Box Score

NEWBERG, Ore. – Pacific posted their second straight come-from-behind victory Tuesday night, exploding for seven runs in the seventh to rally from four down to beat George Fox 8-5 in baseball action at Morse Field.
 
The Boxers trailed 5-1 after six innings before capitalizing on a frame that saw Bruins' pitching walk three and hit two batters.  Walker Olis (Jr., Burlington, Wash.) added a two-run while Dylan Wright (Fr., Gilbert, Ariz.) and Donnie Bradley (Sr., Beaverton, Ore.) each had RBI doubles to secure the seven runs and the win.
 
Wright, Olis and Ben Duerr (Jr., Lebanon, Ore.) each had three hits to lead the Boxers (13-16), with Wright going 2 for 4 with two doubles, two runs and one RBI. 
 
At the start, though, it looked as if everything would fall in the favor of the Bruins (14-18).  The home team capitalized on two Pacific errors to score two runs in the second, with Brandon Wileman scoring on a ground out and Gabe Louthan scoring on AJ Valencia's single to left field.  Mason Dunning made it a 3-0 George Fox lead in the fifth with his solo home run.
 
Pacific's comeback began in earnest with one run in the sixth.  Wright led off with a double to right field and scored when Nathan Suyematsu (Jr., Lebanon, Ore.) singled through the right side.  The Bruins came back to score two more in the home half of the sixth on RBI singles by Louthan and Kyle Esquerra.
 
The seven-run seventh began when Josh Keithly (So., Mission Viejo, Calif.) was hit by a pitch.  Pinch-hitter Fernando Careaga (Jr., Tucson, Ariz.) walked and Matt Hopp (Sr., Portland, Ore.) was hit by a pitch to load the bases.  Duerr followed with single to left, scoring Keithly, before Wright and Suyematsu both drew bases loaded walks.
 
Olis drove the second pitch he saw off of reliever Nathan Higa into right field for a two-run double and Bradley followed with a single through the left side to score Suyematsu and Olis scored on a double play to close out the rally.
 
Cody Ahlgrimm (Fr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) improved to 2-0 in relief, walking one and striking out two while working the bottom of the seventh for the Boxers.  Tyler Kotchik (Sr., Beaverton, Ore.) picked up his fifth save of the season, allowing two hits in the ninth.  Higa took the loss for George Fox, falling to 0-2.  He allowed four runs on one hit with two walks in the seventh.  Valencia and Louthan led George Fox offensively with two hits apiece.
 
Pacific will host Whitworth on Saturday and Sunday for a four-game series at Chuck Bafaro Stadium.  First pitch both days is scheduled for noon.  The first three games of the series will count in the NWC standings, with the final game on Sunday serving as a non-conference game.