PORTLAND, Ore.—Junior Owen Eisen struck out nine and allowed one run over seven innings, to help Lewis & Clark win game two and earn a doubleheader split with visiting George Fox University on Saturday afternoon at Jerry Gatto Field. 
 
THE BASICS 
 
George Fox 4, Lewis & Clark 3
Lewis & Clark 7, George Fox 1
(Lewis & Clark 15-15, Northwest Conference 8-6) 
(George Fox 9-18, 7-10 NWC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
After a frustrating game one in which the River Otters trailed or were tied the entire way, Eisen set the tone in game two and the bats came alive to snap a three-game losing streak. The junior allowed just one hit through his first six innings and finished the contest by striking out the side in the seventh. 
 
Junior Bret Potter led the team offensively with four hits in five at-bats and drove in three runs in game two. 
 
GAME ONE RECAP 
 
Lewis & Clark rallied from three separate one-run deficits, but ultimately couldn't scratch across the game-tying run over their final four at-bats. George Fox relievers Joey Wilcox and Andrew Miller held the River Otters to just two hits and struck out six over the final four innings. 
 
Sophomore Sam Burchi earned the start for Lewis & Clark and allowed three hits, six walks and two runs and posted two strikeouts over 3.2 innings. Senior Nate Kerr came on with the bases loaded in the fourth and stranded all three runners. He threw 2.1 innings and scattered four hits and two runs (one earned), while striking out two. Sophomore Matt Stanislavsky went the final three innings and struck out five against one walk. 
 
Junior Eli Steinhaus was the lone River Otter to post multiple hits. Steinhaus finished 2-5 with two runs scored and a solo home run. Sophomores Jacob Shannon-Wilkerson (double) and Will Michelman each added a hit and an RBI. 
 
George Fox grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. With one down, the Bruins posted back-to-back singles and a hit by pitch to load the bases. Adam Fulton came through with a sacrifice fly to give the Bruins their first lead. 
 
Steinhaus tied the game in the bottom of the third with a home run just over the wall in left field with one down. 
 
The visitors retook the lead in the fourth. George Fox used four walks in the inning to grab a 2-1 lead but Kerr came on and induced a popup to Garrett Lewis at first base to strand the bases loaded. 
 
The River Otters tied the game in the bottom of the fourth. G. Lewis recorded a one-out single and took second on a wild pitch. With two down, Shannon-Wilkerson laced a double to left field to tie the game at 2-2. 
 
George Fox regained the lead with an unearned run in the top of the fifth, only for Lewis & Clark to tie it in the bottom of the inning. Steinhaus led off with a single, stole second and raced home on a hard-hit single by Michelman that went just underneath the Bruins' second baseman. 
 
Evan Balingit gave the visitors the lead for good with a two-out, RBI single in the top of the sixth to make it 4-3. 
 
Lewis & Clark would put runners on in the seventh and eighth innings but couldn't come through with a run against the Bruins bullpen. 
 
GAME TWO RECAP 
 
Eisen dominated the Bruins lineup and Lewis & Clark scored in five different innings to move back above .500 for the season. 
 
Eisen matched the second-longest outing of his collegiate career by throwing seven innings. He allowed two hits, a single and a double, two walks and one run. His nine strikeouts tied his career-high. 
 
Potter and Evyn Lewis tied for the team lead with three hits apiece. Potter finished 3-3 with three RBI and E. Lewis chipped in three hits in four at-bats, a run scored, an RBI, a double and a stolen base. 
 
Michelman (two-run) and G. Lewis each added home runs for the home team. 
 
Lewis & Clark grabbed the lead in the top of the first. Steinhaus led off with a hit by pitch, took second on a wild pitch and raced home on a Potter RBI single. 
 
The visitors tied the game in the second thanks to a leadoff double, a passed ball and a sacrifice fly. 
 
The River Otters grabbed the lead for good in the fourth. Junior Michael Aikawa opened the inning with a leadoff single and was able to trot home on a two-run blast from Michelman that went well over the tall wall in right field. 
 
Potter made it 5-1 in the fifth. E. Lewis led off with a double just inside the third-base bag and moved to third base when the Bruins couldn't handle a Brandon Gonzaga sac bunt. With two runners in scoring position and two down, Potter lined a single to center to score both runners. 
 
Lewis & Clark tacked on another run in the sixth when G. Lewis greeted reliever Luke Haener with a solo home run over the wall in left-center field. 
 
The River Otters capped off the scoring in the eighth. Senior Joaquin Sandoval worked a lead-off walk and first year Yuma Noda pinch ran for him. G. Lewis followed with a walk and Shannon-Wilkerson moved both runners up 90 feet with a sac bunt. E. Lewis plated Noda with a hard-hit single off the mound - that bounced over the drawn in second baseman to make it 7-1. 
 
Eisen cruised through most of the contest. After issuing back-to-back two-out walks in the top of the first, he struck out Adam Fulton looking to get out of the jam. He would retire the side in order from the third through the sixth innings and would ultimately retire 16 in a row, before giving up a one-out single in the seventh. After giving up a single and a hit by pitch in the seventh, Eisen strike out the next two batters to strand both runners in scoring position. 
 
Junior Connor Broschard came on the for the final two innings and allowed one hit, one walk and struck out one. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS 

• Eisen's nine strikeouts matched his career-high from last year against George Fox. He struck out nine and allowed one run over seven innings in an 8-2 win over the Bruins on April 13, 2025. 
• After his four hits on Saturday, Potter raised his batting average to .400 on the season (46-115). He ranks fourth in the conference in batting average and second in hits. 
• E. Lewis posted his first career three-hit game in game two. 
• The River Otters allowed a season-low three hits in game two. 
• Baseball has now won five of their last six games against the Bruins. Saturday's game one loss snapped a four-game winning streak against George Fox.  

WHO'S NEXT 
 
Lewis & Clark will look to win their fourth conference series of the season on Sunday, when they host George Fox at Noon.