WILSONVILLE, Ore. – Tyler Thompson doubled in two runs with two outs as Pacific Lutheran scored three in the top of the ninth inning to defeat Corban 4-2 in a nonconference baseball game Monday afternoon at Wilsonville High School.

Pacific Lutheran's second win in two days against Corban improved the Lutes' record to 6-2, while the Warriors fell to 6-3. The Lutes open Northwest Conference play this weekend against fourth-ranked Linfield with a three-game series in Linfield. The series begins with a doubleheader Saturday at 11 a.m.

Ben Welch and Brett Johnson each tallied a pair of hits to lead the Lutes, with Johnson adding a walk and scoring a pair of runs in the win. Thompson drove in the two runs in the ninth, including what proved to be the game-winner, with his double in the ninth. Garrett Brown started for the Lutes and pitched 5.2 innings while allowing only two runs. Cory Nelson pitched the final 3.1 innings to earn the win one day after picking up a save in a PLU win over Corban.

Corban scored its two runs in the bottom of the third. The Warriors opened the inning with a pair of singles, and following a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners a single through the left side scored both to make it 2-0 Corban. PLU got one back in the top of the fifth. Johnson opened the inning with a walk, stole second and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt. He came in to score on a passed ball to set the score at 2-1.

Neither team could find a way to score again until the top of the ninth inning. Collin Nilson doubled to right with one out, and Bo Pearson entered as a pinch runner at second. Johnson hit an infield single and Kory VanderStaay flied out to set the stage for Thompson's two-out two-RBI double to left center. Kit Banko came through with a base hit to drive Thompson home and put PLU up 4-2.