HILO, Hawaii - The Point Loma baseball team waited out several rain delays but still did not get the result it was hoping for as the Sea Lions fell to Hawaii Hilo, 9-4. (Mar. 9)
 
The senior Trevor Abshire (2-2) pitched well again, holding the Vulcans to five hits and four runs (three earned) in six innings. He walked one and struck out five. He had the Sea Lions in front 2-1 going into the sixth before the Vulcans broke out for three runs thanks to a two-run, one-out triple by Phillip Steering.
 
The rains would come after that, forcing a 35-minute delay and Trevor Abshire out of the game. When play resumed PLNU quickly cut it to one run (3-2) on a Colby Kaneshiro sacrifice fly. It stayed that way until the bottom of the eighth. In the inning UHH got a one-out single and then three straight walks before a throwing error by the Sea Lions cleared the bases and when the dust settled the Vulcans were up six runs (9-3).
 
Dylan Spain (2-2) earned the victory for the Vulcans. He went the first six innings allowing four hits and two runs while walking five and striking out six.
 
Team Records
Point Loma (9-10, 5-5 PacWest), Hawaii Hilo (7-7, 3-3 PacWest )
 
PacWest Implications
Point Loma and Hawaii Hilo are now tied with Fresno Pacific for fourth place in the PacWest standings. All three teams are .500 in conference play this season.
 
Schaefer speaks
Coach Schaefer was not available for comment at the time of this release
 
News and Notes
> Abshire has gone at least six innings in his last four starts
> Adam Rios was the only Sea Lion to record a multi-hit game when he went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and run scored
 
Up Next
The Sea Lions will conclude their series against Hawaii Hilo with doubleheader on Saturday, Mar. 10 starting at 6 p.m. (PST)