SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Gauge Lockhart pitched six innings of three-hit ball, allowing one earned run and striking out four, as San Francisco defeated Pacific 5-3 on Saturday evening at Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field.

The Dons (19-20) built a 5-3 lead with a three-run outburst in the bottom of the fifth. Jared Lewis went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, and Tyler Harries added a two-run double in the fourth. Nick Bacura and Kai Yovanovich each tossed a scoreless inning in relief.

The Tigers (16-23) hit three solo home runs. Grant MacArthur went 2-for-4 with a homer, Derek Bartram homered as a pinch hitter, and Rylan Evans tripled in a run. Nathen Nino threw 3⅔ hitless innings, but Adan Perez surrendered five runs in 4⅓ innings.

Pacific struck first in the top of the third, but San Francisco tied it in the fourth and took the lead for good in the fifth. The Tigers chipped away with seventh-inning runs, but Lockhart and the bullpen held on.