"The whole game, offensively, executing-wise, we didn't get it done," UH coach Mike Trapasso said. "We didn't get a couple bunts down, we missed a squeeze early."

The Tigers (6-5) scored the go-ahead run when Jesse Kovacs led off the 13th with a double, took third on a sacrifice by Ryan Amos and came home on Anthony Jackson's single to right against Steven Wright (1-1).

Wright worked 5¡ innings, giving up a run on two hits and a walk with three strikeouts. In three appearances this season, he has allowed two runs on five hits and a walk with 12 strikeouts in 11 innings.

Wright's wasn't the only effort wasted. Starter Justin Costi was charged with a run on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts in 7á innings, the longest stint for a UH starter this season.

In the UH 11th, Isaac Omura led off with a single to left and took second when left fielder Jerin Harper mishandled the ball. The right-handed hitting Luis Avila tried to go the opposite way, but popped to second on a 1-2 pitch as Omura stayed at second.

"I made a stupid move by trying to let Luis get a good swing in," Trapasso said. "I should've just had him bunt the whole time."

Schafer Magana was intentionally walked and Esteban Lopez's ground single to left loaded the bases, instead of scoring Omura had he been on third on a sacrifice. Adam Roberts then struck out and Matt Inouye ripped a shot back to Schmidt, who knocked the ball down and threw out Inouye.

In the 13th, Magana led off with a single to left. But Lopez failed on a sacrifice attempt and eventually struck out, as did pinch-hitter Jonathan Hee. Matt Inouye singled down the left-field line with Harper making a quick cut-off to keep Magana at third. Had Magana reached second on a sacrifice, he would've likely scored. Instead, Robbie Wilder flied out to right to end the game.

"We had so many opportunities," UH co-captain Greg Kish said. "We didn't cash in. Nobody wanted to be the hero today. Nobody wanted to get it done. We kept fighting and fighting, but we couldn't get it done."

Hawai'i's Joe Spiers slides safely into second in the 12th as Pacific's Anthony Jackson awaits the throw. Spiers was stranded there.

"I think our team showed a little character today," Pacific coach Ed Sprague said. "We could've easily thrown in the towel after losing the first two and losing a tough one last night in 10 innings. But we battled. Offensively, we weren't very good, but our pitchers stepped up to the plate and did a good job."

The Tigers might have lost a player for the season. In the third, Spiers grounded to third baseman Kovacs, whose throw pulled first baseman Jordan Seiber's glove-side arm into the base path and into Spiers. The ball was jarred loose, as both players immediately went down. Spiers was able to remain in the game. Seiber was replaced by Justin Baum. Sprague said Seiber might have a torn ligament in his left arm. Seiber entered the game batting .321, second-highest on the team. He was 4 for 9 in the series.

"Doesn't look good that we could get him back for the season," Sprague said.

Pacific scored first with precise execution. In the fifth, Kovacs led off with a double to right, took third when Noah St. Urbain grounded out to second and scored when Jackson did the same to make it 1-0.

Hawai'i tied it in the bottom of the fifth. With two outs, Kish doubled to right-center and scored on Omura's line single to right. Omura took second on the throw back to the infield, but was stranded there when Avila flied out to center. It stayed deadlocked until the 13th.

"If you want to be a championship-type ball club, you don't come out, just throw your gloves out there and hope to score one or two and win the game," Trapasso said.