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Guthrie Morrison
Zachary Lucy
4
Winner Gonzaga GON 17-14, 10-5 WCC
3
Portland POR 20-17, 2-13 WCC
Winner
Gonzaga GON
17-14, 10-5 WCC
4
Final
3
Portland POR
20-17, 2-13 WCC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Gonzaga GON 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 12 2
Portland POR 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 1

W: Jacob, Alek (4-3) L: KNUTSON, Connor (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Takes Down Portland in 11, 4-3

GU swept the road series to go to 10-5 in WCC play

PORTLAND, Ore. — Gonzaga baseball got a clutch hit out of Guthrie Morrison in the 11th inning to finish off a weekend sweep of the University of Portland by a Sunday score of 4-3 in Portland, Ore.

Gonzaga (17-14, 10-5) took a 3-2 lead to the ninth inning, but Portland (20-17, 2-13) forced extra innings with a run. That set the stage for Morrison, who deposited a single into left center to score Ernie Yake from second. Reliever Alek Jacob then shut down the Pilots in order in the bottom of the 11th to get the win.

"That was a really gritty Sunday win," head coach Mark Machtolf said. "We played tough baseball in all three phases, Guthrie [Morrison] had a couple big-time defensive plays and came through with a big hit. We'll enjoy the trip home and be ready to face the Ducks tomorrow."

Troy Johnston had a monster day at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Morrison had three hits, a run and an RBI, and Ernie Yake had two hits and scored twice.

On the mound, Mac Lardner turned in a third straight solid outing, going 6.0 innings, allowing just two runs on five hits with nine strikeouts and two walks. Jacob went the final 5.0 innings and gave up just one unearned run on two hits with five strikeouts and two walks.

Gonzaga jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third inning, starting the frame with three straight singles by Yake, Morrison and Johnston. The last of the three hits knocked home Yake for the game's first run. GU added one more on a sacrifice fly by Brett Harris.

Portland came back with a two-run homer by Cody Hawken in the bottom of the third to tie the score. That was it until the eighth inning when the Zags got to the Pilot bullpen.

In that eighth inning, Harris walked to start, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and advanced to third on a single by Nick Nyquist. Harris scored on a bunt by Mason Marenco for the go-ahead run.

In the ninth, Portland put two runners aboard with two outs, the second reaching on a catcher's interference. A single to left tied the game and pushed it to extras.

Gonzaga travels home to face Oregon on Monday in Spokane, Wash. The first pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. Links to live coverage will be available at GoZags.com.
 
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