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Hawaii pitcher Dominic DeMiero during the third inning of tonight’s game.
A night after being silenced in Friday’s opener, the University of Hawaii baseball rebounded with a statement-making 8-3 victory over No. 6 North Carolina State tonight at Les Murakami Stadium.
Dominic DeMiero, a junior college transfer, made a shining debut in intermittent Manoa mist, surrendering six hits in seven innings. He struck out five, mixing a fastball, changeup and slider. DeMiero also authored a rare scene, breaking Tommy DeJuneas’ aluminum bat with an inside fastball.
Earlier this month, DeMiero missed a week of training while undergoing a medical procedure in Minnesota. But he returned in good health and built his pitch count in scrimmages. He threw 88 pitches — 55 for strikes — against the Wolfpack.
On Friday night, the Rainbow Warriors were limited to five hits, including one in the final four innings. But they scored a run in the first and third innings, then chased Wolfpack starter Cody Beckman with a three-run fourth. Beckman, who was drafted by the New York Mets in the 25th round last summer, threw 62 pitches in 3-plus innings, not counting the 15 attempted pick-off throws to first base.
The ‘Bows added three two-out runs in the sixth to move out of reach.
The teams meet Sunday at noon.
That’s the way to gain recognition Nationally. Play tough, ranked, teams and occasionally upset them. Only the MBB team dumbs down the schedule and fills it with the weakest teams in the Nation to try and pad the win/loss record. Not for football, baseball, volleyball, only MBB.
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