STOCKTON, Calif. (Interstat) — A six-run sixth inning broke open a tie game and powered Pacific to a 15-9 victory over Loyola Marymount on Saturday at Klein Family Field.

The Tigers improved to 19-24 overall while the Lions fell to 12-36. Pacific outhit Loyola Marymount 17-10 and took advantage of three sacrifice flies and two unearned runs.

Pacific jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Brendan O’Sullivan singled and scored on a single by Robert Orr, who came home on a Grant MacArthur single. Jake Tandy scored on a double by Braeden Schnabel, and JT Shank and Rylan Evans added sacrifice flies to cap the outburst.

Loyola Marymount answered in the top of the second. Jordan Ortiz scored on a ground-rule double by JD Dunn to cut the deficit to 5-1.

Pacific stretched its lead in the bottom of the second when O’Sullivan homered to left center, scoring Diego Davis and making it 7-1.

The Lions chipped away in the third. Jaxson Wall tripled and scored on a double by Zion Williams. Williams later scored on an Andrew Mhoon groundout, pulling Loyola Marymount within 7-3.

Pacific responded again in the bottom of the third. Schnabel doubled, and Blaine French doubled to center field, driving in Schnabel and Evans to give the Tigers a 9-3 cushion.

Loyola Marymount fought back in the top of the sixth. With the bases loaded and one out, DJ Ghiorso walked to force in Mhoon. Jaxson Wall was hit by a pitch to force in Travis Friend, and Zion Williams walked to force in Matt Moreno, tying the game at 9-9.

But the Tigers regained control in the bottom of the sixth. Robert Orr doubled and scored on a single by Jake Tandy. Grant MacArthur singled, and Schnabel singled through the left side to drive in Tandy, making it 11-9. Later in the inning, a fielder’s choice allowed MacArthur to score on an error, extending the lead to 12-9.

Pacific added three more runs in the bottom of the eighth. Derek Bartram singled, and Rylan Evans doubled to bring him home. A bunt error by the Lions pitcher allowed two more unearned runs to score, one on a sacrifice fly by O’Sullivan, making it 15-9.

Loyola Marymount’s Zion Williams went 3 for 3 with four RBIs and a walk. Jaxson Wall was 2 for 4 with two RBIs and a hit-by-pitch.

Pacific’s Brendan O’Sullivan was 2 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs. Braeden Schnabel went 3 for 5 with two RBIs. Rylan Evans was 2 for 4 with two RBIs, and Jake Tandy had two hits and two RBIs.

Carson Revay earned the win for Pacific, pitching four innings of relief, allowing one hit and two earned runs while striking out eight. Alec Johnson took the loss for Loyola Marymount, allowing four earned runs in 4-1/3 innings with five strikeouts.

The game featured four lead changes and six total runs in the pivotal sixth inning that decided the outcome.

Loyola Marymount had a 6-2 record in its previous eight games but was coming off an 8-0 loss to Pacific on Friday. Pacific had lost four of its previous six before Saturday’s victory.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Pacific 5, Loyola Marymount 2. Interstat’s ELO system had given Loyola Marymount a 62.00 percent probability to win.