Friday, November 22, 1996

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Fullmer’s hot bat
fuels Sharks

The Honolulu Sharks won their fourth consecutive game and swept the three-game series with the Hilo Stars with an 8-5 Hawaii Winter Baseball league victory as 794 watched at Rainbow Stadium last night.

Brad Fullmer, the league's top hitter at .359, had two hits, Michael Barrett had two hits and two RBIs and Geoff Blum cracked a solo home run for the Sharks.

Fullmer also increased his league RBI lead to 28 and took over the top spot with his third triple of the season.

Brent Butler led the Star with three hits and two RBIs.

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Maui 2, West Oahu 0

At Wailuku, Chris Fussell, Mike Iglesias and Matt Snyder combined to pitch a six-hit shutout for the Stingrays before 1,346 fans at War Memorial Stadium.

Fussell earned his first victory of the season, allowing three hits in five innings, walking one and striking out five. His 35 strikeouts ties him for the league lead with Honolulu's Hideki Okajima.

Jaime Jones and Mitsuru Honma drove in the Maui runs. Atsunari Inaba and Manny Vasquez paired hits for the CaneFires.

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Box Score

Outrigger Division

  		W	L	Pct.	GB
Honolulu 	22	12	.647	--
West Oahu 	12	19	.387	8-1/2

Volcano Division

  		W	L	Pct.	GB
Maui 		16	16	.500	--
Hilo 		15	18	.455	1-1/2

Today's games

West Oahu vs. Hilo, 6 p.m., Francis Wong Stadium

Maui vs. Honolulu, 6:55 p.m., Rainbow Stadium

Last night's results

Honolulu 8, Hilo 5

Maui 2, West Oahu 0

At Rainbow Stadium

Hilo  		200	001	020--5  11   2
Honolulu  	000	430	01x--8   9   1

Kazuharu Yamasaki, Rob Bonanno (5), Dan Murray (7), Tae Seok Kim (8) and Virgil Chevalier; Jeff Martin, Yoshihiro Seo (5), Toyokazu Ohba (7), Hideki Sato (8) and Michael Barrett. W-Seo (2-3). L-Yamasaki (0-2). Sv-Sato (3).

Leading hitters-Hilo: Brent Butler, 3-4, 2b, 2 RBIs; Tony DeRosso, 2-4. Honolulu: Barrett, 2-3, 2b, 2 RBIs; Brad Fullmer, 2-3, 3b; Chad Hermansen, 2-5; Geoff Blum, HR.

At War Memorial Stadium

West Oahu 	000	000	000--0   6   2
Maui  		010	000	10x--2   6   1

Ji Choi Park, Cam Smith (6), Jason Myers (6), Jason Berry (6) and Kevin Lidle. Chris Fussell, Mike Iglesias (6), Matt Snyder (8) and Kyle Cooney. W- Fussell (1-2). L-Park (2-2). Sv-Snyder (3).

Leading hitters-West Oahu: Atsunari Inaba, 2-4, 2b; Manny Vasquez, 2-4; Gabriel Kapler 2b.