Softball picks up 2 victories; Iwata notches first hit The University of Hawai‘i softball team opened the 2010 Louisville-Slugger Desert Classic with an 11-8 win over previously undefeated Utah (5-1) at Eller Media Stadium in Las Vegas. The ‘Bows erased
Softball picks up
2 victories; Iwata notches first hit
The University of Hawai‘i softball team opened the 2010 Louisville-Slugger Desert Classic with an 11-8 win over previously undefeated Utah (5-1) at Eller Media Stadium in Las Vegas.
The ‘Bows erased an early, five-run deficit with the help of three home runs, while Stephanie Ricketts (2-2) earned her second win of the season with a complete game effort.
The ‘Bows took a 7-5 lead after trailing 5-0, but again trailed 8-7 in the fifth inning.
They managed to bring four runs across the plate in the bottom of the fifth, including a two-run home run by Jenna Rodriguez.
That victory put UH at 4-2 on the young season.
It then had a much more one-sided victory in the day’s second game, an 11-0 victory over UNLV that included five homers.
Melissa Gonzalez and Alex Aguirre each smacked two and Kaia Parnaby had the other blast.
The game also featured the first collegiate hit for Kaua‘i High School graduate and freshman shortstop, Jessica Iwata.
Iwata had a two-out double in the third inning, extending the inning for Aguirre to come up to the plate and hit her first dinger of the night.
Iwata went 1 for 2 with a run and a walk for the now 5-2 Hawai‘i squad.
Men’s volleyball sweeps Hope
The Hawai‘i men’s volleyball team came away with a 3-0 sweep over Hop International, Friday at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu.
The Warriors moved to 8-5 on the season with the 30-17, 30-23, 30-26 win.
Jonas Umlauft led all players with 18 kills, followed by Joshua Walker with 15.
Setter Nejc Zemljak had 43 of the team’s 50 assists.
Walker led the way with 10 digs.
UH gets back into Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play Friday when BYU comes to the Stan Sheriff Center for a 7 p.m. start.
The second match will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday in Wailuki on Maui.
Oride, Kua lead UH
at John Burns
The University of Hawai‘i men’s golf team finished the John A. Burns Intercollegiate in 13th place of 15 teams, Friday, at the Leilehua Golf Course. The Warriors carded rounds of 293, 297, and 302 for an 892 total.
The top-finisher for UH was freshman Cory Oride, of Kaua‘i, who tied for 29th place at 1-over par (70-70-77=217). This is Oride’s second time leading UH in a tournament; the first came at the Turtle Bay Resort College Invitational where he finished in a tie for 13th place.
Also competing for the Warriors was Kaua‘i sophomore T.J. Kua (71-69-78=218/T36th), junior Kamden Brakel (74-80-78=232/77th), sophomore Jared Sawada (78-81-74=233/78th), and sophomore Pono Calip (85-78-73=236/T80th).
UNLV won the team championship at 28-under par (285-275-276=836). At the end of the third round, UNLV and Texas A&M were tied for first, but UNLV came out on top by winning the first playoff hole. Leader through the first two rounds, California, finished in a tie for third with Brigham Young.
Individually, Andrea Pavan of Texas A&M took the title at 12-under par (70-69-65=204). Pavan began the day in eighth place but was able to fight his way to the top by firing a third-round 65.
In one month, UH will travel to Lakeside, Calif. to compete in the Barona Collegiate Cup, March 25 through 26.
