Wednesday, October 29, 1997

Stars outscore CaneFires 7-6;
Sharks fall, 5-0

Star-Bulletin staff

Hilo's Billy Deck hit a two-run homer in the first inning and the Stars went on to beat the West Oahu CaneFires, 7-6, last night in Hawaii Winter Baseball action at Hans L'Orange Park.

The Stars built a 7-3 lead and hung on to win despite a 4-for-4 effort by West Oahu outfielder Mark Fischer.

Fischer hit a three-run homer in the ninth that brought the CaneFires within one run.

Catcher Steve Lomasney added a two-run homer for West Oahu.

Stingrays 5, Sharks 0: At Wailuku, Maui blanked Honolulu behind the five-hit pitching of starter Kevin Gryboski and relievers Darrin Babineaux and Jake Viano.

Gryboski allowed just one hit over the first five innings. Babineaux gave up three hits and struck out six over the next three innings and Viano worked the ninth.

Babineaux hasn't allowed an earned run in 141/3 innings this season and has struck out 11.

Hawaii Winter Baseball

Outrigger Division

	  	W	L	Pct.	GB
Honolulu 	10	7	.588	--	
West Oahu 	7	10	.412	3

Volcano Division

	  	W	L	Pct.	GB
Maui	 	10	7	.588	--	
Hilo	 	7	10	.412	3	

Today's games

Honolulu vs. Maui, 6 p.m., Iron Maehara Stadium.

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

At Hans L'Orange Park

Hilo	  	210	010	210--7	11	0
West Oahu 	001	000	203--6	10	4

Jeffrey Kelly, Chad Ricketts (6), David Lundberg (8), Armando Almanza (9) and Dave Schmidt; Keith Evans, Teddy Warrecker (5), Masaaki Daitoh (7), Joe Lisio (9) and Steve Lomasney. W--Kelly (1-1). L--Evans (2-2).

Leading hitters--Hilo: Billy Deck, 2b, 2-run HR; Schmidt, 3-5, 3 2bs; Ric Johnson, 2-4; Adam Kennedy, 3b. West Oahu: Mark Fischer, 4-4, 2b, 3-run HR; Jim Chamblee, 2-4; Lomasney, 2-run HR.

At Iron Maehara Stadium

Honolulu 	000	000	000--0	5	3
Maui	  	020	120	00x--5	6	1

Jason Grilli, Tom LaRosa (6) and A.J. Pierzynski; Kevin Gryboski, Darrin Babineaux (6), Jake Viano (9) and Jay Jones. W--Gryboski (1-1). L--Grilli (1-2).

Leading hitters--Honolulu: Robert Fick, 2-4; Norman Hutchins, 3b. Maui: Joe Mathis, 2-3, 2b; Randy Winn, 2b.

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