Hawaii Pacific blows out Vulcans 24-4 in Game 1
Hawaii Pacific blows out Vulcans 24-4 in Game 1
Hawaii Pacific defeated the University of Hawaii at Hilo baseball team 24-4 in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday at Wong Stadium.
The Sharks scored eight runs in the second, one in the third, two in the fourth and fifth, three in the sixth, six in the eighth and two in the ninth.
HPU pounded out 28 hits off five UHH pitchers. UHH starter Jordan Kumasaka took the loss in 1 1/3 inning. He gave up seven runs on seven its. Cole Nakachi allowed four runs in 1 2/3 innings, Jarin Kadooks five runs in two innings, Devin Lee six runs in 2 1/3 innings, and Cole Nagamine two runs in 1 2/3 innings.
The Vulcans made seven errors, which led to eight unearned runs. Mike Hernandez and Edison Sakata each had two errors, Chris Terry, Nakachi and Lee one each.
Hernandez and Sam Kim each had three hits for UHH. Jonathan Segovia went 2 for 2 with an RBI.
HPU left fielder Ryan Torres, a 2013 Konawaena graduate, batted 3 for 4 with three RBIs, including a two-run homer.
The lopsided loss is not the worst in UHH’s history. In the school’s debut season in 1977, UH-Manoa beat the Vulcans 29-2.
UHH holds a collegiate record losing streak of 23 straight years that covers the NCAA Division I and II and NAIA levels.
It is UHH coach Kallen Miyataki’s second season. The Vuls finished 14-33 last year after he replaced Joey Estrella.
In Game, 2, the Sharks won 3-2 in 10 innings. Torres-Torioka batted 4 for 5 with an RBI.
UHH (8-35) lost the series to HPU (22-19), 5-1.
In an earlier six-game series on Oahu, the Sharks won the series, 5-1.
The Vulcans close their season with a four-game series against Academy of Art at Wong Stadium on April 29.
Medeiros dazzles in first start at Low-A ball
Milwaukee Brewers farmhand Kodi Medeiros threw six no-hit and scoreless innings in his first start on Sunday for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.
The 2014 Waiakea graduate and Milwaukee’s first-round pick in last June’s draft struck out seven and walked two in an 11-1 loss to the Peoria Chiefs before a sellout crowd of 5,944 at his home stadium.
Medeiros recorded 11 ground outs, and not a single fly ball was hit against him.
Kean Wong, a 2013 Waiakea gradate, is batting .179 (5 for 28) through eight games for the Tampa Bay Rays High-A affiliate Charlotte Stone Crabs.
Jodd Carter, a 2014 Hilo graduate, and 24th-round pick of the Cleveland Indians is in extended spring training and will likely be assigned to a rookie league or short-season league in June.