The Washington Huskies couldn’t complete their sweep of the Portland Pilots in Oregon on Tuesday, dropping the second half of their home-and-home matchup 7-5.
Left fielder AJ Guerrero provided all the offense he could, going 3 for 4 with 2 runs batted in and a run scored, including his team-leading fourteenth home run of the season. His three hits accounted for half of Washington’s total on the day, as the Huskies accumulated just 6 hits off Portland’s pitching staff.
Junior Kyle Fossum was called on to pinch hit in the ninth inning, and the product of nearby Eastside Catholic delivered with the first home run of his college career. However, it wasn’t enough as the Pilots hit 4 home runs on Tuesday en route to victory.
Jack Sand took the loss, his first of the year, after working 1 2/3 innings, giving up 2 hits, 1 walk, and 1 earned run to go with 2 strikeouts. Brock Gillis earned his first win of the year, allowing 2 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) along with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts over 5 innings.
The loss pushes the Huskies to 19-26-1 on the year, while the Pilots improved to 32-17. Next, Washington will travel to the Bay Area for a three-game series with the California Golden Bears to finish off the regular season, set to begin on Thursday night at 7:05.