Hawaii proper fielder Jared Quandt scored three runs and drove in three in Friday’s 7-3 victory over UC Irvine at Cicerone Area at Anteater Ballpark in Orange County, Calif.
Quandt hit his fourth homer of the he season, a two-run shot within the third inning, and added a run-scoring triple within the seventh. He got here round to attain on Matt Wong’s grounder. Quandt additionally was on board when Jacob Igawa belted a two-run double within the ninth.
Harrison Bodendorf rebounded from final weekend’s struggles to pitch three scoreless innings. In two appearances in opposition to UC Riverside, Bodendforf allowed a mixed seven runs in 2 2/3 innings. However with every week’s relaxation — he was held out of Wednesday’s nonconference recreation in opposition to Pepperdine — Bodendorf was sharp on Friday. In aid of Alex Giroux, who pitched a scoreless sixth inning, Bodendorf retired the primary seven Anteaters he confronted. Bodendorf escaped a two-on, two-out drama within the ninth when he whiffed Anthony Martinez on a 3-2 pitch. Martinez entered with a .401 batting common.
The three-game sequence continues with Saturday’s 10 a.m. begin. UH’s Randy Abshier and UCI’s Michael Stanford are the scheduled beginning pitchers.