An opening night crowd of 1,767 watched the Rainbows overcome an early 1-0 deficit, breaking the game open with a four-run third.

Harrington (1-0) allowed a run on seven hits and one walk with no strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings to win his six consecutive decision spanning to last season for the Rainbows (1-0).

Jayson Kramer added 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief for UH.

Kris Sanchez batted 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBIs for UH.

Matthew Wickswat (0-1) allowed five runs on six hits and four walks in 2 2/3 innings for the Broncos (0-1).

The Brocos took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Former UH-Hilo player Kevin Drever led off the game with an opposite-field double to left, took third on Tommy Medica's sacrifice to third and scored when Matt Long won an 11-pitch at-bat with a chop double over the first base bag. Long took third when Nathan Faulkner grounded out to short, but was stranded there when Evan LeBlanc flied out to right.

The Rainbows tied it in the bottom of the second. Kris Sanchez led off with a double to left and Eli Christensen walked after an 11-pitch plate appearance. Evan Zimny struck out after failing to sacrifice the runners after the first two pitches, but Landon Hernandez's ground single to left scored Sanchez and sent Christensen to second. Vinnie Catricala grounded to second for an inning-ending double play.

Hawai'i chased Wickswat from the game in a four-run third that saw 10 Rainbows come to bat. Jorge Franco led off with a walk, Hee singled to center and Justin Frash walked to load the bases. After Brandon Haislet lined out to second, Sanchez walked to force across a run to give UH a 2-1 lead. Christensen followed with a sacrifice fly to right that also moved Frash to third. Zimny's RBI single to right moved Sanchez to third, where he scored on Hernandez's single to right to make it 5-1 and end Wickswat's night.

Steve Kalush came in for Wickswat, but his fielding error allowed Catricala to reach first and load the bases. But Franco flied out to center to end the inning.

In the top of the sixth, UH second baseman Jon Hee left the game with an apparent left shoulder injury diving for a ground ball. He was replaced by Nathan Young.

Hawai'i added to its lead in the bottom of the sixth. Young led off with a single to left. After Frash flied ou to center, Haislet was hit by a pitch. Sanchez's double to right scored Young as Haislet stopped at third, ending Kalush's night in the process. Chris Stansbury came in for Kalush and Christensen greeted him with a sacrifice fly to center that also moved Sanchez to third, increeasing UH's lead to 7-1.