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Late Homer Foils Owls' Comeback
3/10/2024 4:09:00 AM | Baseball
Three-run rally falls short
Honolulu, O'ahu: Kyte McDonald capped a three-run Rice rally with a two-out homer in the eighth, but Hawai'i answered with a run of its own to take a 4-3 decision on Saturday night at Les Murakami Stadium.
The Details: Rainbow Warrior starter Randy Abshier retired 16 of the first 17 Owls while Rice starter J.D. McCracken stranded five runners in the first three innings before Hawai'i broke out on top with three runs in the fourth. The 'Bows put the first two on base with a ball leaving the infield and then used another bunt single to score the first run. A passed ball allowed the second run and then a double pushed home the third run. Rice broke through for a run in the sixth on back-to-back doubles by Trey Duffield and Jack Riedel, who extended his hitting streak to seven games with a shot in the gap to score Duffield. In the eighth Hawai'i closer Itsuki Takemoto retired the first two Owls, but Trey Duffield singled and Kyte McDonald followed with a line-drive that cleared the left field wall to tie the game. Hawai'i answered back with a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth to snap the Owls' seven-game winning streak in the series.
Up Next: Game Three of the series is set for 6:05 on Sunday
Notes:
The Details: Rainbow Warrior starter Randy Abshier retired 16 of the first 17 Owls while Rice starter J.D. McCracken stranded five runners in the first three innings before Hawai'i broke out on top with three runs in the fourth. The 'Bows put the first two on base with a ball leaving the infield and then used another bunt single to score the first run. A passed ball allowed the second run and then a double pushed home the third run. Rice broke through for a run in the sixth on back-to-back doubles by Trey Duffield and Jack Riedel, who extended his hitting streak to seven games with a shot in the gap to score Duffield. In the eighth Hawai'i closer Itsuki Takemoto retired the first two Owls, but Trey Duffield singled and Kyte McDonald followed with a line-drive that cleared the left field wall to tie the game. Hawai'i answered back with a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth to snap the Owls' seven-game winning streak in the series.
Up Next: Game Three of the series is set for 6:05 on Sunday
Notes:
- Rice fell to 5-9 on the season, 3-2 on the road, and 1-3 on Saturdays this season.
- Rice is 37-11 all-time against Hawai'i overall and 20-7 in games played in Honolulu.
- The Owls have six doubles in the first two games of the series. They have hit 11 doubles in the last four games after collecting just seven in the first 10 games.
- Zack Mayo worked two scoreless innings and has thrown five scoreless innings in his last two appearances.
- Riedel's double extended his hitting streak to seven games while his RBI was his team-leading 13th of the season. He has four doubles in his last four games.
- Duffield scored a career-high two runs and was 2x3 for his first multi-hit game of the season.
- McDonald's home run was his third of the year, one more than he hit last season at Wichita State.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Itsuki Takemoto (1-1)
L: Hamilton, Tyler (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Riedel, Jack 1 ; Duffield, Trey 1
HR: McDonald, Kyte 1
RBI: McDonald, Kyte 2 ; Riedel, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McDonald, Kyte 1 ; Duffield, Trey 2
HBP: Gallo, Pierce 1
Batting:
2B: Austin Machado 1 ; Matthew Miura 1 ; Jordan Donahue 1
HR: Stone Miyao 1
RBI: Austin Machado 1 ; Stone Miyao 1 ; Jordan Donahue 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Elijah Ickes 1 ; Stone Miyao 2 ; Ben Zeigler-Namoa 1
Game Leaders
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