Quentin Torres-Costa didn’t just bridge the gap. He finished the job.
Quentin Torres-Costa didn’t just bridge the gap. He finished the job.
The Waiakea graduate got the final six outs Friday night in his second save, and the University of Hawaii beat Cal State Northridge 1-0 in Honolulu.
LJ Brewster (5-3) struck out five and allowed only three hits and a walk.
UH (13-23, 4-6 Big West), which stopped a four-game slide, scored its run in the first on a wild pitch after Stephen Ventimilia led off with a single and two walks loaded the bases.
Torres-Costa struck out three and allowed a hit. In five appearances out of the bullpen this season, the sophomore left-hander hasn’t allowed a run in 9 1/3 innings.
Calvin Copping (4-4) went eight innings in defeat for the Matadors (22-14, 2-8).
Volleyball
The top-ranked UH men saw their 16-game winning streak come to an end in a 25-27, 21-25, 25-21, 17-25 loss to No. 6 BYU in Provo, Utah.
The Rainbow Warriors (23-4, 18-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) still have a chance at earning the regular-season title if they can beat BYU on Saturday and get a UC Irvine loss to UC San Diego.
Kupono Fey led the way with a career-best 19 kills, but UH was outblocked 14.5-5.5.
Brenden Sander tallied a team-high 15 kills for the Cougars (16-9, 13-8).
Softball
Leisha Liilii hit an RBI double and scored on a throwing error, and Brittany Hitchcock pitched into the sixth as the Wahine downed Cal Poly 3-2.
Hitchcock didn’t register a strikeout in improving to 12-6 for UH (25-18, 6-4). After the Mustangs (21-13, 4-6) scored twice against Hitchcock in the sixth, Kanan Aina Cabrales got the final five outs for the save.