Two Games, Two Comebacks, Two Results: HPU Splits Saturday Twinbill Against Cross-Island Rival Hilo
BY PAUL BRECHT | HONOLULU
PUBLISHED MAR 26, 2023
Here at Central Oahu Regional Park Field #4 for today’s #HPUSharks baseball doubleheader against in-state rival and nationally-ranked #22 Hawai’i Hilo. Beautiful day for a baseball game, so let’s play two! #KeehiBuilt pic.twitter.com/cu9nLOWBBT
— Paul Brecht (@12brecht) March 25, 2023
Yamauchi CRUSHES it over the LF fence for a grand slam and the Vulcans retake the lead, 5-1. #HPUSharks https://t.co/pTAsaWf6ly
— Paul Brecht (@12brecht) March 26, 2023
BACK, BACK, GONE! Nicholas Jio hits it out to cap a 6-run bottom of the 7th for HPU, and suddenly it’s a game as we enter the top of the 8th. 12-8, Hilo leads. #GoSharks #KeehiBuilt
— Paul Brecht (@12brecht) March 26, 2023
FINAL: Hawai’i Hilo 14, #HPU 12. Sharks fight hard, cutting an 11-run deficit to two and bringing the tying run to the plate. In the end, it wasn’t enough to win game 1. Game 2 up next. pic.twitter.com/At0fgDFjcO
— Paul Brecht (@12brecht) March 26, 2023
Beautiful night for baseball. Second part of today’s Hawai’i Hilo-HPU twin bill coming up in a few minutes! #HPUSharks pic.twitter.com/Dq8PNT8kDH
— Paul Brecht (@12brecht) March 26, 2023

Suzuki gets his revenge, roping a single to LF to put up two more runs for HPU in B4. 5-4, Hilo leads with the Sharks still threatening. #HPUSharks #KeehiBuilt
— Paul Brecht (@12brecht) March 26, 2023
New pitcher for HPU ‼️ RHP Mac Leisher takes over for Hauck here in the 6th. Final line for Hauck: 5.0 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, 7 K, 2 BB. #GoSharks
— Paul Brecht (@12brecht) March 26, 2023
SUZUKI AGAIN‼️ A single that rocketed off Leon Jr.‘s glove into centerfield plates the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 6th. 6-5, Sharks lead Hilo going into the top of 7. #HPUSharks #KeehiBuilt
— Paul Brecht (@12brecht) March 26, 2023
FINAL: #HPU 6, Hawai’i Hilo 5. Sharks come back, complete the rally in game 2 and have it locked down by Inouye to earn a doubleheader split against #22 UH-Hilo. These two are back at it tomorrow at 12:00 PM HST. #HPUvHilo #HPUSharks pic.twitter.com/7ccLzJRCEQ
— Paul Brecht (@12brecht) March 26, 2023
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