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St. Louis baseball topples Punahou
Advertiser Staff
Brandon Sato batted 4-for-4 with two RBIs and Guy McDowell pitched a four-hitter as St. Louis beat previously undefeated Punahou, 6-3, last night in an Interscholastic League of Honolulu baseball game at Ala Wai field.
Pono Moises had two hits and Shane Butcher two RBIs for the Crusaders, who led 6-0 after three innings.
ST. LOUIS (3-2) 033 000 0—6 9 2
PUNAHOU (3-1) 000 000 3—3 4 2
Guy McDowell and Jowen Murray-Thornton. Matt Oda, Kasey Ko (3), Jason Owens (7) and Todd LaFountaine. WP—McDowell. LP—Oda. Leading Hitters: StL—Brandon Sato 4-4, 2 RBIs; Pono Moises 2-3; Shane Butcher 2 RBIs.
• MID-PACIFIC 16, DAMIEN 3: Matt Inouye hit a grand slam during a 12-run third inning that carried host Mid-Pacific Institute.
Daniel Chamizo homered for Damien.
DAMIEN (0-5) 00 0 30— 3 5 4
MID-PACIFIC (5-0) 13(12)0X—16 13 1
Brandon Tamanaha, Destin Alameida (3), Chase Masuda (3), Moses Hert (4) and Cheyne Kawamoto. Harrison Kuroda, Punahele Crowell (4), Andrew Higashi (5) and Matt Inouye, Ivan Kabei (4). WP—Kuroda. LP—Tamanaha.
Leading Hitters: Dam—Daniel Chamizo homer. MPI—Inouye 2-2, double, grand slam; Keven Whalen 3-3, homer; Justin Kashiwaeda 2-3; Tyler Okamura 2-3, double.
• Kamehameha 14, Pac-Five 4: Keoni Ruth, Shannon Kahale, Nick Freitas and Zach McAngus all homered to power Kamehameha at Joey DeSa Field.
Ruth's homer was a grand slam.
PAC-FIVE (0-5) 220 00X—4 6 3
KAMEHAMEHA (4-1) 077 0X—14 11 3
Owen Simmons, Kelsey Kuniyuki (3), Jake Mellor (3), Simmons (4) and Colby Holt. Ekolu Pacarro, Kaulana Chang (2), Kahe Santos (5) and Matt Morgado, Danny Nitta (4). WP—Chang. LP—Simmons.
Leading hitters: PF—Simmons 2-3. Kam—Keoni Ruth 2-3, grand slam, 5 RBIs; Shannon Kahale homer, 3 RBIs; Santos 2-3; Nick Freitas homer, 2 RBIs; Zach McAngus homer.
Reported by Puanani Hayashi
• Iolani 7, Maryknoll 6: Iolani scored three runs in the top of the seventh, with Jay Marcouiller's RBI single scoring the go-ahead run at Ala Wai field.
Sean Ortiz had two hits and two RBIs for Maryknoll.
IOLANI (3-1) 010 003 3—7 10 0
MARYKNOLL (1-4) 000 600 0—6 9 0
Sam Freas, Trent Muraoka (4), Dustin Goto (4), Kila Kaaihue (7) and Reid Saito. Kody Seminara, Reily Maeda (7) and Kawika Calizar, Brandon Goshima. WP—Goto. LP—Maeda. S—Kaaihue.
Leading hitters: Iol—Reed Tanaka 2-3; Galen Komo 2-2; Jay Marcouiller 2-3. Mary—Greg Aquino 2-2, double; Sean Ortiz 2-3, 2 RBIs; Brandon Goshima double, 2 RBIs.
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WATER POLO
• Rainbow Wahine win: Senior Karin van Hoff scored two goals in the final 3:03 to lift the University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine to a 5-3 water polo victory over UC Santa Barbara last night at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.
The Rainbows (8-8) are 3-5 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. UCSB (13-12) dropped to 2-4. The teams share the No. 9 ranking in the American Water Polo Coaches Association Top 20 poll.
Hawai'i scored the first three goals, getting scores from sophomore Chelsea Garner-Prohs and freshmen Beth Novick and Makana Whitford in the first five minutes. It was Whitford's first collegiate goal.
The Gauchos cut the deficit to 3-2 at halftime and tied the score with a power-play goal in the closing seconds of the third period.
After going scoreless for more than 24 minutes, the Rainbow Wahine broke loose behind van Hoff. She scored her first goal from close range, with 3:03 showing, then hit from outside on UH's next possession. Hawai'i goalie Christa Tackaberry made two of her 12 saves in the final 1:43.
The Rainbows took 22 shots to UCSB's 21. Gaucho goalie Rachel Balint had seven saves.
Hawai'i opens play in the three-day Rainbow Challenge tomorrow, with matches against Orca, a club team from Orange County, Calif., at 10 a.m., and 19th-ranked UC-Irvine at 6 p.m.
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FOOTBALL
• Rolovich to meet with 49ers: The San Francisco 49ers have scheduled a private meeting April 10 with former University of Hawai'i quarterback Nick Rolovich.
Because the meeting is not a designated National Football League scouting combine, Rolovich will be restricted from competing in certain passing drills. But the extensive interview indicates the 49ers' strong interest in Rolovich as the April 20-21 NFL draft approaches.
Following a scouting combine in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Rolovich said he met with officials from the 49ers and Arizona Cardinals.
"I know he'll get into an NFL camp," UH coach June Jones said. "I think he'll get drafted, at least that's my gut feeling. But we'll have to wait until the draft to see what happens."
Jones said Rolovich is smart and has a strong arm. "Plus, he's a winner," said Jones, noting Rolovich did not lose a regular-season game as a starter in high school or junior college. "He knows how to get it done."
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GOLF
• Hilo finishes 11th: Hawai'i-Hilo finished 11th and Hawai'i-Manoa 13th in the 16-school Oregon Duck Invitational that was completed yesterday at Shadow Hills Country Club in Junction City, Ore.
Tysen Shinaut shot 74—220 (tie for 29th) as Hilo finished at 297—894. Matt Kodama shot 71—222 (tie for 41st) as Manoa finished at 292—897.
Oregon (282—849) beat Washington State by one stroke to win the tournament. Jon Reehoorn of Washington State finished first with 67—206.
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SOFTBALL
• Hilo sweeps: The University of Hawai'i-Hilo scored six runs in the second inning and relief pitcher Kristine Kahoalii allowed two hits and no runs over the final 3 1/3 innings to beat Eckerd College, 7-4, and complete a sweep of a doubleheader at St. Petersburg, Fla.
Taysha Anderson spaced eight hits with three strikeouts and no walks as Hilo won the opener, 7-1.
