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UH second baseman Jon Hee tagged out San Diego's Sean Nicol, who was attempting to steal second base.
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’Bows lose to another ranked foe
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Hawaii hopes the start of conference play will energize a baseball team that is struggling to hang with some of the nation's best.
NEXT UP: vs. Fresno St. tomorrow
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No. 19 San Diego jumped all over Hawaii starter Josh Schneider for six runs in the first inning and pushed the Rainbows a season-low six games under .500 with a 6-1 win last night at Les Murakami Stadium.
Hawaii (7-13) opens Western Athletic Conference play tomorrow against Fresno State on a downward spiral as it has been outscored 42-8 in the last four games.
The Rainbows have dropped 10 of their last 12 overall and are 0-9 this season against ranked teams.
Schneider lasted just two-thirds of an inning, but three of the six runs were unearned as Hawaii committed two errors in the inning. The loss was Schneider's first of the season.
Hawaii's four-game homestand with the Bulldogs begins tomorrow at 6:35 p.m.
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UH shortstop Nate Young fielded a ground ball and made the throw to first for the out in the third inning last night at Les Murakami Stadium.
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Before Hawaii ever came to bat, No. 19 San Diego had the Rainbows in a hole they couldn't get out of.
A six-run first inning was plenty of support for starter Josh Romanski. The junior left-hander pitched seven solid innings to lead the Toreros to a 6-1 victory over the Rainbows last night in front of a Les Murakami Stadium crowd of 895.
Romanski allowed one run on four hits and struck out six as San Diego (14-7) won its seventh straight game.
Hawaii starter Josh Schneider gave up all six runs in just two-thirds of an inning. Six different Rainbows pitched out of the bullpen and held San Diego to seven hits and no runs the rest of the way.
"I don't know what Schneider's deal was," Hawaii coach Mike Trapasso said. "Our young guys came in and picked him up and I'm very proud of the way they went out there and finished the game off. Whether we turned the corner pitching-wise however remains to be seen."
The first five Toreros batters all scored to spoil Schneider's second start of the season. San Diego took advantage of a leadoff walk, a hit batter and two Rainbows errors. The six runs is the most UH has allowed in the first inning this season.
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UH third baseman Vinnie Catricala barehanded a ground ball and made the play to first for the out.
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Anthony Strazzara got the big hit in the first with a two-run single down the third-base line. Kevin Hansen and Zach Walters also had RBI hits as San Diego sent 10 batters to the plate.
Hawaii's offense struggled to get on track against Romanski, who carried a 7.28 ERA into the game. Romanski faced just one batter over the minimum and struck out five in the first four innings.
Jeff Van Doornum got Hawaii's first two hits off of Romanski, including a leadoff single in the fifth. Alex Myers followed with a bloop single to center, but Hawaii couldn't bring either of them in to score.
"We just carried over what we've seen now the last half-dozen games," Trapasso said. "I don't want to hear about how good the pitchers are we're facing or how good the teams are. You've got to go out there and compete."
Hawaii finally got on the board in the sixth, but wasted an opportunity for a much bigger inning. Sean Montplaisir and Nate Young sandwiched walks around a Jon Hee single to load the bases with nobody out. Romanski stayed in the game and got Brandon Haislet to pop out before Vinnie Catricala scored Montplaisir on a fielder's choice. Van Doornum managed to work a 3-2 count, but grounded into the third out.
The Rainbows got the first two batters on base to open the eighth, but reliever AJ Griffin came in and struck out three Rainbows in a row to erase any thoughts of a comeback.
San Diego 6, Hawaii 1
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AB |
R |
H |
BI |
Hawaii |
AB |
R |
H |
BI
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Muno cf |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Hee 2b |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0
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Nicol ss |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Young ss |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Sanchez 3b |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Haislet cf |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Romanski p/dh |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Catricala 3b |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1
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Davis ph/lf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Van Doornum rf |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Meador rf |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Myers dh |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0
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Hansen 2b |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Macdonald 1b |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0
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Gelbrich c |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
Hernandez c |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Walters 1b |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
Montplaisir lf |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
USD |
600 |
000 |
000 |
-- |
6 |
11 |
0
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Hawaii |
000 |
001 |
000 |
-- |
1 |
6 |
3 |
E--Young; Haislet; Macdonald. DP--USD 1; Hawaii 3. LOB--USD 8; Hawaii 7. 2B--Romanski; Gelbrich. SH--Meador. SF--Gelbrich. CS--Nicol; Meador.
USD |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO
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Romanski W (3-0) |
7 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6
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Campbell |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0
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Griffin |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4
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Hawaii |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO
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Schneider L (2-1) |
2/3 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0
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Slaats |
2 1/3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1
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Capaul |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3
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Kahn |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
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Kramer |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Wheeler |
2/3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0
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Spangler |
1/3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HBP--by Schneider (Nicol); by Kahn (Muno). BK--Capaul.
Umpires--Joe Burleson (Plate); Billy Speck (First); Billy Haze (Third).
T--2:57. A--2,192.