Naess, Hoiland Lead Cal Poly to Big West Win Over Hawaii

HONOLULU (Interstat) — Griffin Naess carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and Cam Hoiland homered as Cal Poly defeated Hawaii 6-2 in a Big West Conference opener Friday at Neal S. Blaisdell Center.

Naess, the Mustangs’ top star, dominated over 6 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs on no hits with five strikeouts before exiting. Hoiland went 3 for 4 with a solo homer and two RBIs. Alejandro Garza added a two-run homer for Cal Poly, which had eight hits.

The Warriors scored both runs in the fourth. Kamana Nahaku had an RBI single. Starter Isaiah Magdaleno took the loss, allowing four earned runs over five innings. Cal Poly improved to 6-7. Hawaii fell to 8-3.