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Perfect tube ride in Pipeline Pro
Isaac Kaneshiro scored a perfect 10, while defending Hawaiian Island Creation Pipeline Pro champion Carlos Cabrero was knocked out of the competition yesterday in 8-to 10-foot surf.
In the second heat of round 5, Kaneshiro, of ‘Ewa Beach, pulled into a huge tube and disappeared for five seconds before reappearing to earn a perfect 10 with the longest ride of the day.
Three heats later, Hawai‘i’s Jamie O’Brien, 17, pulled into another sizeable tube that seem to get smaller and smaller. But O'Brien punched through to earn a 9.5 out of a possible 10.
Cabrero, from Puerto Rico, dislocated his shoulder in a wipeout during yesterday’s fourth round. He will miss the rest of the meet.
With the surf getting better, the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals could be held today.
Toros sweep Sea Warriors, 12-9, 5-3
Joe Gevas hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth inning as Cal State-Dominguez Hills defeated Hawai‘i Pacific, 5-3, to earn a sweep of a doubleheader last night at Hans L’Orange Park.
Cedric Gilmore’s two-run homer capped a three-run ninth — the second extra inning — lifting Cal State-Dominguez Hills to a 12-9 victory over Hawai‘i Pacific in the first game.
Kevin Halamicek (2-1) spaced five hits and three runs over six innings for the victory in the second game.
In the opener, Tom Peters had an RBI single and a two-run single in the bottom of the first inning as HPU scored nine runs to take a 9-1 lead.
The Toros rallied for four runs in the second, one in the fifth and three in the sixth to tie the Sea Warriors at 9-all.
Gilmore had four hits and drove in three runs, Edgar Esquada added four hits and two RBIs, and Steve Hindman had two hits and four RBIs for the Toros, who pounded out 21 hits off four HPU pitchers.
The two teams play another doubleheader today at Hans L’Orange Park starting at 4 p.m.
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