ISLE FILE
CaneFires, BeachBoys win in Winter Baseball
Advertiser Staff
West Oahu scored two runs in the top of the ninth, including the go-ahead run on a passed ball, to beat North Shore, 7-6, last night in Hawaii Winter Baseball at Hans L'Orange Park.
James Skelton had three hits, and Cyle Hankerd and Miles Durham each had two RBIs for the CaneFires (6-3).
Ryan Kalish had four hits and Chris Carter added three hits, including a solo homer, for the Honu (2-6).
Earlier, Alfredo Silverio singled to extend his league-high hitting streak to nine games as Waikiki beat Honolulu, 8-4.
Yuji Onizaki had two hits and two RBIs for the BeachBoys (4-5) in the seven-inning game.
Ryo Hijirisawa had two hits and Shintaro Masuda had two RBIs for the Sharks (5-3-1).
Waikiki starter Mitsuo Yoshikawa earned the victory despite allowing four hits and four runs in 4 2/3 innings. Honolulu reliever Kaimi Mead, a former Hawai'i Pacific standout, worked did not allow a run or hit in 2 1/3 innings.
VOLLEYBALL
HILO RALLIES PAST DIXIE
Josimara Pinheiro had 18 kills and 13 digs as Hawai'i-Hilo rallied for a 25-17, 19-25, 14-25, 25-19, 15-11 victory over host Dixie State yesterday in a Pacific West Conference women's volleyball match at St. George, Utah.
Mary Claire Bolo contributed 14 kills and Fabiane Seben 12 for the Vulcans (14-5 overall, 4-2 PacWest). Laura Rodriguez added 18 digs and Emily Tooker 51 assists.
"We're happy we were able to pull off the win against a very offensive team," UHH head coach Bruce Atkinson said. "They have really good power."
Alex Shearer had 16 kills for Dixie State (6-9, 2-3), which hosts a rematch today.
TENNIS
LAJOLA PREVAILS
University of Hawai'i sophomore Dennis Lajola defeated Vanderbilt's Nikolas Cromydas, 6-2, 6-2, yesterday to advance to the third and final qualifying round at the D'Novo/ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
Meanwhile, UH senior Sascha Heinemann was upset by Michael Shabaz of Virginia, 6-2, 6-3, and Rainbow Warrior junior Andreas Weber lost to Halle Norberg of Mississippi, 6-1, 6-2.
Lajola plays Wil Spencer of Texas A&M today, with the winner advancing to the main draw.
FOOTBALL
FORD ISLAND OPEN
Aloha Stadium is re-opening Ford Island for Saturday's University of Hawai'i football game against Louisiana Tech, stadium manager Scott Chan announced.
Game time is 6:05 p.m.
"We are hoping for a large crowd to help celebrate Homecoming weekend," UH athletic director Jim Donovan said. "With the team coming off the upset win at Fresno State last week and all the festivities for Saturday's game, we decided it would be best to open Ford Island to help alleviate parking and traffic issues that sometimes arise with larger crowds."
All other alternate parking sites, including Leeward Community College, Kam Drive-In, and Radford High School, will also be open.
All parking gates are scheduled to open at 2:30 p.m. except the lower Halawa lot, which will open at 1:30 p.m. for the public. The lower Halawa lot accommodates approximately 1,500 vehicles.
