Lancers Battle Hawaii In Home Non-Conference Finale

Tuesday, April 30

Riverside, Calif.

6:00 PM

California Baptist University

26-18

Hawaii

19-22

Hawaii

California Baptist

Photo by: Reagan Lee

Lancers Battle Hawaii In Home Non-Conference Finale

4/30/2019 9:00:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: Andrew Shortall, Director of Athletics Communications

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Three multi-hit games and some solid relief pitching highlighted California Baptist University's final home non-conference contest versus the University of Hawai'i on Tuesday night.

A five-run first inning was the difference in a 6-2 Rainbow Warriors' victory at Totman Stadium, though. True freshman Chad Castillo matched his career-high three hits for the seventh time this season, while Luke Navigato and John Glenn both went 2-for-4 with a run batted in.

Phenomenal freshman Chad Castillo gets CBU's offense started with a single in the bottom of the first. The Lancers head into the second inning with some work to do, down 5-0 to Hawaii.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/lnP2WfbB2E
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 1, 2019

Hawai'i improves to 19-22 on the season, while CBU moves to 26-18. The Lancers resume Western Athletic Conference play this weekend, as Utah Valley visits Riverside. The series opener is scheduled for a 6 p.m. first pitch on Friday, with game two starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday and the finale taking place at noon on Sunday.

CBU's bullpen held the Warriors to just one run over the final 8.1 innings on Tuesday. Matt Amrhein, Matt Mogollon, Angel Delgado, Mason McGarvey and Jared Billen each did not allow more than one base runner in their outing, as eight Lancers pitchers took the mound.

👏👏 That was quite the bender! 👏👏

Matt Mogollon comes out of the bullpen and throws a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the fourth, with two strikeouts.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/C2er9LGpcc
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 1, 2019

Five free passes and three runs led to five Hawai'i runs in the top of the first inning. The Lancers got on the board on an 0-2, two-out RBI single from Glenn. Castillo and Navigato each singled aboard with one out in the inning.

0⃣➖2⃣ count? No problem for John Glenn.

The junior clutches up with a two-strike, two-out RBI single up the middle. It gets CBU on the board against Hawaii. Glenn is now 2-for-3 tonight.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/BNV1M6NCEg
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 1, 2019

Castillo came up with a highlight reel catch with a leap into the left-field fence in the top of the seventh.

NOT SO FAST❗️

Chad Castillo makes a great leaping catch up against the fence in left field in the seventh inning -- definite #WACtopPlay material.#LanceUp | @WACsports pic.twitter.com/ADY5MHkKfj
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 1, 2019

The Lancers scored their second and final run in the bottom of the eighth. Nick Plaia drew a leadoff, full-count walk and took second on a wild pitch before Navigato laced a triple over the center fielder's head to cap the scoring.

📢📢 Here comes CBU 📢📢

Luke Navigato laces a triple over the center fielder's head to score Nick Plaia (leadoff walk) to make it a 6-2 Hawaii lead with one out in the bottom of the eighth.#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/OSlAkP1nc2
— CBU Baseball (@CBUbaseball) May 1, 2019