HONOLULU – Washington State put the tying run on in the ninth inning but Hawaii held off the comeback attempt and posted a 4-3 win at Les Murakami Stadium Saturday evening.
Cougar senior lefthander A.J. Block worked around some early troubles and set career-highs with eight innings and 10 strikeouts. WSU (2-5) saw Kyle Manzardo, Collin Montez and Justin Van De Brake each record two hits while Hawai'i improved to 7-2 after jumping out to an early lead and holding off the Cougars in the later innings.