STOCKTON, Calif. (Interstat) — Pacific scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a tie and defeat Loyola Marymount 6-4 on Sunday evening at Klein Family Field, completing a three-game sweep of the West Coast Conference series.

The Tigers improved to 20-24 overall and 8-10 in conference play, while the Lions fell to 12-37 and 4-17.

Pacific starter Garret Plata turned in his second consecutive dominant performance, allowing four hits and three earned runs over 7 1/3 innings while striking out seven. Plata walked one and threw 98 pitches, 67 for strikes. In his previous start, Plata tossed six innings of two-hit, shutout ball against San Francisco.

Loyola Marymount starter Avery Laine labored through 5 2/3 innings without allowing a hit but still surrendered three earned runs on four walks, three hit batters and a wild pitch. He struck out two.

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the first, when Robert Orr doubled to left-center and scored on a single by Jake Tandy. Pacific carried that 1-0 lead into the fifth inning, when Loyola Marymount’s Travis Friend led off with a solo home run to left field, tying the game.

Pacific regained the lead in the sixth. Braeden Schnabel walked, advanced on a single by JT Shank and scored on a Diego Davis single to right-center. After a walk and a hit batter, Robert Orr was hit by a pitch to force in another run, putting the Tigers ahead 3-1. An unearned run in the seventh extended the lead to 4-1 when Schnabel scored on a throwing error by the shortstop, with Rylan Evans reaching on the play and being thrown out trying to advance.

Loyola Marymount rallied in the top of the eighth. Jake Lyall singled, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. After a walk, a fielder’s choice by Jaxson Wall brought home Lyall. Later in the inning, Richie Klosek singled to left field, driving in two runs to tie the game at 4. Plata exited after allowing the single, but reliever Connor Raridan gave up the tying hit before being replaced by Nathen Nino, who struck out Travis Friend to end the inning.

The Tigers answered immediately in the bottom of the eighth. JT Shank walked and advanced when Diego Davis was hit by a pitch. After a bunt single by Brendan O’Sullivan loaded the bases, Shank scored on a wild pitch by reliever Matt Moreno. Robert Orr then walked to re-load the bases, and after two strikeouts, Braeden Schnabel was hit by a pitch to force in Davis, making it 6-4. Nino retired the side in order in the ninth to secure the win.

Diego Davis went 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored. Schnabel was 2 for 3 with an RBI and two runs scored. For the Lions, Friend finished 1 for 4 with the home run and an RBI, and Klosek drove in two.

Pacific outhit Loyola Marymount 11-5 and grounded into two double plays.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Pacific 6, Loyola Marymount 2, while Interstat’s ELO system gave Loyola Marymount a 60.6 percent probability to win.