Box Score ST. GEORGE, UTAH – The first ever showdown in baseball between Dixie State College and the University of Hawaii-Hilo proved to be a hardball purist's dream. In a game that featured four lead changes and four ties, an eighth inning single by Brett Adams (Sandy, UT/Alta) pushed the Red Storm to a 9-8 victory Friday afternoon at Bruce Hurst Field. Dixie State improves to 16-9 on the year and extends their lead in the Pacific West Conference with a 6-3 in-league mark. The Vulcans drop to 12-11 and 3-6 in Pac West play. The first seven innings resembled a heavyweight prize fight with both schools trading single-run jabs and multi-run body blows. It looked like we might have to go to the judges' cards, but Dixie State fought enough in the eighth and ninth to record a TKO. With the game tied 6-6 after seven, Hawaii-Hilo scored two off DSC reliever Todd Morlock (Magna, UT /Taylorsville). Gary Jones scored from third on a balk and Shane Kessel knocked in Kalehua Moniz with a one-out double to push the Vulcans ahead by two. Dixie State rallied in the eighth scoring three runs. With the bases-loaded, Tony Nelson (St. George. UT/Dixie) knocked in Abe Candaleria (Camarillo. CA/Camarillo HS) on a groundout, setting the table for Adams. On a 1-0 pitch from UHH reliever Kurtis Sherer, Adams grounded a two-run single up middle to give Dixie the ultimate lead 9-8. Morlock allowed a leadoff single in the ninth, but got a great play in the outfield by Aaron Friend (Las Vegas. NV/Centennial HS) and one by Jimmy Dever (Tuscon. AZ/Catalina Foothills HS) at short to keep Hilo off the board in the ninth. Morlock (3-1) picks up the win going the final 2.1 innings allowing two runs on five hits. Sherer (0-1) is handed the loss after surrendering the go-ahead run in his lone inning of work. Four DSC players with hitting streaks of five game or more – Dever (15), Adams (8), Friend (7) and Alex Rosenhan (Highland. UT/Alta HS) (6) – each got at least one safety to continue their roll. The Red Storm finished the game with 14 hits – paced by Adams and Rosenhan with three a piece. Adams had a game-high four RBI. Dever hit his seventh home run, a solo shot in the seventh. Hilo knocked 16 hits with Matthew Haasenritter leading the team with three including a home run and a double. Dixie State and Hawaii-Hilo play games two and three of the series on Saturday beginning at 2 p.m. Both games will be seven innings. SportsRadio 1210 will have the call of game one while John Potter, on DixieAthletics.com, will call the nightcap. Links to access the audio feeds can be found at DixieAthletics.com