Box Score

RUSTON, La. - The University of Hawai`i Rainbow baseball team (21-23, 13-10 WAC) fell to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (17-24, 3-18) 14-4 in seven innings due to the conference's 10-run rule in the second game of the doubleheader at J.C. Love Field Saturday. Alex Bates (0-1) took the loss while Alan Knotts (3-2) got the complete-game victory for the Bulldogs.

Brandon Haislet led the way, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run. Landon Hernandez added a 1-for-3 game with one RBI and a run while Jonathan Hee was 1-for-4 with one RBI. Vinnie Catricala added a 1-for-2 game with a run.

The Bulldogs reversed the script on the 'Bows, posting two runs in the first inning, aided by a couple of untimely errors by UH, going ahead 2-0.

But Hawai`i came back in the top of the fifth with a four-run inning. Landon Hernandez got it started by driving in Catricala. Haislet then hit a two-run double before scoring on a single by Hee, giving the Rainbows a 4-2 edge.

But Louisiana Tech took the lead right back via the long ball. For the second-straight game, the Bulldogs hit back-to-back-to-back home runs, starting with a three-run shot by Jericho Jones. In all, LTU scored five runs in the inning, taking a 7-4 lead after five innings.

The Bulldogs weren't done yet though. Chris Kersten hit his second home run of the game, a grand slam to straight-away centerfield in the bottom of the seventh. LTU would then add three more runs in the inning to end the game 14-4.

The two teams will finish their series with a game at 1:00 p.m. (8 a.m. HST).

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