Sometimes, it is just not a baseball team’s day.

Hawaii has had three of those days in a row.

“I’m apparently not living right,” UH coach Mike Trapasso said of the Rainbow Warriors’ 7-5 loss to Ohio State at Bill Davis Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. “I need to go to church every morning because every single thing that could go well and go right for Ohio State has gone right for them this weekend. Perfectly placed bunts. Jam shots that flare for base hits. Every single thing. It’s just been a really good weekend for them. And anything that can go wrong has for us.”

The Buckeyes won the first three of this four-game series by a combined five runs. They won 6-4 on Thursday and 6-5 on Friday. The finale is today at 7:05 a.m.

The ’Bows opened with Dylan Thomas, their best starter and reliever. Thomas was cruising through three shutout innings, striking out six, walking none and throwing strikes on 86.1 percent of his pitches.

But Brady Cherry belted his second solo homer in as many days to open the OSU fourth. What followed was failure to abide by some of baseball’s golden rules: 1) Don’t let a bad throw extend a single into a double, 2) Don’t blow a double-play grounder. Left fielder Daylen Calicdan’s error advanced two Buckeyes into scoring position, setting up Nolan Clegg’s two-run, two-out single in the fourth.

In the fifth, two sacrifice attempts that morphed into bunt singles and Jack Kennelly’s error on a potential double-play grounder were crucial elements that led to Thomas’ ouster.

“The unfortunate thing is every time we put ourselves in position to where we make a mistake that allows the batter-runner to get to second base, our pitching can’t make up for that mistake,” Trapasso said. “That happened today. You have to keep the batter-runner off second base and keep the double play in order. … The three-run (fourth) inning should have been a two-run inning, and the four-run (fifth) inning should have been a two- or three-run inning. That’s three runs on the board right there. That’s kind of how things have been going.”

The ’Bows had nine hits — two each by Calicdan and Ethan Lopez — and drew five walks. But they struck out 11 times and stranded nine runners.

The ’Bows’ sixth consecutive loss dropped them to 9-14, but also helped gained clarity. “We saw the pendulum of Dylan as a starter-reliever brought into focus,” Trapasso said. “He’s our closer. That’s what his role is. That’s what it’s always been. That’s what his skill set really lends itself to. We’ll be able to put (the starter’s role) to rest.”

Aaron Davenport, who inherited a two-on, no-out jam, pitched four scoreless innings, striking out eight. “I brought in Davenport because I wanted to set our pitching for (next) weekend,” Trapasso said.

Trapasso said Davenport will start in Friday’s Big West opener against UC Irvine. That series, like all Big West series, will be three games.

“Davenport gives us our best shot for a quality start,” Trapasso said.

Trapasso said he has not set the pitching rotation for the rest of the UCI series.

Trapasso said Logan Pouelsen will start today’s game against Ohio State. Trapasso said it will be a “staff” game in which several pitchers who need work will be used.