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Bodendorf’s 10 Ks Helps University of Hawaii Baseball Squad Even Series

By Staff | May 18, 2024

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Harrison Bodendorf delivered an incredible effort out of the bullpen with 10 strikeouts over the final four innings to help the Hawai’i baseball team even up the series at Long Beach State with a 7-2 win Saturday night.

A day after having their nation-leading 11-game winning streak snapped, the ‘Bows bounced right back behind Bodendorf’s career-high 10 strikeouts over four innings with just a run and three hits allowed. Only five batters put the ball in play against the lefty while he recorded 10 of his 12 outs via punch-out.

The Rainbow Warriors got on the board first, scoring a pair of two-out runs in the third inning. Jake Tsukada broke the ice with a two-out RBI knock to score Elijah Ickes before Austin Machado delivered a run-scoring double to left field to make it 2-0.

The Dirtbags got on the board with a run in the bottom of the third, but UH created separation again in the fifth with two more runs. Machado delivered his second RBI of the day with a one-out base hit before Dallas Duarte came through with a two-out run-scoring single to make it 4-1.

Each team scored a run in the eighth inning to make it 5-2 heading to the ninth when UH added a pair of insurance runs thanks to a two-out error that allowed a pair of runs to score.

Randy Abshier got the start and went four innings with five strikeouts while giving up one unearned run. The run came in the third inning and snapped his scoreless innings streak at 15.1 innings, however he still has not given up an earned run in 17.1 consecutive frames. Itsuki Takemoto relieved Abshier in the fifth and worked a scoreless frame to earn the win.

Machado led the way offensively going 3-for-5 with his two RBIs while Tsukada added a three-hit day of his own going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI. Duarte recorded a multi-hit game finishing 2-for-5 with a run driven in and Donahue worked three walks and scored a run.

The ‘Bows wrap-up their series against the Dirtbags Sunday at 10 a.m. HT.