FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific baseball team ran their win streak to four on Friday, defeating Hawai'i Pacific 6-5 in the opener of a doubleheader before dropping the nightcap by a final of 14-3.  
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Game 1: Fresno Pacific 6, Hawai'i Pacific 5 | Game 2: Hawai'i Pacific 14, Fresno Pacific 3
Records: FPU (13-12, 10-9 PacWest), HPU (13-14, 7-12)
Location: FPU Diamond | Fresno, Calif.   
All-Time Series: HPU leads 12-11
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GAME 1:  
• After Alex Garcia retired the side on just 11 pitches to start the game, Braden Frankfort got the Sunbirds off and running in the home half with a two-run shot off the right field pole.
• HPU first baseman Christian Kapeliela cut the Shark deficit in half with a solo home run to straightaway left in the second, but FPU's Bryan Honley got the run back with an RBI groundout in the home half.
• A fielding error and two Hawai'i Pacific base hits allowed the Sharks to tie the game at 5-5 in the top of the fifth.
• The Sunbirds again answered in the bottom of the frame, as shortstop Tristen Alvarez avenged his error with a two-run blast that again put the home nine in the driver's seat.
• Kapeliela struck again in the eighth, connecting on his second longball of the game to pull the Sharks even for the final time.
• Alvarez opened the bottom of the inning with a walk and came in to score on an RBI single off the bat from Hunter Villanueva, giving the Blue and Orange their final lead of the game.
• Garcia overcame a one-out walk to finish off his third complete game of the season, striking out eight along the way.
 
GAME 2:
• Hawai'i Pacific scored first, striking for three runs in the fourth before adding four more to the lead an inning later.
• A wild pitch and a sac fly from Ross Dodds brought in two Sunbird runners in the bottom of the fourth to get the home team on the scoreboard.
• The Sharks turned in their biggest offensive outing in the fifth, racking up five runs to move in front 12-2.
• One final HPU run trotted in to score in the sixth before an Angel Flores triple gave FPU their final score of the day in the home seventh.  
 
ON DECK:
• The Sunbirds and Sharks are set to wrap up the series on Saturday afternoon with a single nine-inning affair. First pitch from FPU Diamond is schedule for 12:00 p.m.