RAINBOW BASEBALL
Daly takes no-hitter into ninth
From staff and wire reports
HILO » Hawaii coach Mike Trapasso wanted quality starts.
They don't get much better than what Matt Daly provided yesterday.
Daly -- newly installed in the Rainbows starting rotation -- took a no-hitter into the ninth inning against Hawaii-Hilo at Wong Stadium. Vulcans pinch hitter Ronel Trias grounded a single up the middle with one out, and Daly settled for a one-hit, 8-0 shutout.
Daly (5-1) struck out nine. He walked just one, and that was David Chu to start the game. Then Daly retired 25 in a row before Trias' single.
HAWAII - 8
UH-HILO - 0
NEXT UP vs. UH-Hilo, today
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"He threw his slider for a strike with consistency," Trapasso said. "When you do that and throw the fastball 92-95 (mph) you can put up that type of performance."
Hilo coach Joey Estrella said Daly was "spectacular."
"We're not a great hitting team, but we can put the ball in play," Estrella said. "We didn't have a chance. He dominated us from the get-go."
Actually, nearly from the start. When Chu walked on five pitches, Daly was a little "frustrated."
"I thought the pitches were strikes. But as the game went on, I think the umpire got used to my pitches," said Daly, adding that his slider was the best he's thrown.
He got over losing the no-hitter quickly.
"I'm not disappointed at all," said Daly, who threw 104 pitches. "I kept my pitch count down and focused on throwing strikes."
Hilo (12-34-1) got four decent innings out of starter Clayton Uyechi (2-3) before the Rainbows (30-19) sent 10 batters to the plate in the fifth, including Eli Christensen, who hit a two-run homer. UH had 12 hits.
The series concludes today at Wong Stadium with Mark Rodrigues (7-2, 3.52) scheduled to pitch against the Vulcans' Lars Knepper (3-7, 4.46). The scheduled start time is noon.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Hawaii 8, UH-Hilo 0
| Hawaii |
AB |
R |
H |
BI |
UH-Hilo |
AB |
R |
H |
BI
|
| Hee 2b |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Chu lf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| DuPree lf |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Higa 2b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Asato lf/dh |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Satele 1b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Frash 3b |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Harris dh |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Haislet cf |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Mowers rf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Sanchez 1b |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Taiariol c |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Catricala dh |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Ogawa cf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Franco ph/lf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Rodgers 3b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Zimny rf |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Obed 3b |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Roquemore rf |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Kessel ss |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Hernandez c |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
Stephenson ss |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Christensen ss |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
Trias ph |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0
|
| Totals |
33 |
8 |
12 |
7 |
Totals |
27 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Hawaii |
|
|
001 |
041 |
|
101 |
|
-- |
8 |
12 |
0
|
| UH-Hilo |
|
|
000 |
000 |
|
000 |
|
-- |
0 |
1 |
0 |
DP--UH-Hilo 3. LOB--Hawaii 7, UH-Hilo 2. 2B--DuPree; Haislet 2; Sanchez; Catricala. HR--Christensen. SH--Higa. SF--Hernandez. CS--Frash.
| Hawaii |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO
|
| Daly (W, 5-1) |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9
|
| UH-Hilo |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO
|
| Uyechi (L, 2-3) |
4 1/3 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
2
|
| Germain |
1 2/3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0
|
| Mass |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
WP--Daly, Uyechi, Germain. HBP--by Uyechi (Frash).
Umpires--Ben Doss (plate); Bill Allen (first); Bobs Simmons (third).
T--2:28. A--150.
