SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Interstat) — Gabriel Barrett pitched five innings of three-hit, shutout relief to lead the San Francisco Dons to a 10-4 victory over the Santa Clara Broncos on Wednesday in the West Coast Conference Baseball Championship at Scottsdale Stadium.

Barrett, who entered the game in the second inning after starter Quentin Pohorski struggled, struck out four and allowed no earned runs, lowering his season ERA. He came on after Santa Clara had built a four-run lead in the top of the first inning, but quickly silenced the Broncos’ bats. Barrett retired 14 of the 17 batters he faced, including three consecutive strikeouts in the second and third innings.

The Dons used a pair of big innings to erase the early deficit and pull away. First baseman Trevor Harmon tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the second with a three-run home run, his fifth of the season, after a walk and a double had put two runners on. The homer came off Santa Clara reliever Josh Johnson, who had replaced starter Max Bayles.

San Francisco took the lead for good in the sixth inning. Catcher Zack Ramppen delivered a run-scoring double to left-center that scored Nystrom from first base, giving the Dons a 5-4 advantage. Later in the inning, left fielder Isaiah Landry singled to shallow left field, driving in two more runs to extend the lead to 7-4.

The Dons put the game out of reach in the seventh inning. After a single and a hit batter, Ramppen struck again with a bases-loaded double that cleared the bases, making the score 10-4. Ramppen finished the game 2 for 4 with four RBIs, while Landry also had two hits and two RBIs.

Santa Clara’s offense was limited to six hits. Second baseman Thomas Ferroggiaro provided the Broncos’ biggest blow, a three-run home run in the seventh inning that trimmed the lead to 7-4 before Ramppen’s double answered. Ferroggiaro finished 2 for 5 with three RBIs. Left fielder Luke Devine added a run-scoring double in the eighth inning.

Santa Clara starter Max Bayles allowed one unearned run in one-plus inning, giving way to Johnson, who surrendered four runs on two hits in 1 2/3 innings. Cooper Lanz tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the Broncos.

San Francisco starter Quentin Pohorski worked four innings, allowing three hits and four earned runs while striking out two. Barrett’s relief effort earned him the win.

The Dons outhit the Broncos 11-6 and took advantage of two Santa Clara errors and a catcher’s interference call that led to an unearned run in the first inning.

The loss dropped Santa Clara to 25-29 overall, while San Francisco improved to 24-28.

The game’s most pivotal sequence came in the bottom of the sixth when the Dons, trailing 4-4, pushed across three runs on three hits, including Ramppen’s go-ahead double.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Santa Clara 8, San Francisco 4, and the Interstat ELO system gave Santa Clara a 62.10 percent probability to win.