ISLE FILE
Bradley sweeps Hilo in baseball doubleheader
Advertiser Staff
Dan Brewer homered to lead off the top of the ninth inning, boosting Bradley to a 7-6 victory over host Hawai'i-Hilo and a sweep of a non-conference baseball doubleheader yesterday at Simmons' Field in Kailua, Kona.
Brewer and Ryan Eigsti each had two RBIs, Colby Luttrell had three hits and Paul Rice pitched out of trouble in the bottom of the ninth for the Braves (7-7).
Rice entered with one out and David Chu on second by way of a hit by pitch and sacrifice. Rice got Robby Mowers to line out to left and, following a wild pitch that advanced Chu to third, induced Ryan Taiariol to pop up for the final out.
Taiariol hit a two-run single to lead the Vulcans (5-25).
In the first game, Brewer drove in four runs and Rice contributed three RBIs to lead Bradley to a 19-10 victory.
Michael Higa had four RBIs, and Mowers and A.J. Satele added three hits apiece for Hilo.
HPU MAKES IT 3 IN ROW
Spencer Omalza had four hits and three RBIs as Hawai'i Pacific defeated Southern Connecticut State, 10-4, yesterday in a non-conference baseball game at Central O'ahu Regional Park.
Danny Lee hit a solo homer, Johnny Gentry added three hits, and Turhan Folse allowed five hits and three earned runs in seven innings to earn the victory for the Sea Warriors (12-9).
Nick Czekaj hit a two-run homer for the Owls (4-11).
On Saturday, David Chow scattered eight hits, struck out three and did not walk a batter as HPU completed a sweep of a doubleheader with a 4-0 victory.
In the first game, Omalza's three-run homer sparked a five-run first inning that propelled HPU to a 12-9 victory.
WAIPAHU WINS AJA
Kramer Aoki and Syd Kinimaka hit two-run homers, and Sean Yamashita pitched 3 2/3 innings of effective relief as Waipahu defeated Wai'alae, 6-5, in the championship game of the O'ahu AJA Tournament yesterday at Central O'ahu Regional Park.
Yamashita relieved starter Blane Muraoka with two runs in and the bases loaded and one out in the sixth. An error and sacrifice fly allowed Wai'alae to close to 6-5, but Yamashita escaped further trouble and allowed just one hit while striking out five to earn the save.
A.D. Mols homered for Wai'alae.
Waipahu will represent O'ahu in the Hawai'i State AJA Tournament in Hilo, April 7 and 8.
TRACK AND FIELD
SHEPPARD QUALIFIES
University of Hawai'i sophomore Emily Sheppard had personal bests in the high jump and long jump at the Northridge Invitational Saturday in Northridge, Calif.
Sheppard matched her personal best of 5-8 3/4 in the high jump for a regional qualifying mark, and set a PR in the long jump with 17-0. She finished second in both events.
Sophomore Thalia Amanakis won the 400-meter hurdles in a personal-best 1:00.90 to just miss a regional qualifying time.
TENNIS
UH TEAMS TRIUMPH
Chad Faulk and Jeff Fitch each won their singles matches and teamed for a doubles victory to help Hawai'i defeat Nevada, 4-3, yesterday in a men's dual match at the UH Tennis Complex.
Andreas Weber also won in singles and doubles for the Rainbow Warriors (4-5).
In a women's dual match, the Rainbow Wahine won all three doubles matches to earn the doubles point yesterday in edging visiting San Jose State, 4-3.
The teams of Florence Wasko and Chloe Bihag, Kana Aikawa and Sophie Kobuch, and Samanta Cappella and Julia Sandborn helped the Rainbow Wahine (4-10) clinch the match.
