Enough was not sufficient for the University of Hawaii baseball workforce at the moment.
The Rainbow Warriors amassed 12 hits and positioned the leadoff batter on base in eight of 9 innings, however fell to UC Santa Barbara, 8-3, at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium on the UCSB campus.
The Gauchos gained the primary two on this three-game collection to enhance to 18-6 general and 7-1 within the Big West. The ’Bows are 8-16 and 2-6. The collection finale is Sunday, starting at 10 a.m. Hawaii time.
The ’Bows took a 2-0 lead on Kyson Donahue’s two-run double within the first. They broke a 2-all on DallasJ Duarte’s RBI single within the third.
But the Gauchos tied it at 3 on Kyle Johnson run-scoring groundout within the third. The Gauchos then scored 5 runs within the center innings to tug away to an 8-3 lead. Christian Kirtley’s three-run homer within the sixth was the knockout blow.
The ’Bows’ small-ball assault was sabotaged. Three ’Bows had been picked off, one was caught stealing, and a 3rd was thrown out making an attempt to stretch a double right into a triple.
Andy Archer dropped to 1-4 after permitting eight hits and 4 runs in 4 innings. Archer has pitched previous the fifth inning in solely one in every of seven begins this season.
UH left fielder Scotty Scott departed after struggling an undisclosed damage.