MORAGA, Calif. — No. 12 Gonzaga struck first in game two of its West Coast Conference series with Saint Mary's at Guisto Field Saturday, but the Gaels responded with four unanswered runs for a 4-2 win that upended the Bulldogs' bid for a sixth-straight conference series win and evened the series at a game apiece.
Grayson Sterling brought in both of the Zags' runs with a two-RBI single in the third and Savier Pinales picked up three hits to lead the Bulldogs (25-11, 12-5 WCC), but they couldn't generate the requisite runs despite getting runners on base in seven different frames.
RHP Trystan Vrieling held the Gaels' lineup to three earned runs over 4 ⅓ innings on the mound, striking out four and walking four while being tagged for six hits. Entering in relief, RHP Alec Gomez got the Zags out of a jam in the fifth but was tagged for SMC's fourth run on one hit over ⅔ of a frame before RHP Jacob Rutherford held the lineup scoreless through the rest of the game.

Series at a Glance
With the loss, the Zags are 36-30 against the Gaels since 2003, snapping a three-game win streak against SMC and tying up the record of games played in Moraga at 15-15.

Up Next / Follow the Game
The Series rubber match is set for 1 p.m. Sunday, with RHP Owen Wild (4-1, 42 IP, 44 K, 3.43 ERA) starting on the bump against Gaels RHP Ryan Wiltse (3-1, 37.2 IP, 37 K, 4.06 ERA). Live stats and streaming options are available on GoZags.com — follow @zagbaseball on Instagram and Twitter for live updates, highlights and more.