Vulcans finish trip with loss
Vulcans finish trip with loss
After striking for four runs in the second inning Tuesday, UH-Hilo’s baseball team seemingly was already set to head home.
It didn’t score again, and San Francisco State answered with six runs in the fifth and went on to a 11-4 victory as the Vulcans ended their Northern California road trip 3-6.
Michael Jenkerson had a hot bat for UH-Hilo (7-31), going 3 for 4 with an RBI single. Edison Sakata and Jenkerson scored on Kyle Yamada’s two-run double, but the Vulcans weren’t heard from again, and Logan Marston’s two-run home run off Cole Nakachi (0-1) put the Gators (19-20) in front.
Nakachi (0-1) relieved Jordan Kumasaka (four runs allowed, seven hits, two walks, five strikeouts) with no outs in the fifth.
The Vulcans finish the season with home doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday against Hawaii Pacific.
RBI baseball registration
The Nobu Yamauchi Hawaii RBI League is looking for players for its 18-under regional baseball team.
The 18U team will be competing in the RBI West Regional, July 20-25 in Anaheim, Calif..
Each August, Major League Baseball sponsors the RBI World Series. Winners of regional RBI tournaments meet for the chance to win championships. This year the World Series will be held Aug. 1-8.
For more information, contact James Hirayama at 557-5307 or james hirayama@aol.com
Uchida wins junior event
Hilo’s Lacey Uchida won the 13-14 age division Sunday at a Hawaii State Junior Golf Association tour stop at Mililani (Oahu) Golf Club.
Uchida (73-72) finished at 1-over 145 and pocketed a nine shot victory.
Hilo’s Mari Ebersole (84-82) was seventh at 22-over.
On boys 11-12, Hilo’s Dysen Park (78-79) was third at 13-over, while Hilo’s Kailey Oki (24-over) and Chanelle Hwang (29-over) were fifth and seventh, respectively, after two rounds in girls 11-12.
Also, Keaau’s Dillon Ah Chong (20-over) came in at 10th in boys 13-14 and Sophie Chikako Christopher (36-over) was fifth in girls 7-10.
DeLance Wiegele and Ronald Nakamura took top honors at a Big Island Trap Club shoot earlier this month at the county trap and skeet range.
Following Wiegele and Nakamura (134) in the 50-target singles, handicap and doubles events were Dana Okazaki (132) and Gina Ha’o (128).
The next shoot will be 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. May 1.
For more information, contact Dexter Egdamin at 936-4362.
Hilo bowling sign-ups
Hilo High is holding bowling sign-ups through May 27 at the school’s main office and the athletic director’s office.
A physical is required before tryouts – which will be announced at a later date – and forms are available.
According to coach Damien Chow, even if students don’t know how to bowl, the coaching staff will get them ready for the regular season next school year.
For more information, call Chow at 936-8278.