PORTLAND – Pacific Lutheran scored three runs in the top of the fourth inning and Kort Skoda shut down the Corban offense as the Lutes picked up a 4-1 nonconference baseball win over the Warriors Sunday afternoon at the Concordia Tournament at Porter Park.

Pacific Lutheran improved to 5-2 this season with the win, while Corban fell to 6-2. The teams will have a rematch in Salem on Monday, with first pitch set for 12 p.m.

Skoda limited Corban to one run on four hits in 7.1 innings to earn his second win of the season. Cory Nelson came in to pick up the final five outs, retiring every batter he faced to notch his first save of the year. Collin Nilson led PLU with three hits in four at bats, while Jacob Clements tallied a pair of hits and Tyler Thompson drove in two runs for the Lutes.

PLU got on the board with three runs in the top of the fourth. Kory VanderStaay opened the rally with a one-out walk and advanced to third on a single to right center by Drew Oord. Nilson singled to left to score the Lutes' first run and put runners at first and second, and Oord followed by stealing third. Thompson stepped to the plate and drove a double to right center to score both runners and put the Lutes up 3-0.

Corban got its lone run of the day in the bottom of the fifth. Landon Frost tripled to center and Ryan Rosas brought him home with a sacrifice fly. The Lutes added one more in the top of the ninth. Curtis Wildung walked and stole second before coming in to score on a single to left field by Brett Johnson.

Caleb Henry started for Corban and took the loss after allowing three runs in four innings pitched. Ryan Wood came in to pitch to start the fifth inning and went the rest of the way for the Warriors.