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The University of Hawaii baseball team lost another pitcher and then a Big West game — 7-2 to Long Beach State — tonight at Les Murakami Stadium.
Jackson Rees lasted seven pitches before leaving when he was accidentally struck on the mouth by a return throw from catcher Kekai Rios. Kash Koltermann replaced Rees and the Dirtbags then scored five runs before making their first out.
Zak Baayoun spaced eight hits to improve to 9-2.
The ’Bows dropped to 25-21 overall and 9-10 in the Big West. They need a victory in any of their five remaining games to ensure a winning regular season for the second consecutive year.
The Dirtbags are 25-27 and 10-9.
