WAIPAHU, Hawai'i -- Hawai'i Pacific University got an eighth inning home run from Mitchell Bumann and an outstanding pitching performance from Matthew Gunter to split a PacWest doubleheader with No. 13 Dixie State  on Saturday at Hans L'Orange Park.
 
The Sharks (17-27, 7-25) beat the No. 13 Trailblazers (30-10, 19-7) 2-1 in the second game after falling to DSU 11-4 in the first game.
 
Junior infielder Mitchell Bumann of Corona, Calif./Temescal Canyon hit a two-run home run  to left field to give the Sharks a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the eighth after the Trailblazers got on the board in the top of the eighth.
 
Gunter, the lefthanded senior from Orangevale, Calif./Bella Vista, went the distance allowing one run on seven hits while striking out 10 and giving up four walks (two intentional). With his 10 Ks, Gunter chalked up his 93rd strikeout of the season to set a new single-season school strikeout record, passing the 87 set by Rico Garcia in the 2015 season.
 
In game one, Dixie State scored five runs in the top of the first inning to take control and never let up in picking up the 11-4 win. HPU got a 3-for-5 performance from junior designated hitter Codi Santana of Oxnard, Calif./St. Bonaventure HS.
 
The Sharks and Trailblazers will conclude their series on Sunday when they play a doubleheader to makeup their rained out twinbill from Friday. The first pitch is set for 11 a.m. at Hans L'Orange Park.
 
Game Two
 
The second game of the doubleheader was an old fashioned pitcher's duel that was settled in the eighth inning.
 
While Gunter was on fire through the first seven innings, Dixie State's Mason Hilty might have been as crafty, allowing just three hits with no walks through seven innings. Gunter entered the eighth allowing five hits.
 
Gunter got the first two Trailblazers out in the top of the eighth before facing Trey Kamachi who sent a 2-2 pitch to the left center field fence for a standup double. After an intentional walk to Logan Porter, the Trailblazers got a first pitch sharp chopper from Tyler Mildenberg for a seeing-eye single just under the glove of a diving Bumann up the middle to drive in Kamachi for the 1-0 DSU lead.
 
But the Sharks got to Hilty in the bottom of the eighth as Keola Himan led off with a single through the right side of the infield on the first pitch. Bumann followed with a ball and a foul off before jacking a 1-1 delivery from Hilty into the trees beyond the left field fence for his third home run of the season to give HPU its first lead of the day at 2-1 to chase Hilty.
 
HPU got two more on base, but left them stranded.
 
Gunter finished by delivering a strikeout, a flyout and a soft liner for the win.
 
Hilty (8-2) lost for just the second time this season, going 7.0 innings and allowing the two runs on just five hits with four strikeouts and no walks.  Jose Rosales-Rodarte gave up one hit with two strikeout in his inning of relief.
 
Game One
 
The first game was all Dixie State from the start in the 11-4 win over the Sharks.
 
The No. 13 Trailblazers opened with a one-out three-run home run by Porter that included an unearned run off HPU starter Kyle Detwiler. Mildenberg followed with a triple to right, with Jake Davison following with an RBI double. Another error fielding error extended the inning and put Davison on third. He scored on an RBI ground out by Wyatt Branch.
 
DSU added two more runs in the fourth when Branch singled ahead of Trey Reineke who belted the first pitch he saw over the fence in right field for a 7-0 lead.
 
HPU added a run when the Sharks loaded the bases on a Ryan Torres-Torioka walk, a Santana singled and a Wyatt Hoppie single. Jordan Mopas brought home Torres-Torioka with an RBI sacrifice fly.
 
Dixie State put the game out of reach in the fifth, scoring four more runs. Mildenberg was hit by a pitch ahead of an RBI double by Davison. DSU loaded the bases on a single and a walk, before Reineke walked to drive in a run. Drew McLaughlin, who was 3-for-6 in the game, chalked up an RBI single and Baker ended the Trailblazer scoring with an RBI sacrifice fly to center.
 
The Sharks did get a big inning in the seventh, collecting four runs. Trey Yukumoto started the inning with a two-out double, Tanner Tokunaga and Torres-Torioka drew walks to load the bases. Santana rapped a solid single to left to bring home Yukumoto and Tokunaga. Hoppie walked to reload the bases and force a pitching change. New reliever Tyler Burdett hit Mopas with his second pitch to bring home Torres-Torioka for the fourth HPU run of the game.
 
Detwiler (1-6) got the loss, allowing nine runs (seven earned) on eight hits, while Russell Grant was charged with two runs on a hit and two walks and Ryan Sanchez finished up with 4.2 innings of shutout pitching, with six hits and five strikeouts.
 
Dixie State's Dylan File (7-1) picked up the win, going 6.0 innings with one run on four hits and three strikeouts.