Box Score

STANFORD, Calif. - The University of Hawai`i Rainbow baseball team (10-19) defeated the No. 28 Stanford Cardinal (13-8) 5-2 in front of a crowd of 1,178 at the Sunken Diamond Tuesday. Jayson Kramer (1-1) got the win for the 'Bows, pitching 2.0 perfect innings. Alex Pracher (0-1) took the loss.

Jonathan Hee led the way, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Greg Garcia added a 3-for-4 game with two runs with Sean Montplaisir and Derek DuPree both going 2-for-4 with a run. Jeffrey Van Doornum added a 3-for-5 game with one RBI.

The Cardinal put up the first run of the game in the bottom of the second, scoring on a bases-loaded double play. But UH came right back in the top of the third as Hee hit a RBI-single to left, tying the score at 1-1.

Stanford took an edge again in the bottom of the fourth, scoring a run to get ahead 2-1. Hee would drive in Garcia again in the top of the seventh, this time on a sacrifice fly, tying the score at 2-2.

Stanford had a great opportunity to take the lead in the bottom of the eighth as Sean Ratliff led off the inning with a triple. But Kramer came into the game, inducing a pop up and a ground out before striking out the final batter of the inning to keep the score tied.

Hee came up big again in the top of the ninth, hitting a sacrifice fly to centerfield to drive in Montplaisir, giving Hawai`i its first lead of the game. Van Doornum then drove in another run before UH scored a third run in the inning on an error, giving the 'Bows a 5-2 lead. Kramer then held that lead in the bottom of the ninth to preserve the victory.

The Rainbows will next face San Jose State in a four-game series from April 4-6.

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