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UH sweeps Saint Mary's
Advertiser Staff
Brandi Peiler hit a three-run homer in each game as Hawai'i swept host Saint Mary's, 10-3 and 10-1, yesterday in a non-conference softball doubleheader at Moraga, Calif.
Peiler finished the day 4 for 7 with eight RBIs as the Rainbow Wahine improved to 25-17 while dropping the Gaels to 5-41.
Valana Manuma batted 6 for 8, including a three-run homer; Tanisha Milca went 5 for 9, including two homers, and Kate Robinson hit two solo homers to help UH sweep.
Hawai'i's Justine Smethurst pitched a three-hitter with seven strikeouts in the first game, and Courtney Baughman spaced seven hits in the second.
GOLF
UH WOMEN SIXTH
The University of Hawai'i women's team shot a combined 30-over 318 yesterday and remained in sixth place at the Western Athletic Conference Championships in Morgan Hill, Calif.
The Rainbow Wahine have a two-day total of 632. San Jose State leads the seven-team field with 616 entering today's final round.
UH's Xyra Suyetsugu shot her second-straight 4-over 76 yesterday to move into a tie for fifth at 152. Boise State's Mandi Hedberg leads with 70—147.
A FIRST FOR CAMPBELL
Campbell High senior Brittany Austin yesterday said she will sign a letter of intent today to play golf at Idaho State.
Austin is the first girl from Campbell to be offered a scholarship in golf, Sabers coach Laurie Katagiri-Hoshino said.
"I owe everything to my dad (Lew Austin)," said Austin, who shot a 76 in the first round of the O'ahu Interscholastic Association championships yesterday. "He sent e-mails to coaches around the whole nation, putting in my stats. He sent tons of e-mails and it was just a matter of who would catch the bait."
Austin is 10th in the OIA with a 78.25 stroke average, Katagiri-Hoshino said.
"She is very good about knowing what she needs to practice on and she has the willingness to practice," Katagiri-Hoshino said. "She's done it for the last four years and before that in junior golf. She's not afraid to work at her game."
