Hawaii 6, at Long Beach State 7

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Interstat) — In a wild Big West Conference game defined by a chaotic first inning and a dramatic late home run, Long Beach State outlasted Hawaii 7-6 on Saturday at Blair Field. The Dirtbags, who entered the game with a 4-13 record, overcame an early four-run deficit and then held off a ninth-inning rally by the Warriors to secure just their fifth win of the season. Hawaii, which had routed Long Beach State 11-1 a day earlier, fell to 9-6. The most important sequence of the game occurred in the bottom of the first inning, immediately after… Read more...