The Hawaii Pacific baseball team’s season took a turn for the worse on Wednesday, as they suffered a 5-0 loss to Concordia Irvine on the first day of the PacWest Conference championships. Despite this setback, the Sharks are still in the competition and determined to fight their way back.
HPU is now facing a must-win situation for the rest of the tournament, which runs through Saturday. Coach Dane Fujinaka’s team, seeded second with a record of 30-21, will take on Point Loma in an elimination game at 8 a.m. Hawaii time on Friday at Azusa Pacific’s Cougar Baseball Complex. If they emerge victorious, they will have another chance to compete at 4 p.m. that same day.
On the other hand, Concordia Irvine will face defending champion Azusa Pacific in the winners’ bracket. The winner of the HPU vs. Point Loma game will then go on to face the loser of the CUI vs. Azusa Pacific matchup.
Despite losing by five runs without generating much offense in six innings, HPU had an impressive season, reaching
