Posted on: Sunday, February 8, 2004
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Tennessee pitcher is perfect against UH
Advertiser Staff
Tennessee's Monica Abbott struck out 13 in pitching a perfect game for a 2-0 victory over Hawai'i in the Hawai'i Paradise Classic at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
Amber Rheinhart hit a two-run homer in the second inning for Tennessee.
In the Rainbow Wahine's second game, April Crowell's double drove in Noelle Izumi in the sixth inning to lead UH to a 1-0 victory over St. Mary's (Calif.).
Izumi led off the inning with a triple.
Hawai'i Shannon Tabion pitched five scoreless innings, allowing five hits for the victory.
The Rainbow Wahine (2-2) play Tennessee at 1 p.m. today. The winner advances to the championship game at 3 p.m.
In other games, Brigham Young defeated Alabama Birmingham, 2-1; Oregon State shut out UAB, 3-0; Oregon State stopped Tennessee, 2-0 and BYU held off St. Mary's, 2-1.
• BYUH wins, UH-Hilo splits: Echo Hatch scored on a single to left field by Chynna Wilcox in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Brigham Young Hawai'i an 8-7 victory over Biola (Calif.) in the Las Vegas Tournament yesterday. Pitcher Hatch won her third game of the tournament.
BYUH is 3-2.
Hawai'i-Hilo (2-3) split its final two games at the Las Vegas Tournament.
The Vulcans lost their first game to Pittsburgh State (Kansas), 16-2, then routed Longwood College (Va.), 7-1.
In the second game, B.J. Shimamoto, Lisa Jackson and Laura Kimborowicz each had two hits for the Vulcans.
BASKETBALL
• BYUH defeats Chaminade: Austin Smylie scored 20 points and Michael Stowell had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Brigham Young-Hawai'i defeated Chaminade, 77-66, in a Pacific West Conference basketball game in Cannon Activities Center at La'ie. BYUH, ranked No. 15 in Division II, is 17-3 overall and a PacWest leading 7-1. Chaminade is 6-12 and 3-5.
The Seasiders outrebounded the Silverswords, 40-29.
BASEBALL
• HPU, Sonoma State split doubleheader: Ikaika DuPonte had two hits and two RBIs and scored three runs to help Hawai'i Pacific to a 11-9 baseball victory over ninth-ranked Sonoma State and a split of a doubleheader at Ke'ehi Lagoon field. Sonoma State (5-2) took the opener, 5-3.
Geoffrey Say was 3 for 4 for HPU (5-4) in the second game.
In the first game, Luke Carriere hit a three-run homer in the sixth.
Game 1
Darren Sack and Sean Cleary. Kai Austin and Chase Nakamura. W—Sack. L—Austin.
Leading hitters—SS: Tom Everidge double; Cleary double; Luke Carriere HR. 4 RBIs. HPU: Grandon Costa 2-2; Kyle Stanley double; Alika Kuraoka double.
Game 2
Matt Means, Abel Romero (4), Greg Pease (6), Justen Facino (6) and Evan Aderson. Zach Blatteis, Josh Ervin (5) and Greg Benoit. W—Blatteis. L—Means. S—Ervin.
Leading hitters—SS: Tom Everidge 2-3, HR, 4 RBIs; Colton Daines 2-3, double. HPU: Ikaika DuPont 2-3, 3 runs, 2 RBIs; Kyle Stanley 2-3, double, 2 runs; Geoffrey Say 3-4.
WATER POLO
• UH falls: Kristy Bagnall and Shannon Carroll scored goals in Hawai'i's 6-2 loss to UCLA in the Rainbow Wahine's opener at the Stanford Invitational in the Avery Aquatic Center at Stanford, Calif., yesterday.
UH goalie Leanna Hahn had nine saves.
UCLA—Mazziliano 3, Belden 1, Slezak 1, Kr. Kunkel 1. Hawai'i—Bagnall 1, Carroll 1
Goalie saves: Feher (UCLA) 7; Hahn (H) 9.
