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\n Mar. 15 (Sun) \/ 10:05 A.M. HT
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\n at\u00a0Long Beach State
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<\/p>\n LONG BEACH, Calif. \u2014 A late-inning rally fell just short as the Hawai’i baseball team dropped a 7-6 heartbreaker to Long Beach State on Saturday at Blair Field.
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\nDespite a 11-hit attack and a ninth-inning home run from Gabe Wright<\/a>, the Rainbow Warriors (10-8, 1-4 Big West) couldn’t overcome an early four-run deficit, evening the series at one game apiece.
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\nLong Beach State jumped on Hawaii starter Hekili Robello<\/a> in the first inning, using a three-run home run by Dalen Lina to take a quick 4-0 lead. It was a rare rough start for Robello (3-1), who had entered the game with a 1.14 ERA but gave up seven runs on six hits.
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\nThe UH offense showed plenty of fight, clawing back with a three-run second inning fueled by a two-run single from Jake Redding<\/a> and a Tate Shimao<\/a> RBI knock. Hawaii tied the game with a pair of runs in the third when Draven Nushida<\/a> delivered a sacrifice fly and Kody Watanabe<\/a> came up with a run-scoring double to make it 5-5.
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\nIn the top of the ninth, Wright gave the Hawai’i some life by launching a solo home run down the left-field line to cut the deficit to one. Ben Zeigler-Namoa<\/a> followed with a single to bring the go-ahead run to the plate, but Long Beach State reliever Alex Ramos got a strikeout and induced a groundout to end the game.
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\nSaul Soto<\/a> kept the Rainbow Warriors in it, facing the minimum over 3.1 innings of relief with three strikeouts and just one walk. Zeigler-Namoa, Watanabe and Redding all turned in two-hit nights while Wright’s homer was his first as a ‘Bow to pace the offense.
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\nThe two teams will meet in a rubber match tomorrow\u00a0to decide the series. First pitch is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. HT.
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