WAIPAHU, Hawaii – Cal State East Bay played day two of the Oahu Baseball Classic on Saturday, sweeping a doubleheader against UH Hilo, with a game one win of 12-6, followed by a historic 27-3 win in the later contest.
 

GAME SUMMARIES

Cal State East Bay 12, UH Hilo 6
After trailing 3-0, the Pioneers would get on the scoreboard with two runs in the top of the third inning on an Aidan Morton single to center field that drove in Matthew O'Mahony and Luke Novitske. After the Vulcans extended their lead in the bottom of the third inning, the Pioneers answered with three runs in the fourth for a 5-4 lead that would not be relinquished. The next two runs by Cal State East Bay were off the bat of Brenden Bell, who in consecutive at-bats, hit solo home runs.
 
After the Vulcans were within one run in the bottom of the seventh, the Pioneers added a pair of runs in the top of the eighth for a 9-6 lead, and to finish off the game offensively, Novitske launched his second home run of the game in the top of the ninth – a three-run shot for a 12-6 lead which became the final score.

• The win went to Dwyer Lewis for the Pioneers with 6.0 innings pitched in relief with seven strikeouts.
• Novitske would lead the Pioneers' offense going 3-for-6 with three runs scored.

Cal State East Bay 27, UH Hilo 3
The Pioneers scored 11 runs in the top of the third inning and seven runs in the top of the ninth inning in a historic victory. The Pioneers also scored three runs in both the top of fifth and seventh innings. The 27 runs scored marked the most runs in Cal State East Bay's tenure as a modern CCAA member. The 27 runs are also the most runs scored by a CCAA team since 2018. The Pioneers had 26 hits on the game as well.

• The win went to Jackson Ellis for the Pioneers, with 7.0 innings pitched with five strikeouts.
• Six Pioneers had multiple hits, led by Jaylen Hodges and Luke Brown each having four apiece.
• Brown, Hodges and Danelle Daniels had four RBIs each.
• Sam Gilliam, Drake Richardson, O'Mahony, Brown, Robert Ellwanger and Alonzo Guijarro hit one double each.

POSTGAME QUOTE

Cal State East Bay head coach Mike Cummins following a 39-run output on Saturday:
"Great offensive day, Dwyer Lewis was outstanding in relief in the first game. Jackson Ellis gave us a solid performance in the second game. A lot of guys had great days at the plate. Look to finish the tournament strong tomorrow."
 

UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY

To close out the Oahu Baseball Classic, the Pioneers take on Chaminade at 11 a.m. HST (1 p.m. Pacific) followed by a game against Hawai'i Pacific starting at 6 p.m. HST (8 p.m. Pacific).