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Posted on: Thursday, April 2, 2009

No. 3 'Iolani hands Pac-Five first loss to stay undefeated

Photo gallery: Iolani vs. Pac-Five softball

By Kalani Takase
Advertiser Staff Writer

Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser

Brittney Guro pitched a two-hitter to beat Pac-Five, 6-0, as 'Iolani improved to 4-0 in Interscholastic League of Honolulu softball. Pac-Five fell to 4-1.

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In a showdown of the top softball teams in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, 'Iolani got four RBIs from Marisa Terayama and Brittney Guro took care of the rest, hurling a two-hitter in a 6-0 victory over Pac-Five yesterday at Ala Wai field.

The Raiders, ranked third in The Advertiser's Top 10, cranked out 10 hits and committed no errors to improve to 4-0. The Wolfpack suffered their first loss to fall to 4-1.

"Brittney pitched an outstanding game and our defense played solid as usual," 'Iolani coach Lance Watanabe said. "And finally our bats woke up. Overall, it was a well-played game."

Guro was efficient — only getting to a three-ball count once — and allowed just three base runners. She finished with six strikeouts and retired 20 of the 23 batters she faced.

"I think I did OK," Guro said. "I just throw what (catcher) Kelli Ann (Lum) calls."

A first-inning hit batsman was quickly erased when Lum gunned her down attempting to steal second.

It wasn't until No. 8 batter Breeann Choy got on with a single in the sixth inning that Guro surrendered a hit. By that time, the Raiders led 6-0.

"I didn't think about that," Guro said of losing her no-hitter. "I just try to stay focused on throwing strikes."

Choy moved into scoring position on a wild pitch, but Guro retired the next two batters — including a strikeout to end the inning.

"She pitched very well; she got us the win," Terayama said. "She helped us out a lot today."

Terayama, the Raiders' second baseman, returned the favor, driving in two runs in a three-run second inning and stroking a two-run triple in the third that made the score 5-0.

"I just saw the pitch and saw that it was on the outside half of the plate and I wanted to go with it," Terayama said. "We've had a lot of hitting practice with our coaches lately and it helped us out today."

Left fielder and clean-up batter Kryn Masutani led off the second for the Raiders and got on after she was hit by a pitch. Fifth batter Shanna Tashiro singled on an 0-2 pitch to move Masutani over and Lum laid down a sacrifice bunt to move both runners into scoring position. Terayama followed with her two-run single and later scored on a single by Lahela Usui. 'Iolani sent eight batters to the plate in the inning.

"That made it easier for me to know that I had that lead," Guro said.

Terayama agreed: "It took some pressure off of us and after that we were just having fun out there."

After Kim Souza singled to open the bottom of the third, Masutani followed with another single. Pac-Five pitcher Sheridan Mahelona retired the next two batters before surrendering the two-run triple to Terayama.

'Iolani added a run in the fifth inning when Masutani got on base for a third time with a one-out triple and scored on Lum's single with two outs to make it 6-0.

"I'm definitely happy we got this win," Terayama said. "This was an important game for us."

Samantha Ford had Pac-Five's other hit — a double in the top of the seventh. She advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Angie Yoshizu, but was stranded after Guro got a pop out to right field to end the game.

PAC-FIVE (4-1) 000 000 0—0 2 2

'IOLANI (4-0) 032 010 X—6 10 0

Sheridan Mahelona and Joedell Lovell. Brittney Guro and Kelli Ann Lum. W—Guro. L—Mahelona.

Leading hitters—Pac-Five: Ford double. 'Iolani: Kryn Masutani 2-2, triple, 3 runs; Kelli Ann Lum RBI; Marisa Terayama 2-3, triple, 4 RBIs; Lahela Usui RBI.

Reach Kalani Takase at ktakase@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2404.

PUNAHOU 2, SACRED HEARTS 1

Jasmine Ioane gave up a run on five hits, Mysha Sataraka had two hits and drove in a run, and Lauren Okimoto and Dori Leong each had two hits to help the Buffanblu win their first game, beating the Lancers at Crane Park.

PUNAHOU (1-4) 011 000 0—2 8 0

SACRED HEARTS (1-4) 000 000 1—1 5 2

Jasmine Ioane and Taylor Yamauchi. Joslyn Eugenio and Keicha Brunn. W — Ioane. L — Eugenio.

Leading hitters — Punahou: Lauren Okimoto 2-2; Dori Leong 2-3, run; Mysha Sataraka 2-4, RBI. Sacred Hearts: Taimane Vegas 2-3.

Reported by Paul Smith.

ST. FRANCIS 5, MARYKNOLL 0

Pitisi Tualau and Shealee Koki combined on a three-hitter as the Troubadours beat the Spartans at Kamamalu Field.

MARYKNOLL (1-4) 000 000 0—0 3 3

ST. FRANCIS (2-2) 300 020 X—5 4 1

Brianna Guro, Ariel Silva (1) and Kori Nishitomi. Pitisi Tualau, Shealee Koki (5) and Briana Tovio-Asato. W — Tualau. L — Guro. S — Koki.

Leading hitters — St. Francis: Chelsea Kaluhiokalani-Glackin double; Tovio-Asato double.

Reported by Mark Glushenko.

OIA WHITE SOFTBALL

WAIALUA 14, NANAKULI 1

Marissa Keao tossed a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts, and also had two hits, including a grand slam, and drove in six runs to lead the visiting Bulldogs over the Golden Hawks in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association White game.

WAIALUA (6-0-1) 624 20—14 6 1

NANAKULI (0-7) 100 00— 1 2 2

Marissa Keao and Gabby Maxwell. Raeniece Talo, Marcena Foi (1), Talo (4) and Violet Mao. W — Keao. L — Talo.

Leading hitters — Waialua: Keao 2-4; grand slam homer, 6 RBIs, 2 runs; Althia Dicion 2-4, 3 runs.

Reported by Rodney Dicion.

Reach Kalani Takase at ktakase@honoluluadvertiser.com.