STOCKTON (Interstat) — The Pacific Tigers erupted for 18 runs on 20 hits Saturday, overwhelming the San Diego Toreros 18-6 at Klein Family Field.

Pacific seized control with a seven-run second inning, turning a 2-0 deficit into a 7-2 lead. San Diego had struck first in the top of the first, scoring twice on a sacrifice fly by Andrew Gauna and a caught-stealing play that allowed Diego Gonzalez to score. But the Tigers answered emphatically.

Grant MacArthur and Braeden Schnabel opened the bottom of the second with a single and a double. Robert Orr then singled up the middle, driving in both runners. After a hit batsman and a sacrifice bunt, Diego Davis grounded out to second to bring in Orr. Brendan O’Sullivan followed with an RBI single, and JT Shank doubled to score O’Sullivan. Jake Tandy capped the inning with a two-run homer to left field, putting Pacific ahead 7-2.

The Tigers never let up. They added two runs in the third on a double-play groundout and a Davis double. Schnabel’s RBI single in the fourth made it 10-2, and by the fifth inning, Pacific had built a 15-3 lead. Shank homered to right field in the fifth, a two-run shot, and Tandy singled, setting up MacArthur’s RBI double and Schnabel’s second run-scoring single of the frame.

Shank finished 4 for 5 with a home run and four runs batted in. Tandy went 4 for 5 with a homer and three RBIs. Schnabel was 4 for 4 with two RBIs, MacArthur went 3 for 5 with two RBIs, Orr had two hits and two RBIs, and Davis contributed a hit and two RBIs. The Tigers’ 20-hit attack included five doubles, a triple and two home runs.

San Diego managed nine hits. Gonzalez went 2 for 4 with a triple, Phoenix Brant was 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI, and Vincent Venverloh hit a solo home run in the sixth inning. The Toreros also executed two sacrifice flies and two sacrifice bunts, but their pitching staff could not contain Pacific’s lineup.

San Diego’s season record dropped to 17-29, while Pacific improved to 22-25. The victory evened the three-game series after Pacific won 6-4 on Friday.

The game featured three double plays turned by San Diego’s defense, but Pacific’s relentless offense overwhelmed the Toreros. Reece Bueno pitched one-third of an inning for San Diego, allowing no hits and no earned runs in relief.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Pacific 6, San Diego 4. Interstatl’s ELO system had given San Diego a 74.50 percent probability to win.