Brandon Van Stone pitched seven shutout innings and Nolan Barraza batted 3-for-5 with a double and five RBIs as the Hawaii Pacific baseball team routed Academy of Art 14-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday in Alameda, Calif.
Reid Akau went 4-for-4 with three runs scored for the Sharks, who scored 10 times in the sixth inning.
In the seven-inning second game, Daniel Farfan pitched a three-hitter in the Urban Knights’ 5-0 win.
Hawaii Pacific went to 19-11, 4-11 PacWest, while Academy of Art moved to 9-20, 11-9.
>> The Hawaii Hilo baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader to No. 21 Dixie State on Tuesday at St. George, Utah.
In the first game, Miles Bice singled in Jerome Hill II with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning of the Red Storm’s 4-3 victory.
The Vulcans’ David Moody allowed three runs over seven innings with seven strikeouts and Edison Sakata had a two-run double in the seventh.
In the seven-inning second game, Chance Abrath pitched a five-hitter in Dixie State’s 4-0 win.
Hilo’s Jordan Kurokawa allowed four runs — two earned — in a complete-game performance.
The Red Storm improved to 24-6, 12-4 PacWest, while the Vulcans fell to 4-21, 3-19.
HPU’s Berland wins PacWest tennis honor
Hawaii Pacific senior Thibaud Berland has been named PacWest Conference Tennis Player of the Week.
Berland, of Lusignan, France, posted singles and doubles — with partner Alexander Meyer — victories against No. 12 Midwestern State and No. 15 Cameron in Colorado last week.
The Sharks are 13-0 and ranked No. 1 in the country.
