GCU Loses Two to Hawai'i Pacific

Saturday, March 5

Honolulu

5:00 p.m.

Grand Canyon

5-10, 1-4

Hawaii Pacific

3-8, 1-0

Grand Canyon

Hawai'i Pacific

R.J. Etchebarren

3/6/2011 1:05:32 AM | Baseball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

By: Mike McNally

The Grand Canyon University baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader with Hawai’i Pacific this evening, 10-3 and 7-2, at Hans L’Orange Field in Waipahu, Hawai'i.

With the losses, the Antelopes fall to 5-11 overall and 1-5 in the Pacific West Conference. The club is now 2-5 on this nine-game Hawaiian road trip.

Brady Wager (1-3) started the opening game and took the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits over 4.1 innings. He walked three and struck out four.

After falling behind 1-0 in the opening game, GCU tied it up after a PJ Garcia double scored Joey Bristyan.

The Sea Warriors answered with three runs in the fifth, seventh and eighth innings to put the game away.

R.J. Etchebarren, Tyler Bair, Jackie Samora and Bristyan each had two hits for the ‘Lopes.

Hawai’i Pacific started quickly in the nightcap, scoring four runs in the first inning and two in the second off GCU starting pitcher Justin McKee (0-3), to take a 6-0 lead.

The Antelopes closed the gap to 6-2 in the fifth inning. Kalab Evans hit a solo home run, the second of the season by an Antelopes’ player, to get on the board. Two batters later, Bristyan tripled to deep center and scored on a wild pitch.

Grand Canyon loaded the bases in the seventh, but HPU starting pitcher Toby Inouye got Etchebarren to ground out to end the threat and the game.

TJ Roach pitched well in relief, allowing one run on four hits over 4.0 innings.

The two teams will close out this four-game set with two games tomorrow, beginning at 3:00 p.m.
(Arizona time) at Hans L’Orange Field.

HPU 10 GCU 3

HPU 7 GCU 2

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Hawaii Pacific

W, 10-9

Mar 6 (Sun)

3:00 p.m.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Greene, Michael (0-0)

L: Wager, Brady (0-0)

Grand Canyon

Batting:

2B: Garcia, P.J. 1 ; Samora, Jackie 1

RBI: Garcia, P.J. 1 ; Bair, Tyler 1 ; Samora, Jackie 1

SH: Jacobson, Joe 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Bair, Tyler 1 ; Bristyan, Joey 2

SB: Bristyan, Joey 1

Hawai'i Pacific

Batting:

2B: Amaral, Blake 1

RBI: Oshiro, Jordan 1 ; Akeo, Lester 2 ; Kapana, Keanu 1 ; Sumner, Kale 2 ; Rice-Kashima, Lanan 1 ; Tamaru, Wade 2

SH: Rice-Kashima, Lanan 1

SF: Tamaru, Wade 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Oshiro, Jordan 1 ; Amaral, Blake 1 ; Kapana, Keanu 2 ; Ajer, Troy 1 ; Sumner, Kale 2 ; Morihara, Rylan 1 ; Rice-Kashima, Lanan 1 ; Tamaru, Wade 1