WAIPAHU, Hawaii - Augustana baseball's Hawaii trip came to an end Saturday. The Vikings battled the Sharks of Hawaii Pacific for the fifth time in the last four days but came up just short, falling to HPU 3-0.

Augustana (1-4) struggled from the plate all afternoon, picking up just three hits in the nine-inning affair.

Hawaii Pacific scored in the first frame on a sacrifice ground out and then added two insurance runs in the third on a Viking error.

The Vikings threatened in the third after Ryan Menssen singled to center and Sam Baier was hit by a pitch. But a fly out to center and a fielder's choice ended the Vikings chances at any runs.

Pitchers of Record
Win - Blake Flint (1-0): 8 IP, 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 earned runs, 6 strikeouts, 0 walks
Loss - Ryne Lees (0-1): 6 IP, 3 hits, 3 runs, 1 earned run, 4 strikeouts, and 0 walks
Save - Tyler Van Stone (1): 1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 strikeouts, 0 walks

Viking Notables
• Augustana fell to 2-12 all-time against the Sharks
• The Vikings left four runners on base
• Carter Wevik, Patrick O'Donnell, and Menssen had the only Viking hits of the game
• Jacob Blank pitched two innings of shutout, relief baseball. Blank didn't allow a hit to give up a walk while striking out two
• Lees pitched a solid game giving up just one earned one while striking out four

Up Next
Augustana will be off next weekend before traveling to St. Charles, Mo. to take on the Lions of Lindenwood University in a 3-game series on Feb. 18-19.