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Two HPU softball stars cited
Advertiser Staff
Hawai'i Pacific University softball players Jessica Adolph and Ciera Senas were named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Region Team, announced yesterday by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Adolph was named to the first team as a utility player and Senas earned second-team honors as an outfielder.
Adolph, a senior from Moreno Valley, Calif., played primarily at third base and also pitched. She started 47 of HPU's 49 games, posting a .355 batting average, 49 hits, 13 doubles, one home run and 28 RBIs.
Senas, a sophomore out of Mililani High School, started 44 games and batted .346 with 35 runs scored, 54 hits, five doubles and a team-high six triples. She also stole a team-high seven bases, and had a .982 fielding percentage in center field.
The Sea Warriors, coached by Howard Okita, finished 43-5-1 and won the Pacific West Conference title, but did not receive a berth to the NCAA Division II tournament because of their weak strength of schedule.
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ORIDE WINS U.S. OPEN SECTIONAL QUALIFYING
Lihu'e's Cory Oride advanced to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying yesterday, firing a 1-under-par 71 at Wailua Golf Course at the Kaua'i local qualifier.
Oride beat out 17 golfers on a course that played nearly 7,000 yards.
Oride had five birdies and four bogeys, edging TJ Kua by one shot. Kua, also from Lihu'e, is first alternate. David Fink of Kailua is second alternate after shooting 73. The top three are all amateurs.
Oride will play the 36-hole sectional at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, Calif., June 2. It is one of 13 sectionals. The U.S. Open will be at Torrey Pines in San Diego, June 12 to 15.
