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HAWAI'I HILO VULCANS ATHLETICS
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Hawaii Hilo UHH 14-23, 7-16 PWC
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Winner Westmont WC 21-7-3, 13-1-1 PWC
Hawaii Hilo UHH
14-23, 7-16 PWC
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Final
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Westmont WC
21-7-3, 13-1-1 PWC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hawaii Hilo UHH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 1
Westmont WC 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 X 6 6 1

W: Youngerman,S (6-0) L: Davies, Aaron (2-4) S: Goddard, C. (1)

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Hawaii Hilo UHH 14-24, 7-17 PWC
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Winner Westmont WC 22-7-3, 14-1-1 PWC
Hawaii Hilo UHH
14-24, 7-17 PWC
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Final
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Westmont WC
22-7-3, 14-1-1 PWC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Hawaii Hilo UHH 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Westmont WC 1 2 0 0 2 3 X 8 15 0

W: Holly, A. (2-0) L: Yamasaki, James (1-2)

Team
Spencer Honda / Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information
L to R: Arthur Soto, Kein Iwata, Vance Oshiro, Cody Min

Game Recap: Baseball | | Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information

Baseball Ends Cali Road Trip with Losses to Westmont

Hawai‘i Hilo fell to Westmont, 6-1 and 8-2, Tuesday afternoon.

SANTA BARBARA, California – Hawai'i Hilo Baseball closed its 12-game road trip with losses to Westmont, 6-1 and 8-2, Tuesday afternoon in Pacific West Conference play at Russ Carr Field.

The defending NAIA National Champion Warriors continued to impose their will not only on the Vulcans, but the PacWest Conference as a whole.

First game of the doubleheader was a bit of a pitching duel as Westmont again racked up 10 strikeouts while the Vulcans kept pace nine. In the series finale, Hawai'i Hilo got some help from the Warriors pitchers in drawing six walks and three hit-by-pitches, but they couldn't cash in after mustering just two hits.

With eight conference games to go, the Vulcans will have to go on a hot streak to make their case for the four-team PacWest Conference Championship postseason tournament. In terms of win percentage, Hawai'i Hilo is bringing up the rear at .292 with Westmont at the top at .906. Point Loma (.725), Azusa Pacific (.667), Biola (.467) and Concordia University Irvine (.417) follow in order.

GAME 3: HAWAI'I HILO 1 - WESTMONT 6
  • Aaron Davies made his ninth start of the season on the rubber and continued to deal with eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings of work. However, the lefty let up six hits, five of them coming in a six-run fifth inning. Ty Honda threw 1.0 shutout inning with a strikeout.
  • The game was scoreless through 4.5 innings before Westmont rallied on two outs to bring runs across the plate, highlighted by a three-run homer by Bryce McFeely to make it a 6-0 game.
  • The Vulcans responded in the top of the sixth with singles from Bradyn Yoshida and Cody Min, but they would only be able to get one run back. Six of their eight hits came in the later innings.
  • Westmont again managed to tally double-digit strikeouts from its pitchers.
GAME 4: HAWAI'I HILO 2 - WESTMONT 8 (7 INNINGS)
  • In his 10th appearance on the mound, James Yamasaki got his first the start of the season for the Vulcans, throwing 4.0 innings.
  • Westmont's Daniel Patterson once again started hot with his second lead-off homer of the series. Designated hitter Finn Snyder posted a 4-for-4 day at the plate as the Warriors managed 15 total knocks.
  • Aided by three free passes to first base to start the top of the third, Hawai'i Hilo cashed in with a two-RBI single from Vance Oshirio to make it a 3-2 game. After a pitching change and another walk drawn to reload the bases, the Vulcans went down on a strikeout and an inning-ending double play. The Vulcans again were gifted three walks in the top of the fourth but came up empty on the scoreboard.
  • The Warriors extended their lead in the fifth with four base hits to bring in a pair of runs before closing out with three more on four hits in the sixth inning.

UP NEXT

Hawai'i Hilo moved to 14-24 overall (7-17 PacWest) while Westmont moved to a 14-1-1 conference record (22-7-3 overall).

The Vulcans return to the Big Island to host their Alumni Game on March 30 at Francis Wong Stadium.

Hawai'i Hilo will hop over to O'ahu for doubleheaders against Chaminade (April 5) and HPU (April 7) before its next home games set for April 13 against the Silverswords.

The four-team PacWest Conference Championship postseason tournament will be May 8-10 at Azusa Pacific's Cougar Baseball Complex.

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