Ball State University Athletics
Friday, February 27
Manoa, Hawaii
6:30 PM HT / 11:30 PM ET
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Photo by: Caden Vincent
Balius, Gillis, Griffiths Collect Hits in Game 2 Defeat at Hawaii
February 28, 2026 | Baseball
MANOA, Hawaii -- Hawaii got eight runs on six hits in a decisive fourth inning Friday night as the Rainbow Warriors beat Ball State 12-0 at Les Murakami Stadium. Ball State and Hawaii, meeting for the first time in program history, battle in game three on Saturday, and game four Sunday.
Hawaii took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, and a one-out, bases-empty triple ignited the home team in the fourth inning of game two. It was the first of six hits in the inning to chase Cardinals starter Keegan Johnson.
Ball State got hits from Gavin Balius, Brett Griffiths and Jacob Gillis on Friday, the same trio that collected hits in game one. Each has two hits in the series.
Hawaii took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, and a one-out, bases-empty triple ignited the home team in the fourth inning of game two. It was the first of six hits in the inning to chase Cardinals starter Keegan Johnson.
Ball State got hits from Gavin Balius, Brett Griffiths and Jacob Gillis on Friday, the same trio that collected hits in game one. Each has two hits in the series.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hekili Robello (3-0)
L: Johnson, Keegan (0-1)
Base Running:
HBP: Stokes, Taber 1
Batting:
2B: Ben Zeigler-Namoa 1
3B: Elijah Ickes 1
HR: Ben Zeigler-Namoa 1
RBI: Kamana Nahaku 1 ; Ben Zeigler-Namoa 6 ; Elijah Ickes 2 ; Draven Nushida 2 ; Mana Lau Kong 1
SF: Elijah Ickes 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kamana Nahaku 2 ; Ben Zeigler-Namoa 2 ; Elijah Ickes 1 ; Jake Redding 1 ; Draven Nushida 1 ; Mana Lau Kong 2 ; Tino Bethancourt 1 ; Kody Watanabe 1 ; Taylor Takata 1
SB: Kamana Nahaku 1 ; Jake Redding 1 ; Draven Nushida 1
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Players Mentioned
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