Thursday, December 12, 1996

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Sharks, ’Rays keep winning

The Honolulu Sharks and Maui Stingrays, who will square off in the Hawaii Winter Baseball title game tomorrow in Hilo, both won last night.

The Sharks, runaway winners of the Outrigger Division, pounded out 14 hits in defeating the West Oahu CaneFires, 7-1, at Hans L'Orange Park.

Geoffrey Blum had four hits and three RBIs; Brad Fullmer had three hits and two RBIs; Jason Conti paired hits and knocked in two runs and Vashon Walker hit a solo homer.

The CaneFires' run came on a solo homer by Atsunori Inaba

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Maui 8, Hilo 3

At Wong Stadium in Hilo, the Stingrays wiped out a 2-1 deficit with a four-run seventh inning in which Ben Petrick, Kyle Cooney and Mark Kotsay doubled home runs. Maui's Danny Clyburn hit a three-run homer in the ninth.

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Box Score

Outrigger Division

 	W	L	Pct.	GB
Honolulu 	35	16	.686	--
West Oahu 	20	29	.408	14	

Volcano Division

  		W	L	Pct.	GB
Maui 		25	24	.510	--	
Hilo 		19	30	.388	6

Today's games

Maui vs. Hilo, 6 p.m., Wong Stadium.

Honolulu vs. West Oahu, 6:30 p.m., Hans L'Orange Park.

n Last night's results

Honolulu 7, West Oahu 1

Maui 8, Hilo 3

At Hans L'Orange Park

Honolulu 	111	010	300--7	14	1
West Oahu 	000	001	000--1	4	2

Jeffrey Martin, Katsuyoshi Murata (6), Kazuya Shibata (8), Pat Flury (9) and Michael Barrett (8); Chad Hartvigson, Ji Choi Park (5), Aaron Fultz (7), Jason Berry (8) and Craig Mayes. W-Martin (3-1). L-Hartvigson (2-2).

Leading hitters-Honolulu: Jason Conti, 2-4, 2 2bs; Geoffrey Blum, 4-5, 2b, 3 RBIs; Brad Fullmer, 3-5, 2b, 2 RBIs; Mike Asche, 2b; Vashon Walker, HR. West Oahu: Craig Mayes, 2-4, 2b; Atsunori Inaba, HR; James Betzsold, 2b.

At Francis Wong Stadium

Maui  		100	000	403--8	11	1
Hilo  		020	000	001--3	6	0

Kevin Pincavitch, Keisaburoh Tanoue (7), Chris Macca (9) and Kyle Cooney; Jerrod Riggan, Jim Baron (6), Dan Murray (7), Brandon Villafuerte (9) and Sam Voita. W-Tanoue (5-0). L-Barron (4-4).

Leading hitters-Unavailable.