A get-together of 454 at Les Murakami Stadium saw Harrison (1990-1993) score all of the game's runs. He hit solo home runs in the fourth and ninth innings, and doubled to lead-off the seventh and scored on pinch hitter John Matias' single to left-center.

"I just come out here every year to have fun with the boys," Harrison said. "I guess I still got something left in the tank. My kids tell me and my wife say I should still be playing, but you know, life moves on."

Harrison, one of 19 alumni suited up for the game, said he does not play in any open leagues.

"I just play once a year," he said. "I just show up. I play softball and golf. That's it."

Four alumni collaborated on a three-hitter to silence the varsity, which loaded the bases with no outs in the third, only to have the heart of the order strand the runners.

Justin Cayetano (2003) pitched three scoreless innings from the fifth and was credited with the win. Chris George (2002-2003), a San Francisco Giants farmhand, pitched two perfect innings, including striking out the side in the ninth, for the save.

Sophomore Rich Olsen was efficient enough to last seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks with one strikeout.

"I was probably going five innings, 15 pitches an inning," said Olsen, who was on a pitch count. He threw 66 pitches, or 9.4 per inning.

Rainbows coach Mike Trapasso said Olsen will start Saturday's second game of the Texas series. He let Olsen pitch, rather than staff the game, to keep the starting pitchers on schedule.

Junior college transfer Stephen Bryant pitched the final two innings for the Rainbows, allowing Harrison's second solo homer.

Sean Yamashita (1999-2002) started for the Alumni, allowing a hit in two innings. Old-timer Randy Weinstein (1972-1974) tacked on two scoreless innings, including escaping the no-outs, bases-loaded jam by striking out Andrew Sansaver and Nate Thurber before retiring Josh Green on a fly to center in the third.

"I stay in shape, but I don't do any baseball stuff until it gets close to this alumni thing," said Weinstein, who lives in Las Vegas. "Then I'll start throwing and getting ready that way."

Newcomer Robbie Wilder led off the varsity first by beating out a grounder to third for a single. He was forced out at second on Greg Kish's grounder to shortstop; Kish reached second on a throwing error by second baseman Corey Ishigo (1992-1995) on the relay to first. It was the only error of the game.

Kish stole third, but was thrown out at home on Sansaver's comebacker to pitcher Yamashita.

Those two innings were the closest the varsity came to scoring.

Wilder, the lead-off hitter, was lifted after three innings, after "tweaking" his hamstring, which had been hampering him in workouts, Trapasso said.

The Rainbows did not hit the ball with much authority yesterday. Besides Wilder's infield hit, Kish hit a bloop single to right and Sansaver beat out a slow roller to second.

"That was by and far the worst we've swung," Trapasso said of his team's hitting. "We didn't hit at all. We only hit three balls hard and all three were outs. Even our three hits were not hit well.

"The truth is it's a shame we swung like that when we haven't done that all year (in workouts)."