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HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i baseball team recorded a doubleheader sweep over Sacramento State, winning game one, 3-2, and completing the sweep with a 5-3 win in the nightcap. The Rainbows improve to 17-14 overall and 3-0 in the WAC, while the Hornets drop to 9-23 overall and 0-3 in conference. 

In game one, the Rainbows opened the scoring with three runs in the bottom of the third inning. Breland Almadova (1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI) doubled and scored, and Michael Blake (1-2, 1 RBI) hit an RBI-double to score Pi'ikea Kitamura (0-2, 1 R). Sac State plated only one run each in the fifth and seventh innings, as Lenny Linsky came on to collect his fifth save of the season. 

Dax Turner led the Hornets batting 2-3 with one RBI. 

Connor Little (3-1) earned the win for UH, pitching five and two-thirds innings allowing one run on three hits. Brandon Sandoval (0-2) tossed six innings for the Hornets in receiving the loss. 

Game two saw UH again strike early. A pair of RBI-singles by Blake (1-4, 1 RBI) and Jeff Van Doornum (1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI) helped the Rainbows take a 3-0 lead after one inning. Sacramento State responded late in the game with three eighth-inning runs, but again it wasn't enough as Hawai'i held on to complete the sweep. 

David Del Grande (3-5, 1 R) and Blake Miller (3-3, 1 RBI) paced the Hornets at the plate. 

Jarrett Arakawa (3-2) recorded a career-high nine strikeouts in earning the win. He pitched seven complete innings allowing three runs. Dallas Chadwick (2-3) was charged with the loss for the Hornets, allowing four runs in four innings of work. 

There were 3,448 tickets sold for the contest, and a turnstile count of 2,244. 

Hawai'i and Sacramento State conclude their series Sunday. First pitch is set for 1:05 p.m.