantenbein had two hits out of the Bruins' total of
five. Frattali led the Pilots, who had 12 safeties in all,
with three hits, and Gill and Scott had two apiece. Scott had
three RBIs and Gill scored twice.
NEXT: George Fox (9-1) begins Northwest
Conference play next weekend with a three-game home series against
Pacific Lutheran University. The two NWC contenders will play
a doubleheader Saturday at 11:00 a.m. and a single game Sunday at
12:00 noon. … Portland (4-0) visits the University of Oregon
Tuesday for a single game at 5:00 p.m.
