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2012 March 3 SPT - UH Baseball - Hawaii starting pitcher Scott Squier delivers a pitch in the first inning of the Wichita State vs Hawaii baseball game at Les Murakami stadium. HSA photo by Bruce Asato
2012 March 3 SPT - UH Baseball - Hawaii's second baseman Stephen Ventimilia lunges to tag a sliding Johnny Coy of Wichita State who tried to extend his hit to left field into a double in the top of the seventh inning of the Wichita State vs Hawaii baseball game at Les Murakami stadium. Ventimilia tagged Coy out when Coy took his foot off the bag. HSA photo by Bruce Asato
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2012 March 3 SPT - UH Baseball - Hawaii's third baseman fields a batted ball then threw out the runner in the top of the fifth inning of the Wichita State vs Hawaii baseball game at Les Murakami stadium. HSA photo by Bruce Asato
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2012 March 3 SPT - UH Baseball - Hawaii's second baseman Stephen Ventimilia gets the force out at second base of Wichita State's Micah Green then relays to first for a double play in the fourth inning of the Wichita State vs Hawaii baseball game at Les Murakami stadium. HSA photo by Bruce Asato
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2012 March 3 SPT - UH Baseball - Hawaii's second baseman Stephen Ventimilia tags a sliding Johnny Coy of Wichita State who tried to extend his hit to left field into a double in the top of the seventh inning of the Wichita State vs Hawaii baseball game at Les Murakami stadium. Ventimilia tagged Coy out when Coy took his foot off the bag. HSA photo by Bruce Asato
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2012 March 3 SPT - UH Baseball - Hawaii's Trevor Podratz gets a hit for a single in the bottom of the seventh inning of the Wichita State vs Hawaii baseball game at Les Murakami stadium. HSA photo by Bruce Asato
Freshman Scott Squier allowed three hits over eight scoreless innings and Hawaii won its eighth in a row, beating Wichita State 4-0 on Saturday afternoon at Les Murakami Stadium.
Max Duval hit a two-run double and Collin Bennett had two hits and two RBIs for the Rainbows (9-3).
Johnny Coy had two hits for the Shockers (5-6).
Squier (2-1) walked two and struck out seven to win his second straight decision. He has thrown 14 straight scoreless innings since he was roughed up for seven runs in 2 2/3 innings in his UH debut against Oregon.
Jesse Moore worked a perfect ninth to end the game.
Hawaii will try for its second consecutive series sweep in the finale on Sunday at 12:05. The Rainbows haven’t had a nine-game winning streak since 1998.
