Lavinia Holschuh pitched a one-hitter and drove in two runs to lift Hilo to a 3-0 softball victory over Cleveland yesterday to win the 17th Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities World Series at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Hilo finished 6-0 in the eight-team tournament for ages 19 and under at Lake Catherine Sports Complex.

Holschuh, a Kohala graduate who plays for Hawai'i-Hilo, had a perfect game through five innings .

Hilo coach James Hirayama said Holschuh added a second drop ball pitch, which made a difference in the championship game.

"It's really extreme, and our catcher, Robyn (Santiago), has a hard time catching it," Hirayama said in a story on the tournament's Web site. "The ball moves all over the place, and Lavinia got in control and just went from there. She's a big reason why we made it here and today she is a big reason why we won."

Holschuh was named the tournament's most valuable player.

"I'm glad that I could come out and perform because I've had a bit of a hard time this tournament," Holschuh said "It's really nice to be able to come out and throw my drop ball."

Kirsty Imai added a hit and scored two runs, and Sloane Thomas also had a hit and scored for Hilo.

Hilo finished runner-up in this tournament last year.

"It's been a hard season this year and we put in a lot of hard work," Holschuh said. "We've had some tough breaks, but it all came together for us."

RBI has programs in more than 200 cities worldwide with more than 100,000 boys and girls playing baseball and softball. All of the teams' expenses are funded by the RBI program, through Major League Baseball and KPMG.

The Hilo team is from the Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island RBI.

A broadcast of the final will be on the MLB Network at 5 a.m. on Aug. 23.

Information from www.mlb.com was used in this report.

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PIGSKIN PIGOUT SET

The 14th annual Murphy's Pigskin Pigout, a fundraiser for University of Hawai'i football, will be held Thursday at Murphy's Bar & Grill (2 Merchant St.), starting at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at Murphy's Bar & Grill or by calling 754-1502. The cost is $100 and includes pupus, drinks and entertainment.

There will be live and silent auctions, featuring football memorabilia, trips and other items.