FRESNO, California – Hawai'i Hilo Baseball was swept in all four games against Fresno Pacific, dropping a doubleheader Friday afternoon before falling in both ends of Saturday's twinbill in Pacific West Conference play at Dan Martin Stadium.

Braeden Mondeau hit a two-run homer for the Vulcans' lone scores of Friday's opener as FPU managed to take a 13-2 mercy-rule win in seven innings. In Friday's nightcap, Evan Merz knocked his seventh home run of the season with a two-run shot in the fifth to give Hawai'i Hilo a 3-0 lead, but the Sunbirds rallied for a walk-off win — FPU's Holden Hirschkorn drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh.

Saturday saw Titus Wheelock manage to carry the Sunbirds offense, totaling nine RBI over two games with a pair of three-run home runs in Game 1. Nico Low provided the Vulcans offense in Game 2, scoring on a wild pitch in the first inning before adding a two-RBI base hit in the fourth inning to account for all three runs.

NOTES

• Game 1 (March 20): Hawai'i Hilo 2 - Fresno Pacific 13 (7 inn.)
  • Mondeau's two-run homer in the second inning temporarily cut the early deficit to 4-2, but Fresno Pacific answered with three more runs in the bottom frame to go ahead for good.
  • The Sunbirds put together a four-run bottom of the sixth capped by a two-run home run to trigger the PacWest Conference's 10-run mercy rule.
  • Ivor Brooks finished with a hit and recorded three putouts and four assists at shortstop.
• Game 2 (March 20): Hawai'i Hilo 3 - Fresno Pacific 4 (7 inn.)
  • Brandon Bollerer made his seventh start of the season, tossing six solid innings with six strikeouts and allowing three runs, five hits and just one walk.
  • Aaron Rapoza brought in the Vulcans' first run with a sacrifice fly in the second inning.
  • After Merz's homer in the top of the fifth, Fresno Pacific answered back with back-to-back solo homers in the bottom half of the inning.
  • FPU tied the game in the bottom of the seventh aided by a defensive error before Hirschkorn later drew the walk-off bases-loaded walk.
• Game 1 (March 21): Hawai'i Hilo 5 - Fresno Pacific 10
  • FPU scored five runs in the bottom of the third highlighted by the first of two three-run home runs by Wheelock.
  • Chasing six runs, the Vulcans rallied for five runs of their own in the top of the sixth capped by Mark Fedro's three-run homer.
  • Wheelock managed to answer in the bottom of the seventh with another three-run shot. Brennan Johnson added a solo homer in the eighth to close out the scoring.
• Game 2 (March 21): Hawai'i Hilo 3 - Fresno Pacific 5 (7 inn.)
  • Low started the contest with a lead-off walk and later came around to score on a wild pitch. He later added a two-out two-strike two-RBI single to make it 3-0 in the top of the fourth.
  • Noah Darnell held FPU to two hits through three innings before the Sunbirds began to chip away scoring two in the fourth and three in the sixth to take the lead. FPU's three-run sixth featured three consecutive hits with runs coming in on a RBI double (Wheelock), a sacrifice fly and a RBI single.
• Hawai'i Hilo: 10-16 Overall (9-13 PacWest)
  • Preseason Coaches Poll: No. 11
  • Current Conference Standing: No. 9
• Fresno Pacific: 15-15 Overall (10-8 PacWest)
  • Fresno, California
  • Preseason Coaches Poll: No. 8
  • Current Conference Standing: No. 5

UP NEXT

• Wednesday, March 25 (8 AM + 11 AM) at No. 18 Westmont (Santa Barbara, California)
• Thursday, March 26 (8 AM + 11 AM) at No. 18 Westmont (Santa Barbara, California)
• Friday, April 3 (3 PM + 6 PM) vs No. 4 Point Loma (James "Jimmy" Correa Ballfield at Dr. Francis F.C. Wong Stadium)
• Saturday, April 4 (3 PM + 6 PM) vs No. 4 Point Loma (James "Jimmy" Correa Ballfield at Dr. Francis F.C. Wong Stadium)
• Sunday, April 12 (3 PM + 6 PM) vs Concordia (James "Jimmy" Correa Ballfield at Dr. Francis F.C. Wong Stadium)
• Monday, April 13 (3 PM + 6 PM) vs Concordia (James "Jimmy" Correa Ballfield at Dr. Francis F.C. Wong Stadium)

PACWEST PRESEASON POLL

Hawai'i Hilo was voted No. 11 in the Pacific West Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. The Vulcans finished the 2025 regular season at No. 11 in the conference standings. The four-team 2026 PacWest Championships postseason tournament will be hosted by Westmont on May 6-8 in Santa Barbara, California.

PURCHASE TICKETS

Season and individual tickets for the Vulcans' 27 home matches at the James "Jimmy" Correa Ballfield at Dr. Francis F.C. Wong Stadium are available for purchase at HiloAthletics.com/tickets. Season tickets are $115 ($60 for seniors 65+ and middle/high school students).

BUY LIVESTREAM PACKAGE

Video livestreaming will be available for all home events this season through the PacWest Network, powered by Hudl TV. More information is available at HiloAthletics.com/livestream. Single-game passes for baseball are offered at $15, doubleheader day passes at $26.25 and a season-package (27 games) price of $303.75.