ISLE FILE
Hawaii splits in softball tourney
Advertiser Staff
Katie Grimes hit a three-run homer and Kaulana Gould and Brandi Peiler added solo shots as 17th-ranked Hawai'i beat Colorado State, 8-4, last night on the opening day of the Bank of Hawai'i Invitational at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
Gould had three hits, Peiler had two and Kate Robinson gave up three homers but earned the victory for the Rainbow Wahine (22-9). Robinson (9-3) scattered seven hits while striking out 10 and walking none.
Lauren Cusick and Caitlan Stem led off the bottom of the first with back-to-back solo homers, and Kayla Kreutzman homered to lead off the seventh for the Rams (14-10).
Earlier, Megan Galloway pitched a four-hitter with seven strikeouts as St. Mary's beat Hawai'i, 2-1.
Jenna Smith hit a solo homer in the first and Bronwyn Russell singled home the tie-breaking run in the fifth for the Gaels (11-11).
Valana Manuma doubled home a run with one out in the second for the Rainbow Wahine, but Galloway (5-5) escaped further trouble by stranding three runners.
In other games, No. 25 California (27-9) beat St. Mary's, 5-3, and Colorado State, 5-0.
The tournament continues today with St. Mary's vs. Colorado State at 2 p.m., St. Mary's vs. California at 4 and UH vs. Colorado State at 6.
ATHLETICS
PACWEST ADDS ONE
The Academy of Art University in San Francisco has accepted an invitation to join the Pacific West Conference effective next season.
The Urban Knights will sponsor 11 NCAA Division II sports programs, including men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country/track and field, men's and women's soccer, baseball, men's golf, women's tennis and women's volleyball.
The Urban Knights will compete as an independent in the 2008-2009 season, their first intercollegiate athletics season, before joining the full PacWest schedule in 2009-2010.
The Academy of Art addition brings the number of PacWest teams to eight, and provides a travel partner for nearby Notre Dame de Namur, which is located in Belmont, Calif.
CORRECTION
IT WAS BAE
Roosevelt's TJ Bae had a double and three RBIs in a win over McKinley last week. A different spelling was published in Tuesday's Game Breakers.
