Gonzaga tops Loyola Marymount 4‑3 behind Feld’s 12 strikeouts
Spokane, Wash. (Interstat) — Justin Feld struck out 12 over 6.2 innings and Mikey Bell drove in three runs as Gonzaga beat Loyola Marymount 4-3 on Friday afternoon at Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex.
The Bulldogs improved to 25-14; the Lions fell to 12-31.
Feld allowed one earned run on four hits. Landon Hood fanned six in 2.1 hitless innings of relief. Bell went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in the fifth inning. Ricky Sanchez added an RBI single.
Loyola Marymount took a 3-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI single by Matt Moreno and an RBI single by Jake Lyall, both unearned after an error. Moreno homered in the fourth. Jonah Johnson pitched seven innings for the Lions, allowing four runs on zero hits with three strikeouts.
Gonzaga answered in the bottom of the fifth. Sanchez singled in a run, and Bell homered to left center to score three. The Bulldogs managed eight hits while the Lions had two.