Jacob Igawa received the inexperienced mild and drove one out.
Igawa hit a three-home run Sunday, and Dallas Duarte produced a season-high three hits because the University of Hawaii baseball staff prevented getting swept in its first Big West sequence, profitable 6-3 at Long Beach State.
Batting cleanup and taking part in first base, Igawa, a Waiakea alum, hammered his third house run of the season to provide the Rainbows (7-12, 1-2 Big West) a six-run lead within the fifth after Matt Wong hit a solo shot on the third inning.
Duarte, a former Kamehameha standout, had his fourth multihit sport of the season, scoring on Igawa’s blast.
Right-hander Buddie Pindel (2-1) delivered 5 shutout innings, permitting solely three hits and a stroll with three strikeouts. Kamehameha alum Tai Atkins began the sixth however went by a wild streak, hitting two batters and strolling one other. Atkins was pulled after one-third of an inning and was charged with two runs. He leads the staff with 11 appearances.
Cameron Hagan labored by the eighth and Cory Ronan pitched a scoreless ninth for his first save, little question leaving a greater style in UH coach Rich Hill’s mouth than the day earlier than.
The Dirtbags rallied for 2 runs within the ninth – losing Cade Halemanu’s strong six-inning stint – and gained in walk-off style Saturday on Chris Jimenez’s homer within the tenth.
Asked concerning the game-winning homer, Rich Hill instructed Tribune News Service, “I’ve been better.”
Long Beach gained the sequence opener 4-0 on Friday, when the ‘Bows mustered simply two hits, one by Igawa.
Hill was the middle of controversy Friday when Duarte was penalized a 3rd strike within the seventh when home-plate umpire Ramon Armendariz dominated the 20-second clock had expired. Hill, who was teaching third, argued Duarte had each ft within the batter’s field with a second remaining on the 20-second pitch clock.
On social media, Duarte tweeted that the decision was “soft.”
His coach agreed.
“They didn’t give him a warning, they just (penalized ) him, called him out on strikes,” stated Hill, who was ejected. “I’m in the third-base box. They have a 20-second clock right in line with the hitter. At one second, it was close, obviously, but (Duarte ) had both feet in and was ready to go.”
UH was actually able to go Sunday.
Aaron Ujimori coaxed a stroll to leadoff the primary, moved to second on Duarte’s hit, took third on Wong’s single and scored when Cole Cabrera walked.
In the second, Waiakea alum Stone Miyao manufactured a run, bunting his approach on and taking second on error. He scored two groundouts later. In the sixth, Miyao walked and stole a base earlier than getting caught making an attempt to steal third. He’s 3 for five on steal makes an attempt this season.
