ISLE FILE
HPU baseball splits with Grand Canyon
Advertiser Staff
Derek Grace had three hits and two RBIs, and Kenny Turner added two hits and one RBI as Hawai'i Pacific beat Grand Canyon, 6-3, last night to salvage a split of a Pacific West Conference baseball doubleheader at Hans L'Orange Park.
Caelen O'Meara, who gave up two runs in the first, settled down to pitch six innings. He allowed three runs on five hits and struck out eight for the Sea Warriors (16-4, 1-1).
Austin Stockfisch and Jason Love each had two hits for the Antelopes (9-12, 3-3).
In the opener, Casey Collins scattered seven hits and Taylor McGregor batted 2 for 4 as Grand Canyon won, 6-2.
Blake Amaral batted 2 for 3 for HPU.
SOFTBALL
RAINBOW WAHINE SUFFER TWO LOSSES
The University of Hawai'i women's softball team lost two games yesterday in the second round of the Chevron Spring Fling at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
Letty Olivarez pitched a three-hitter with seven strikeouts and one walk as Wisconsin beat UH, 3-0.
Livi Abney hit a two-run homer for the Badgers (8-16). Audrey Andrade had two doubles for the Rainbow Wahine.
In the nightcap, Bernice Masaniai had three hits and two RBIs, and Marissa Drewrey pitched a two-hitter as No. 9 California beat the 'Bows, 10-1, in a game shortened to five innings.
Valerie Arioto had two hits and two RBIs, and Sanoe Kekahuna drove in two runs for the Golden Bears (20-4).
Amanda Tauali'i hit an RBI single for the Rainbow Wahine (10-15).
In other games, Memphis beat St. John's, 7-1; Radford beat Utah, 5-0; Radford beat Memphis, 4-2; and California beat Wisconsin, 2-0.
The tournament continues today, starting at 9 a.m.
TENNIS
UH MEN LOSE TWO MATCHES ON THE ROAD
The University of Hawai'i men's team lost to ninth-ranked UCLA Tuesday, but 'Aiea's Dennis Lajola upset the Bruins' Hatheym Abid, the 76th-ranked player in the country, in straight sets on the No. 1 court. Lajola won 6-3, 7-6 (7-0) over Abid, who was coming off an upset of top-ranked Robert Farah of USC.
Lajola's win was the only one in a 6-1 loss at UCLA, as freshman Leo Rosenberg went down in three sets at the No. 3 court and Andreas Weber (2) and Sascha Heinemann (4) lost tiebreakers.
Yesterday, with Lajola out because of illness, the 'Bows lost 4-3 at Loyola Marymount. Hawai'i won the doubles point and Weber won on the No. 1 court, along with Heinemann at No. 3. Rosenberg rallied to win the first set, 5-7, and was serving for the second at 5-2, only to have Ivan Lopez come back and win the final two sets on the No. 3 court. Hawai'i also lost at Nos. 4, 5, and 6.
The 'Bows next play in the invitational Blue-Gray Classic in Alabama, starting Thursday.
GOLF
OTA TAKES ONE-STROKE LEAD IN STATE AMATEUR
Jonathan Ota shot a 2-under-par 70 yesterday to take a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Hawai'i State Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Pearl Country Club.
Clive Kegel, Lorens Chan, Mitsuyuki Kurokawa and Ryan Perez share second at 71.
Today's second round starts at 6:50 a.m.
