The University of Hawai'i at Hilo closed out a four-game series with George Fox University with an 11-7 victory at Wong Stadium.
In splitting the series, the Vulcans improved to 2-3 overall while the Bruins are 2-2.
#Matt Haasenritter# and #Gary Jones# collected three hits each for the Vulcans while #T.J. Brown# and #Shane Kessel# had two hits each. In all, the Vulcans recorded 14 hits and five doubles while stranding eight baserunners.
#Tyler Simao# picked up the win in relief of starter #Jesse Moon#. Moon pitched four innings giving up five runs on six hits with a pair of strikeouts. Simao entered the game in the fifth and held the Bruins to two runs on three hits and a pair of walks. #John Holley, Jr.# closed out the game with one hit over two innings.
After falling behind 2-0 in the second inning, the Vulcans posted runs in their next five at bats.
An RBI double by Haasenritter followed by a two-run double by Brown gave the Vulcans a 3-2 lead in the second.
In the third, #Peter Rodger's# and Jones' RBI singles were part of a two-run, three-hit inning.
With the bases loaded in the fourth, the Vulcans scored runs on a pair of walks and a hit batter.
Kessel hit a two-out double in the fifth and scored on #Jeff Hanna's# single.
In the sixth, Haasenritter drove in a run then scored on #T.J. Pilla's# double.