STOCKTON, Calif. (Interstat) — Kale Hammer authored a near-flawless performance on the mound, carrying a no-hit bid into the eighth inning as the Seattle Redhawks evened their series with a 5-2 victory over the Pacific Tigers on Saturday at Klein Family Field.

Hammer, Seattle’s starting pitcher, dominated Pacific hitters for 7 2/3 innings. He did not allow a hit, walked two and struck out eight before exiting with two outs in the eighth. The right-hander faced the minimum through seven innings, with the only baserunner erased by a double play.

The Redhawks, who improved to 4-14, provided Hammer with early support. They scored a run in the first inning when Preston Armstrong drew a bases-loaded walk off Pacific starter Garret Plata, forcing in Hunter Komine. They added another in the second on Kenny Rhein’s sacrifice fly.

The game remained 2-0 until the seventh, when Seattle extended its lead. Komine singled and Rhein was hit by a pitch from reliever Liam Smith. Tyler Horner then delivered the key blow, a two-run double to right-center field, scoring both runners to make it 4-0.

Hammer’s no-hit bid was broken up in the bottom of the eighth. After a walk and a fielding error by the pitcher put two runners on, Diego Davis lifted a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring JT Shank. Brendan O’Sullivan followed with an RBI single to center, driving in Levi Sotomayor. Both runs were unearned. Hammer was replaced by Luke Alwood, who struck out Jake Tandy to end the inning with Seattle leading 4-2.

The Redhawks added an insurance run in the ninth without a hit. Horner reached on a wild pitch after a strikeout, advanced to third on two more wild pitches and scored when Hayden Carlson was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

Alwood worked a perfect ninth inning, securing the win for Seattle. The Redhawks finished with eight hits, led by Komine’s three hits and Horner’s two hits and two RBIs.

Pacific, which fell to 9-13, managed only three hits, two by O’Sullivan. Plata took the loss after allowing two runs on four hits over five innings, striking out six.

The most important sequence of the game was Hammer’s sustained dominance, which stifled any Pacific momentum and allowed Seattle to build a lead. His performance was particularly crucial after the Tigers won the series opener 6-4 on Friday.

The teams conclude their three-game series on Sunday.

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