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IPL 2026: Gujarat Titans opt to bowl first vs Punjab Kings; debut for Nishant Sindhu

The Hawaii baseball team defeated UC Riverside 9-1, clinching the Big West series. With this win, Hawaii improved to 23-19 overall and maintained fifth place in the conference standings.
In a hana hou that was nearly as efficient as the previous nightâs performance, the Hawaii baseball team rolled to a 9-1 victory over UC Riverside on Saturday at Les Murakami Stadium.
A crowd announced as a sellout â there were 2,584 through the turnstiles â saw the Rainbow Warriors win the first two to clinch this three-game, Big West series. The âBows improved to 23-19 overall and 12-11 in the Big West, maintaining fifth place. The top five teams qualify for the Big West Tournament. The Highlanders fell to 14-31 and 9-14.
On Friday night, Isaiah Magdaleno pitched a one-hitter while striking out 16, and Mana Lau Kong drove in the gameâs only run. On Saturday, right-hander Hekili Robello allowed a run and three hits in eight innings, and Lau Kong provided a large share of the offense.
After relinquishing a run and two hits in a 27-pitch first inning, Robello settled down, allowing only one hit the next seven innings. He retired 11 in a row during a stretch through the fourth inning. Robelloâs 113 pitches â 77 for strikes â were one short of matching a season high.
âFirst (inning) was a little shaky, but I just had to compete,â said Robello, a Hilo High graduate who redshirted last season after transferring from Santa Rosa College. âI played freely. ⊠I was really focused on getting outs. That was the main thing.â
UH pitching coach Keith Zuniga said Robello built his strategy off a multi-directional fastball.
âHe competed with a fastball he can move in, out, up and down,â Zuniga said.
Zuniga said there was hope Robello could return to the mound in the ninth inning to attempt the âBowsâ third complete game in Rich Hillâs 152 games as UH head coach. But Robelloâs pitch count was too high and the âBowsâ three quick outs in the bottom of the eighth did not provide enough rest/recovery time.
âWe just decided (Robello) did his job, and weâd play it smart and hand it over to Ryan (Inouye),â Zuniga said.
Lau Kong continued his ascending freshman season. He went 2-for-4, driving home four with an RBI single, two-run base hit and sacrifice fly. In his first 12 games, the 6-foot-6, 245-pound Lau Kong hit .133. Since then, he is 15-for-34 (.441), raising his seasonâs average to .313.
âJust seeing the ball really well now and sticking to my approach,â Lau Kong said. âIâm getting my pitch and getting my swing off. I think itâs been working fairly well.â
He said heâs letting pitches get deep and âlook the other way. Anything else I see in, I kind of react to it. Itâs worked so far. Iâl keep sticking with it.â
Third baseman Tate Shimao went 3-for-4 with a home run.
The âBows tied the score with a run in the bottom of the first. Kamana Nahaku and Shimao drew walks. Nahaku went to third on Ben Zeigler-Namoaâs deep fly out to right, then came home on Lau Kongâs ground single to left.
Hawaii won the game against UC Riverside with a score of 9-1.
Hawaii won the first two games of the three-game Big West series against UC Riverside.
Hekili Robello pitched for Hawaii, allowing one run and three hits in eight innings.
Hawaii is currently in fifth place in the Big West Conference with a record of 12-11.
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In the third, Shimao proved he was fully healed from a wrist injury, smacking a solo home run over the Hawaiian Airlines sign in left field. It was Shimaoâs second homer of the season.
In the fifth, Nahaku drew a leadoff walk and moved up a base on Shimaoâs single up the middle. Both advanced on Zeigler-Namoaâs groundout. Lau Kong then hit an opposite-field single to right to plate Nahaku and Shimao and extend the UH margin to 4-1.
The âBows broke it open with a five-run seventh. Lau Kongâs sacrifice fly brought home Shimao with the âBowsâ fifth run of the game. Josh Martin had an run-scoring single to center make it 6-1 and keep the bases loaded. Taylor Takata rocketed a three-run double to left to clear the bases. That hit doubled Takataâs RBI total for the season.