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Hawai'i's Tabion tosses no-hitter
Associated Press
Shannon Tabion pitched a no-hitter and faced the minimum 15 batters as Hawai'i beat Texas-El Paso, 10-0, to sweep a Western Athletic Conference doubleheader yesterday at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
The game was ended after 4-1/2 innings because of the mercy rule.
The lone Miners' baserunner reached on an error by Tabion, but was erased on a double play.
Denise Dahlberg, April Crowell and Ashley Ruff homered for the Rainbows.
In the first game, Melissa Coogan pitched a two-hit shutout with six strikeouts as Hawai'i beat UTEP, 6-0.
Crowell hit a three-run homer in the first and Ruff went 2 for 3 for the Rainbows.
Last night's contests were the first conference games for Hawai'i, which improved to 20-19 overall. UTEP dropped to 7-27 overall and 0-4 in the WAC.
MORE SOFTBALL
Hilo wins pair: Tara Martinez pitched a three-hit shutout as Hawai'i-Hilo beat Sonoma State, 3-0, in the Easton Tournament of Champions yesterday at Modesto, Calif.
The Vulcans won their first game yesterday, 8-4 over UC San Diego.
Martinez walked two and struck out three, Lisa Jackson batted 3 for 3, and Laura Kimborowicz was 2 for 3 for the Vulcans (22-11).
In the first game, the Vulcans pounded out 16 hits. Lisa Jackson batted 3 for 5 with four RBIs, and B.J. Shimamoto was 4-5.
Hilo will play Seattle and CS Bakersfield today.
HPU loses pair: The Hawai'i Pacific University softball team lost two games yesterday in the Easton Tournament of Champions at Modesto, Calif.
In the first game, Katie Ledbetter and Sarah Carrier each went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and Seattle beat the Sea Warriors, 7-5.
Sonoma State collected 11 hits and Kelly Lazzini pitched a five-hitter in a 4-0 victory over HPU.
HPU fell to 13-7.
ULTIMATE FIGHTING
Hilo's "Cabbage" loses: Hilo's Wesley "Cabbage" Correira lost by technical knockout to Belarus' Andrei Arlovski at 1:15 of the second round in last night's UFC 47: It's On! at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Correira fell to 20-5, while Arlovski improved to 8-3.
In the main event, Chuck Liddel knocked out former light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz in the second round.
BASEBALL
HPU loses: Daron Roberts went 2 for 4 with a grand slam as host Cal State San Bernardino beat Hawai'i Pacific, 10-8, yesterday.
The Sea Warriors' Geoffrey Say, Greg Benoit and Billy Wright each had two hits.
HPU fell to 18-19, and CSUSB improved to 23-13.
The teams will close out their four-game series with today's doubleheader.
FUNERAL SERVICES
Boxing great Fernandez: Funeral services will be held Monday for Hawai'i boxing great Frankie Fernandez, who passed away March 31, at 84.
Services will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at St. Patrick's in Kaimuki. Burial is 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
