WAHINE SOFTBALL PLAYBOOK
vs. HPU & Chaminade
in Hawaii Aina Classic
Where: Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium, 6 p.m. tomorrow against Hawaii Pacific University; 6 p.m. Friday against Chaminade.
Coaches: Hawaii: Bob Coolen. HPU: Howard Okita. Chaminade: Alison Nihi.
Season records: No. 20 Hawaii: 4-2. HPU: 8-3. Chaminade: 0-0.
Probable starting pitchers: Hawaii: Janelle Gonzales (1-0, 2.39), Desiree Duran (1-0, 3.00). HPU: Jennifer (Monzon) Woodard (6-1, 1.25), Susie Schoales (2-2, 2.48). Chaminade: Melissa Marquez (9-16, 2.13 in 1999).
Hot bats: Hawaii: Tyree Woodruff (.563). HPU: Lyrissa Sagawa (.452 in '99). Chaminade: Kimberly Balles (.333 in'99).
Switch: Former Hawaii players Christine Pascua and Shanelle Yamane are now on Chaminade's roster.
Sorry about that: UCLA coach Sue Enquist called Coolen to apologize for throwing into a garbage can the fourth-place trophy from the Chevron Paradise Classic on Feb. 13. The UCLA administration also sent UH an official apology letter.
Quotable: "(Local teams) play unbelievable when they play us. It would make their season if they beat us. These are the girls that we look at but don't sign." -- Hawaii coach Bob Coolen.
Night and day: Coolen had the Wahine practice under the lights last night and will again tonight to prepare for tomorrow and Friday's 6 p.m. starts. "When we hit during the daytime against Texas (12 hits), it was lights out," Coolen said. "But we didn't hit well at night in other games."
On the air: Tomorrow's game against HPU will be televised live by KFVE.
By Dave Reardon, Star-Bulletin
