Another pitching gem gives No. 4 Fullerton series win
UH's Kalei Hanawahine slides safely back to first after Cal State Fullerton's pitcher balks in the bottom of the 5th inning Sunday at the Les Murakami Stadium in Manoa. UH lost 3-0. (Krystle Marcellus) Honolulu Star-Advertiser Photo by Krystle Marcellus
Grahamm Wiest tossed eight scoreless innings of two-hit ball and Michael Lorenzen earned his 13th save as No. 4 Fullerton defeated Hawaii 3-0 on Sunday to win the series at Les Murakami Stadium.
Wiest walked one and struck out five to improve to 7-2 as the Titans shut out an opponent for the ninth time this year.
Matt Chapman doubled and scored twice and Lorenzen went 3-for-4 with a run at the plate for Fullerton (36-7, 12-3 Big West), which leads the conference by one game over Cal State Northridge, which swept Pacific.
Kalei Hanawahine and Marc Flores each singled for the Rainbows (9-29, 4-11), who are a game up on Pacific and UC Davis, which are tied for last in the league.
Corey MacDonald (4-5) took the loss after throwing a solid eight innings. He allowed three runs on seven hits with two walks and a strikeout.
Hawaii will play 10 of its final 13 games on the road, beginning with a three-game series at Pacific beginning Friday.
