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Harris Lyons and Degan Harte had run-scoring singles for Arizona in the sixth inning, but Nevada held on for a 14-8 victory.

It's Hawaii vs. Nevada in the finale at 7 p.m. Sunday, live on ESPN2.

Nevada scored two in the fifth and now leads 12-6 with Arizona batting in the bottom of the fifth. Jesse Keiser hit his second home run for Nevada.

Nevada scored five runs in the fourth and leads 10-6. Michael Blasko hit a double and there were lots of wild pitches.

We're in the bottom of the fourth now, one out and one on for 'zona.

It is 6-5 Arizona in the bottom of the third with Arizona coming to bat. This has been a wild game and I won't try to re-cap it all now. Lots of hits, walks, wild pitches and an error, too.

Jesse Keiser hit a home run for Nevada on the first pitch of the game. Nevada led 2-0 in the middle of the first inning, but manager Jim Kelly pulled fireballing Michael Blasko before he reached 20 pitches and then Arizona's offense came alive.

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Utah scores one in the bottom of the seventh on Dusty Hone's home run, but Nevada reliever Joey Kulla retires the side to win it for Nevada, 10-6.

Nevada goes 4-0 in pool play. 

 

Utah rallied valiantly for three runs in the fifth and two in the sixth to tie 5-5 and send them game into extra innings. But Nevada scored five times in the seventh, highlighted by Michael Blasko's third home run of the game.

Blasko has added another home run - this a three-run, estimated-300-foot-shot to right field - to increase Nevada's lead to 5-0.

The ball sailed over the glove of a man standing 15 yards beyond the right-field fence.

Nevada leads Utah 2-0 in the third. Nevada scored twice in the third, on a solo home run by Michael Blasko and a sacrifice fly by Cadeyn Grenier.

VanStone closes it out and Nevada (3-0) wins it, 4-1.

Nevada still ahead 4-1, top of sixth and one out and one on. Blasko is now at shortstop after reaching the pitch count (85). Tyler VanStone has relieved Blasko on the mound. 

It is still 4-1 after 4 1/2 innings. Blasko has given up three hits and has struck out 14. Christian "C-Boy" Donahue hit a hard double off Blasko last inning, but was stranded at second. Donahue has gotten solid contact against the hard-throwing right-hander in two of three appearances.

Nevada now leads 4-1 after a solo home run by Derek Clelan to lead off the fourth. 

We're into the fifth and Blasko is still on the mound, showing no signs of  tiring. He has struck out 12 in 4 1/3 innings.   

Nevada scored an unearned run in the second and now leads 3-1 after three innings. Blasko has struck out eight in three innings and Hawaii has been very erratic afield.

Blasko retired five consecutive to start the game, but Jedd Andrade broke open the no-hitter with a single to center. Pikai Winchester followed with a fly ball to center that was dropped, scoring pinch runner Keelen Obedoza. It is now 2-1 Nevada heading to bottom of second.  .

Nevada scored twice in the first off Trevor Ling and a shaky Hawaii defense. Jesse Kaiser, Michael Blasko and Josh McCollum all had singles and Hawaii made one error and also failed to complete a sure double play. 

This is this reporter's first look at Nevada fireballer Michael Blakso, whom one longtime observer compared to former Washington Kirkland LL phenom Cody Webster back in 1982.

 Webster - 5-7, 174 pounds, with and with the unusual nickname "Bofus" - pitched and hit Kirkland to the World Series title while capturing the nation's imagination. 

Kirkland's title interrupted Taiwan's reigh of LL World Series titles.

Ironically, Webster's best sport was football in high school, a Bellevue, Wa. sports editor once told us. 

Anyway, Blasko is throwing harder than anyone we've ever seen here, dating back to our first time covering the tourney in 2001. He really makes the catcher's mitt pop. He has just retired Hawaii in order in the first, striking out two.

Nevada vs. Hawaii ready to go. Michael Blasko on mound for Nevada. It will be interesting to see how many innings he pitches, with Nevada having already clinched a spot in the semis. y

Nevada defeats NorCal 7-3.

Nevada scored four runs in the fourth to go ahead 6-3. Jesse Keiser and Josh McCollum had run-scoring singles. NorCal also walked three and made one error.