Sanchez is 13-for-20 on the season for a .650 batting average. His two-run double in the fifth snapped a 3-all game.

Mark Rodrigues (2-0) pitched five innings, allowing three runs (one earned), six hits and two walks with four strikeouts for UH (3-2). Matt Daly pitched four scoreless innings of one-hit ball for his first save.

Drew Murray (0-1) allowed five runs (two earned), three hits and five walks with seven strikeouts in four-plus innings for the Eagles (1-1)

For the first time this season, the Rainbows scored before their opponent. With one out in the first, Jorge Franco reached first on a fielding error by third baseman Chris Shehan. Franco then stole second, took third on catcher's throwing error on the play and scored on Justin Frash's sacrifice fly to center. Brandon Haislet then lined a home run to left-center to make it 2-0. Kris Sanchez then ripped a triple of the center field wall, but was left there when Eli Christensen struck out.

The Eagles got one back in the top of the second. Chris Shehan doubled to right-center with one out and an out later, scored when Chris Hollis grounded a double down the left field line to make it 2-1. Jeremy Beckham grounded out to third to strand the runner at second.

Hawai'i cashed in on another Georgia Southern error to add a run in the third. With one out, Frash walked and one out later, took second on Sanchez's single to right. On the second pitch to Christensen, catcher Parker's pick-off throw to first was wild, allowing Frash to score from second and Sanchez to take second to increase UH's lead to 3-1.

The Eagles tied it in the fourth. With one out, Shehan reached on shortstop Christensen's throwing error, a play that first base umpire Dan Farnsworth ruled pulled first baseman Sanchez off the bag. Brian Pierce singled to left to put runners at first and second. After Hollis flied out to right, Jeremy Beckham's two-run double down the left field line tied the game at 3. Rodrigues struck out Matt Miller to end the innig.