HONOLULU, Hawai'i – Hawai'i Hilo Baseball dropped the opener of a two-game series with Chaminade, 10-6, before bouncing back with a 4-0 shutout victory to split Saturday's doubleheader in Pacific West Conference play at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's Les Murakami Stadium.
In Game 1, Mark Fedro delivered a two-RBI single in the fifth to push the Vulcans' lead to 6-3, but Chaminade managed to answer immediately with four runs to jump ahead by one before adding three more insurance runs in the following innings.
Brandon Bollerer answered in Game 2 with a complete-game shutout holding the Silverswords to just three hits through the full seven innings. The Vulcans scored all four runs in the first two frames.
NOTES
- Game 1: Hawai'i Hilo 6 - Chaminade 10
- Blake Saucedo made his first start of the season on the pitching mound going 4.1 innings allowing five runs on four hits with two walks while totaling two strikeouts.
- Fedro finished 2 for 5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored.
- Kolby Gushiken went 2 for 4 with a double and one RBI.
- Aaron Rapoza went 2 for 4 with one RBI and a run scored.
- Game 2: Hawai'i Hilo 4 - Chaminade 0 (7 inn.)
- Hawai'i Hilo's four runs were highlighted by a Hunter Gatti RBI double to open the scoring. Colby Rafail brought in another run on an RBI sacrifice bunt (handled by a throwing error by Chaminade), Rapoza hit a sacrifice fly and Rafail later scored on a wild pitch.
- Ivor Brooks finished 2 for 3 with a double.
- Evan Merz went 2 for 2 with two walks.
- Brandon Wada made his first appearance back behind the plate since Feb. 18.
- Hawai'i Hilo: 14-26 Overall (13-23 PacWest)
- Preseason Coaches Poll: No. 11
- Current Conference Standing: No. 10
- Chaminade: 11-36 Overall (9-32 PacWest)
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- Preseason Coaches Poll: No. 10
- Current Conference Standing: No. 11
UP NEXT
- Sunday, April 26 (NOON + 3 PM) at Chaminade (Honolulu, Hawai'i)
- Wednesday, April 29 (6:35 PM) at UH Manoa (Honolulu, Hawai'i)
- Friday, May 1 (3 PM + 6 PM) vs HPU (James "Jimmy" Correa Ballfield at Dr. Francis F.C. Wong Stadium)
- Saturday, May 2 (NOON + 3 PM) vs HPU (James "Jimmy" Correa Ballfield at Dr. Francis F.C. Wong Stadium)
PACWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS
The four-team 2026 PacWest Championships postseason tournament will be hosted by Westmont on May 6-8 in Santa Barbara, California. Clinched: Point Loma (34-6), Concordia (27-17). In Contention: HPU (23-15), Fresno Pacific (22-16), Jessup (23-19), Westmont (21-17), Azusa Pacific (22-20). Eliminated: Hawai'i Hilo (13-23), Biola (21-19), Menlo (15-24), Vanguard (9-31), Chaminade (9-32).
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.
PACWEST HAWAI'I CHALLENGE
With a the doubleheader split, both Hawai'i Hilo and Chaminade each earned two points in the Baseball section of the PacWest Hawai'i Challenge — a friendly points-based competition between the three NCAA Division II schools in Hawai'i.
Hawai'i Hilo had already wrapped up this year's challenge after the Men's Golf team repeated as four-time PacWest Champions earlier this week — marking the third consecutive year of winning the annual competition (fourth time in the last five years). The Vulcans currently have a final score of 21 points and are guaranteed at least two more points (one point for baseball and one point for softball) and will finish with a minimum final score of 23. A maximum of six points (three in each sport) is up for grabs but it still won't be enough for Chaminade (15) and HPU (16) to tie or overtake the top spot.
The year-long PacWest Hawai'i Challenge tracks head-to-head (Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Softball, Baseball) and common conference event results (Women's Cross Country, Women's Tennis, Men's Golf) in equal sponsored sports between Hawai'i's three NCAA Division II schools. Full breakdown available at HiloAthletics.com/PWCHI.
