Linfield built a 5-0 lead en route to a 10-2 win over the Pacific University baseball team in the series finale between the two teams on Saturday at Roy Helser Field in McMinnville.

The Boxers (13-17, 8-13 NWC) were seeking its second-straight series win in the contest. Pacific freshman Aaron Alexander (pictured) had two of the five hits for Pacific for his first career multi-hit game.
 
The Wildcats (16-14, 10-8 NWC) had 14 hits including four from Ryan Ross, who went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI in the win.

Ross put Linfield ahead with a two-run home run in the third inning as the host Wildcats took an early 3-0 lead. The Wildcats plated a run in the fifth and sixth to stretch the lead to 5-0 before Pacific got on the scoreboard.
 
The first three batters – Derek Ridgway, Trevor Quinn and Chase Anderson – reached base to start the seventh. Anderson drove in Ridgway with a RBI single; then after a Wildcats' double play, Alexander singled up the middle to bring in Quinn.
 
Linfield got one of the runs back in its half of the inning on back-to-back doubles for a 6-2 lead in favor of the home team. The Wildcats added to their lead, scoring four runs on four hits – three of which came around to score on bases loaded, bases clearing double by Fox.
 
Wildcats' starter Carter Buuck pitched seven innings, allowing five hits and two runs (both earned) in the win to improve to 5-2. Pacific starter Paul Wolfram went 2.1 innings, allowing one hit in the loss to fall to 1-4.
 
Next, Pacific will travel on Tuesday to face Lewis & Clark in a non-conference game at 4 p.m.