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by Tiffany Garrett, staff writer
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HPU (7-8) won four of a seven-game series, March
6-10 against the Antelopes of Grand Canyon University (11-10)
at Central O‘ahu Regional Park in Waipio.
On March 6, Grand Canyon was up 4-0, in the bottom of the fourth
when HPU closed the gap to two. The Sea Warriors picked up a
third run in the fifth, and in the bottom of the seventh, Mike
Kealoha’s single tied the game, and another single by Danny
Lee gave HPU the win, 5-4.
In the night cap the Sea Warriors scored two runs on an error
by Cody Johns in the bottom of the third. The Antelopes came
back for one run in the fourth. In the top of the sixth, Grand
Canyon took the lead after a two-RBI single by Johns. HPU answered
back in the bottom of the seventh when Colton Silva’s single
tied the game, 3-3. In the top of the tenth, the Antelopes scored
on a wild pitch. Then with the bases loaded and one out, Lee
was hit by a pitch and brought in a RBI. Johnny Gentry’s
single brought in the winning run, HPU 5-4.
On March 8, in the bottom of the sixth, score 7-2 HPU, Spencer
Omalza’s two-RBI single gave HPU a bigger lead winning,
9-2.
That night, senior pitcher, Jason Shimizu (2-1) helped the Sea
Warriors win, allowing only two runs on five hits as HPU took
the fourth game in a row, 4-2.
On day three with HPU 1-0 in the top of the fourth inning, Johns
two-RBI homer gave the lead to the Antelopes. In the top of the
sixth, HPU reliever Aaron Kent gave up three more runs to Grand
Canyon. The inning ended 5-2 after a homer by Silva.
In the top of the seventh, bases loaded as Giancarlo Silvestri’s
two-RBI double, followed by a two-RBI single by Tate Ford gave
Grand Canyon the lead, 9-2. Johns grand slam added to the Antelopes
as HPU lost, 14-2.
Weather halted the night game at three innings, at Antelopes
3-1. The game continued on day four but HPU couldn’t make
a comeback, losing 5-2.
The last game of the series, HPU got three runs in the first
inning, but after that, Grand Canyon kept on hitting the ball
(17 hits) as the Sea Warrior hitters had just as rough a time
as their pitchers, as HPU lost 19-7. |
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