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Alex Baeza hit a three-run double in the ninth inning to deliver Hawaii a 7-6 baseball victory over Illinois State tonight at Les Murakami Stadium.
ISU had taken a 6-4 lead in the top of the ninth scoring two runs with two outs.
The ’Bows loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth and, with two outs, Baeza pounded a drive to the wall in center to clear the bases.
UH (10-6) is up 2-0 in the series and will go for a sweep in a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1 p.m.
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