It was a double celebration at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium last night with University of Hawaii coach Bob Coolen and junior pitcher Kelly Gentle both picking up career milestone victories. No-hitter gives
Gentle 50 wins
and Coolen 250Coolen notched his 250th career coaching win at Manoa when the 11th-ranked Wahine completed a doubleheader sweep of Tulsa with a 10-2 win in the second game. In the 8-0 opener, Gentle became the third Hawaii pitcher to win 50 games when she tossed a no-hitter.
Gentle joins Brooke Wilkins and Kym Weil in the 50-win club. Gentle was a walk away from taking part in her second perfect game of the season. In Hawaii's season opener, Gentle and Desiree Duran combined on a five-inning perfect game in a 13-0 win over BYU-Hawaii.
Second baseman Regina Ka'aihili had three of Hawaii's 11 hits in the first game, with a double and a home run. Shortstop Kehau Cofran went 3-for-3 with an RBI and Joyce Lum drove in two runs.
In the second game, Cofran was 3-for-4, driving in two runs on a double and a triple. Duran scattered six hits against the Golden Hurricane.
Hawaii improved to 21-3 overall, 7-1 in the WAC. Tulsa is 8-11 and 1-5.
Both games were shortened to six innings due to the 8-run rule.
VOLLEYBOWS STAY NO. 4: Despite two losses to Pepperdine last week, the University of Hawaii men's volleyball team remained No. 4 in the Volleyball magazine poll announced yesterday.
The Rainbows (13-4) host Rutgers-Newark in nonconference matches Friday and Saturday at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Pepperdine (12-1) vaulted over UCLA (17-1) into the top spot after the Bruins' loss to BYU last week. The Cougars (9-3) stayed at No. 3.
UH SAILORS SIXTH: The University of Hawaii coed sailing team finished sixth with a 5-4 record in the Stanford Team Race last weekend at the Stanford Sailing Center in California. The host team won the regatta with a 9-0 record.
Sailing for UH were skippers Brent Harrill, Will James, Jeff Nelson and Garrett Woodworth, and crew Terry Mott, Laura Rehg and June Tomizawa.
RAINBOW GOLFERS ALSO SIXTH: At Vista, Calif., Bret Parker (72-75) and Van Wright (75-72) shot 3-over-par 147s over the first two rounds of the USD/Ashworth Invitational golf tournament yesterday, helping the University of Hawaii men's team to a sixth-place showing going into today's final round.
Cal State-Stanislaus was first with a 590 total. Hawaii was at 602.
Also playing for UH are Isaac Sanchez (154), Russ Nygard (154) and Michael Ukauka (157).
ALL SERVICE GOLF: The All Services Women's Golf Invitational will be held April 6-8 with rounds at the Kaneohe Klipper, Leilehua and Navy-Marine courses.
For more information, telephone Norma Baxter at 455-8373 or Betty Harrell at 623-8668.