Box Score

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Hawaii jumped out to a 6-0 lead and held on to defeat Wichita State 6-3 in game one of a four-game series.

Johnny Coy and Don Lambert each had two hits for the Shockers, while Kevin Hall drove in two.  Starter Josh Smith took the loss as he went 4.2 innings and gave up four runs on six hits with six strikeouts.

Hawaii got on the board in the fourth inning.  Zack Swasey tripled to right field with one out and scored on a single up the middle by Pi'ikea Kitamura.  After a wild pitch by Josh Smith advanced Kitamura to second, Kaeo Aliviado singled to centerfield and Kitamura scored to give UH a 2-0 lead.

Swasey hurt the Shockers again in the fifth inning.  With two outs and runners on first and second, Swasey doubled down the left field line to score two more and chase Smith to give the Rainbows a 4-0 lead.

The Rainbows used four hits in the seventh inning to score two more and take a 6-0 lead.

The Shockers opened the eighth inning with three-straight singles from Johnny Coy, Casey Gillaspie and Don Lambert.  A sac fly by Ryan Hege got the Shocks on the board and a two-out single from Kevin Hall cut the lead to 6-3.

The Shockers and Rainbows meet in game two of the series on Fri., March 2 at 10:35 p.m. Central time.

-Wichita State-