HONOLULU, Hawai'i – Hawai'i Hilo Baseball closed its 2024 season with a 13-1 loss to UH Manoa Tuesday evening at Les Murakami Stadium.
The Vulcans jumped on the scoreboard early, starting with a lead-off single to center field by Vance Oshiro. Cody Min drew a full-count walk and later raced around the horn to score on Trent Jackson's double down the right field line to take an early 1-0 lead.
That would be it for Hawai'i Hilo as the Rainbow Warriors plated a pair of runs in the bottom half of the opening inning before opening up the lead with five runs in the bottom of the second. UH Manoa managed to finish with 12 hits to just three from Hawai'i Hilo.
The Vulcans used eight pitchers with Aaron Davies making his 38th and final start on the rubber. It was also the program's all-time strikeouts leader's (in the Division II era) 15th start of the season, making him tied for most pitching starts in 2024 among all NCAA Division II pitchers.
UH Manoa batters were also helped out with six walks and seven hit batsmen provided by the Vulcans pitchers.
Mark Fedro, who made his first career start in the two teams' matchup earlier this season in February, recorded Hawai'i Hilo's only other hit with a double in the seventh inning.
The Vulcans wrap up the season with a 19-31 overall record after going 11-21 in Pacific West Conference play for a No. 8 finish.