Northwestern 3, at Portland 8

PORTLAND, Ore. (Interstat) — A disastrous seventh inning fueled by Northwestern miscues allowed the Portland Pilots to rally from a three-run deficit and claim an 8-3 victory over the Wildcats in nonconference baseball Monday night. The game turned decisively in the bottom of the seventh. Entering the frame trailing 3-2, Portland capitalized on a pair of critical Northwestern errors to plate five unearned runs and seize control. Pinch-hitter Isaac Pfeifer reached on an error by the shortstop to lead off, and after a pitching change, pinch-runner Blake Avery stole second. Another error, this time by the first baseman on a… Read more...