Aliviado's hustle, grit could be a boost for UH

By Dave Reardon

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 20, 2012

~~<p>It used to be that no lead was ever safe in college baseball. I was reminded about that Sunday afternoon by Howard Dashefsky when Oregon took a 10-run lead over Hawaii in the fourth inning. Dash played on the UH team that won a key game against New Mexico, 11-10, after the Lobos went up by a touchdown and a field goal. A couple of weeks after that the Rainbows were in the 1980 College World Series.</p>
<p>But now the bats are different, and it's harder to hit the ball out of the park. It's still not impossible to overcome a double-digit deficit. But the 2012 UH team, which lost 14-5 on Sunday, will probably have to attempt such comebacks by nibbling away rather than bombing away.</p>
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It used to be that no lead was ever safe in college baseball. I was reminded about that Sunday afternoon by Howard Dashefsky when Oregon took a 10-run lead over Hawaii in the fourth inning. Dash played on the UH team that won a key game against New Mexico, 11-10, after the Lobos went up by a touchdown and a field goal. A couple of weeks after that the Rainbows were in the 1980 College World Series.

But now the bats are different, and it's harder to hit the ball out of the park. It's still not impossible to overcome a double-digit deficit. But the 2012 UH team, which lost 14-5 on Sunday, will probably have to attempt such comebacks by nibbling away rather than bombing away. Login for more...