Long Beach State pushed across a run at the top of the eighth inning to edge the University of Hawaii Wahine, 3-2, in the championship game of the Paradise Classic yesterday at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. Beach no fun for Wahine
Jessie Martinez scored the winning run when UH starter Kelly Gentle hit Deidra Oliver with a pitch with the bases loaded.
Tiffany Blood's two-run triple gave the Beach (9-2 overall, 7-2 Classic) a 2-0 first-inning lead.
The Wahine (9-3, 5-3) scored a run in the bottom of the first inning on Stephanie Wiese's sacrifice fly and tied the score in the sixth when Kehau Cofran was hit by a pitch and later scored on a groundout.
The Beach forced a second title game by blanking UH, 3-0, in the first championship showdown.
Iolani is the No. 1 seed in two state tournaments set to start Wednesday. IOLANI NO. 1 TWICE
The Raiders top the seedings for the Hawaiian Air/Hawaii High School Athletic Association boys' basketball tournament. Kalaheo is No. 2, followed by Baldwin and Hilo.
The Iolani boys head the list for the HHSAAsoccer tournament. Mililani is seeded second, followed by St. Anthony and Waiakea.
The 21st annual John A. Burns Intercollegiate Golf Classic will be held Wednesday through Friday at the 6,552-yard, par-72 Kaneohe Klipper course beginning with a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start each day. BURNS INTERCOLLEGIATE
Auburn returns to defend its title, along with 26 other teams - including the University of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii at Hilo.