c Cal Poly 3, Hawaii 2: Matt Imhof struck out 11 over 7 1/3 innings, and the Mustangs overcame two unearned runs in the eighth inning to hand the Warriors their eighth straight defeat Saturday in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
BASEBALL
c Cal Poly 3, Hawaii 2: Matt Imhof struck out 11 over 7 1/3 innings, and the Mustangs overcame two unearned runs in the eighth inning to hand the Warriors their eighth straight defeat Saturday in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Imhof allowed five hits and walked one before Reed Reilly pitched the final 1 2/3 innings to pick up the save for Cal Poly (24-8 overall, 6-2 Big West).
Nick Torres had two sacrifice flies for the Mustangs, with the second following Jimmy Allen’s single in the sixth inning and giving Cal Poly a 3-0 lead.
Torres has driven in five runs in the past two games.
Imhof (4-1) outpitched Hawaii’s Matt Cooper (2-4), who gave up three runs — two earned — on four hits over eight innings. He struck out seven and walked one.
The Warriors (7-24, 6-15), taking advantage of a walk, a beaned batter and an error, scored two runs without the benefit of a hit in the eighth inning. Piikea Kitamura had a sacrifice fly in the inning, giving him three RBIs in Hawaii’s past two games.
Upcoming schedule
Today’s game
c Hawaii at Cal Poly, 10 a.m.
SOFTBALL
c Hawaii 14, Cal State-Fullerton 2; Hawaii 8, Cal State-Fullerton 4: Kaia Parnaby pitched two complete games, and Kayla Wartner went 4-for-7 with a home run, two doubles and six RBIs as the Rainbow Wahine swept a twinbill from the Titans Saturday in Fullerton, Calif.
Keiki Carlos also finished 4-for-7 in the doubleheader, collected a homer and a triple while Kelly Majam went 3-for-4 with two doubles and seven runs scored for Hawaii (33-7 overall, 11-0 Big West).
Wartner’s two-run double in the fourth inning of Game 1 gave Hawaii a 5-2 lead. Her two-run homer in the fourth inning of Game 2 broke a 3-3 tie, and Jessica Iwata’s two-run double in the sixth made it 8-3.
Eliza Crawford gave Cal State-Fullerton (16-25, 3-8) a 3-0 lead with a three-run homer off Parnaby in the first inning of Game 2.
Other than that, Parnaby (30-3) was in control. She gave up a two runs — one earned — on four hits in the first game, which ended after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule. She struck out two and walked one.
In Game 2, Parnaby allowed four runs on six hits, striking out one and walking one.
Desiree Ybarra, who pitched two innings in relief of Jasmine Antunez, took the loss in Game 1. She gave up gave up five runs on six hits, striking out none and walking one.
Antunez started Game 2, pitching 5 1/3 innings to take the loss. She gave up eight runs — five earned — on 10 hits, striking out four and walking one.
Upcoming schedule
Today’s game
c Hawaii at Cal State Fullerton, 9 a.m.
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
c Hawaii def. UC-San Diego 25-27, 26-24, 19-25, 25-21, 15-11: Brook Sedore hammered eight of his 31 kills in the fourth set in La Jolla, Calif., leading the Warriors to victory in the regular-season finale for both teams.
The win gave Hawaii the eighth and final berth in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament. The Warriors will face top-seeded BYU (22-4 overall, 21-3 MPSF) at 3 p.m. April 20 in Provo, Utah.
The Cougars swept a two-match set against the Warriors (11-16, 10-14) in Provo Jan. 4-5.
Sedore, who hit .489 against the Tritons, also had eight digs. Taylor Averill added nine kills and hit .412, while Jace Olsen chipped in eight kills.
With Hawaii leading 13-11 in the fifth set, Sedore and Olsen ended the match with back-to-back kills.
Vaun Lennon led a balanced UC-San Diego attack with 14 kills. Sebastian Brady and Greg Smith each had 11 kills, and Carl Eberts added 10 for the Tritons (7-22, 4-20), who outhit the Warriors .264 to .246.
Upcoming schedule
MPSF first round
Saturday, April 20
c Hawaii at BYU, 3 p.m.
