HONOLULU − With two outs, down 3-2 and the tying run 90 feet from home in the bottom of the ninth inning, the University of Hawai'i baseball team came up just short of tying the game on Senior Day against UC San Diego. The Rainbow Warriors (24-22, 16-20 Big West) honored seven seniors following the game. 

Hawai'i had been out-hit all game, but senior starter Logan Pouelsen kept the Tritons (21-27, 17-19 Big West) off the scoreboard for 6.0 innings with a pair of strikeouts.

Hawai'i had just one hit entering the sixth inning when shortstop Kole Kaler smacked his second double of the game. The Rainbow Warriors would score in the inning on a base hit by right fielder Scotty Scott. 

UC San Diego answered with a two-run home run in the top of the seventh and an insurance run in the top of the eighth inning. Hawai'i got a run back and hat a serious threat of taking the lead in the inning, but could not score more than just the one run.

Second baseman Matt Campos singled with one out before Kaler singled for his third hit of the day. Kaler was agonizingly thrown out at second base trying to steal after his hand came off the base while sliding in safely on first look. A walk to Scott and a single by center fielder scored Campos from third. Then UH stranded the bases loaded.

In the ninth inning, first baseman Alex Baeza singled to open the inning. Freshman Naighel Calderon pinch ran for Baeza who moved to second and then third on productive outs, but was left at third when the final out was recorded. 

Hawai'i will travel to Cal Poly who has won seven of its last eight games for the final series of the season May 28-30.