Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 WAIPAHU, Hawaii (April 10, 2016) – The Hawaii Pacific baseball team celebrated Senior Day and honored its 13 departing student-athletes with a pair of non-conference victories over visiting UH Hilo.
 
The Sharks claimed the opener 7-6 (10 innings) and won the return matchup 4-1 (seven innings) to conclude a four-game series at Hans L'Orange Park.
 
The Sharks (26-12, 16-10 PacWest) took the first game in walk-off fashion as second baseman Bronson Aiwohi drove in Austin Inabata from third on a sacrifice fly in the home half of the 10^th inning. Aiwohi finished the opener with four hits, while teammate Nolan Barraza notched three doubles, scored three runs and drove in two.
 
Brandon Bonilla (2-0), the team's senior closer, came on for a non-save assignment in the ninth inning with a runner on second and one out. The hard-throwing lefty retired the two batters he faced then tossed a scoreless 10^th frame en route to earning the win.
 
Bonilla also pitched a perfect seventh frame of the second game and secured his 10^th save of the season. He has allowed just one unearned run in 18 2/3 innings this season, through which he has struck out 25.
 
Jordan Knoll (2-0) picked up the win in the finale after allowing a run and striking out three in six innings. Tanner Tokunaga posted two hits and a double, while backup catcher Robert Fram doubled twice.
 
The Vulcans (4-25, 3-21) received two hits apiece from Kyle Yamada, Phillip Steering, Jonathan Segovia and Edison Sakata in the opener.
 
Bonilla, the son of former Major League slugger Bobby Bonilla, joined the Sharks after spending time at both Arizona State and Grand Canyon Universities. The hard-throwing relief option, who can let it fly at 97 mph, also boasts a biting slider that darts in toward right-handed hitters.
 
Bonilla was selected in the 37^th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft in 2011 after his time at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., by the Colorado Rockies. He was then picked in 2014 via the 25^th round of the MLB June Amateur Draft by the Baltimore Orioles, but chose instead to focus on earning his college degree; he's currently a graduate student at HPU.
 
The Sharks are aiming to improve on their 27-20 record from last year, which included a 17-15 mark in conference play. HPU was picked to finish seventh this season in a very competitive 10-team PacWest Conference via a preseason vote by league coaches. The team is guided by 11^th-year skipper Garett Yukumoto, who is the program's winningest coach at 315-208-1.  
 
HPU hits the road to finish the season with a trio of four-game series at Fresno Pacific, Dixie State and UH Hilo.