Pacific Tigers complete sweep of Loyola Marymount Lions
STOCKTON, Calif. (Interstat) — Garret Plata pitched 7 1/3 innings, striking out seven and allowing four hits and three earned runs, to lead Pacific to a 6-4 victory over Loyola Marymount on Sunday evening at Klein Family Field. The Tigers completed a three-game series sweep.
Pacific scored first in the bottom of the first on a Jake Tandy RBI single. Loyola Marymount tied it in the fifth on a solo homer by Travis Friend. The Tigers took a 3-1 lead in the sixth on an RBI single by Diego Davis and a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to Robert Orr. They tied the game 4-4 in the seventh on a run-scoring throwing error.
Loyola Marymount regained the lead in the eighth on an RBI fielder’s choice and a two-run single by Richie Klosek. Pacific answered in the bottom half, scoring twice on a wild pitch and a hit-by-pitch to Braeden Schnabel to make it 6-4. Nathan Nino got the final four outs for the save.
Pacific outhit Loyola Marymount 11-5. The Tigers improved to 20-24 while the Lions fell to 12-37.