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Hawaii Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Tuesday, January 23, 2001

HPU splits series
heading into
month-long layoff

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Star-Bulletin staff

Hawaii Pacific swept Sonoma State in a baseball doubleheader yesterday, 11-9 and 10-7, to earn a split in the season-opening eight-game series.

The Sea Warriors scored 21 runs and hit four homers in the 12 innings they batted in the two games.

"I always knew we were going to score some runs," HPU coach Allan Sato said.

HPU (4-4) hoped to avenge a doubleheader sweep Friday by perennial region power Sonoma State (4-4).

"It became gut-check time for a lot of these guys," Sato said.

In the first game, both teams scored four runs in the first inning, but the Sea Warriors came back with five in the third -- thanks to three Cossack errors -- to take a 9-4 lead they would not relinquish.

In the second game, HPU jumped out to a 4-1 lead, with two RBIs coming from Tom Peters in the second inning. Sonoma State would go on to score seven runs in the game, but the HPU offense kept pace.

"The offensive side was there," Sato said. "The defense at times kind of broke down."

HPU, which doesn't play again until Feb. 22, was ahead 9-4 and 5-2 before allowing Sonoma State to come back and make both games close.

"(The one-month layoff is) good and bad," Sato said. "When you're coming off eight games in five days, this rest is going to do everybody good. We're going to go back and work on pitching with leads."

UH wins Rainbow Invite

Hawaii's UH 1 sailing team took first place in last weekend's Rainbow Invite at Keehi Lagoon.

With Josh Henrich as skipper, UH 1 totaled five first-place and two second-place finishes in the 15-race Division A event.

With Will Edwards as skipper, UH 1 finished first four times and finished no lower than sixth place in the 15 races in Division B.

Another Hawaii team, UH 2, took second place overall.

The Wahine team finished fourth.

Stanford 2 finished third and Stanford 1 finished fifth.

A Sailing World magazine poll rates Hawaii's coed team as 11th in the country, and the Wahine team 15th.

Softball tickets on sale

Season tickets for the upcoming Hawaii softball season are now on sale.

On the Wahine schedule are 19 home dates, including three major tournaments.

Games will be played at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium, and all tickets are general admission.

Tickets can be purchased at the Stan Sheriff Center box office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or by calling 944-BOWS from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Season tickets, which range in price from $12.50 to $40, can be purchased until Feb. 2.