Monday, November 3, 1997

CaneFires turn on power

LIHUE -- The West Oahu CaneFires used the long ball to build a 6-0 lead after three innings en route to 10-5 victory over the Maui Stingrays in a Hawaii Winter Baseball game at Vidinha Stadium yesterday.

Terrance Long led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run, his first of two in the game for the CaneFires.

In the third, Nobuhiko Matsunaka belted a three-run homer and Fletcher Bates followed with a solo shot.

Roberto Colina had a two-run double for Maui in the fifth inning.

Yesterday's game between the Honolulu Sharks and the Hilo Stars at Francis Wong Stadium was postponed by rain. No makeup date has been scheduled.

Hawaii Winter Baseball

Outrigger Division

WLPct.GB

  	W	L	Pct.	GB
Honolulu 	12	9	.571	--	
West Oahu 	11	11	.500	1-1/2

Volcano Division

  	W	L	Pct.	GB
Maui	 	12	10	.545	--	
Hilo	 	8	13	.381	3-1/2

Today's games

No games scheduled

Tomorrow's games

West Oahu vs. Honolulu, 11 a.m., Rainbow Stadium.

Maui vs. Hilo, 11 a.m., Francis Wong Stadium.

CaneFires 10, Stingrays

Maui	  	000	021	020--  5	8	2
West Oahu 	105	011	02x--10	12	1

Julio Manon, Sean Bogle (5), Mike McCutcheon (6), Ryan Kohlmeier (8) and Casey Snow, T. Salinas (8); Keith Evans, Phil Grundy (6), Joe Lisio (8) and Mike Barrett, Steve Lomasney (2). W--Evans (3-2). L--Manon (0-2).

Leading hitters--Maui: Roberto Colina, 1-5, 2b, 2 RBI; Joe Funaro, 2-4, 2 2bs; Mike Metcalfe, 3-4. West Oahu: Terrance Long, 2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI; Tadahito Iguchi, 2-5, 2b; Nobuhiko Matsunaka, HR, 3 RBI; Barrett, 2-4, 2b; Fletcher Bates, 2-3, HR; Kazuki Inoue, 2-4, 2b.

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Hawaii Winter Baseball
1997 Roster & Schedule