Thursday, November 13, 1997

Sharks pound CaneFires

Robert Fick hit a grand slam, A.J. Pierzinski drove in four more runs with a double and two singles and three Honolulu pitchers struck out 17 West Oahu batters as the Sharks pummeled the CaneFires, 12-2, last night at Hans L'Orange Park in Waipahu.

Pierzinski's two-run double keyed a six-run fifth-inning flurry for the Sharks. Fick, who also had three hits, homered with the bases loaded in the eighth.

Brian Cooper evened his pitching record at 2-2, holding the CaneFires to one run and four hits over five innings and fanning nine. Tom LaRosa and Yusaku Iriki each struck out four in two innings to complete the five-hitter.

Stingrays 9, Stars 1: At Wailuku's Iron Maehara Stadium, Randy Winn, Brian Richardson and Roberto Colina accounted for eight of Maui's 13 hits and seven RBIs as the Stingrays ran their winning streak to five games.

Winn had three hits and three RBIs, Richardson three hits and one RBI and Colina two hits and three RBIs.

Hawaii Winter Baseball

Outrigger Division

	  	W	L	Pct.	GB
West Oahu 	17	13	.567	--	
Honolulu 	14	15	.483	2-1/2

Volcano Division

	  	W	L	Pct.	GB
Maui	 	17	12	.586	--	
Hilo	 	10	18	.556	6-1/2

Today's games

Honolulu vs. West Oahu, 6:30 p.m., Hans L'Orange Park

Hilo vs. Maui, 6 p.m., Iron Maehara Stadium

Sharks 12, CaneFires 2

Honolulu	010	160	040--12	15	2
West Oahu 	100	000	001--2	5	1

Brian Cooper, Tom LaRosa (6), Yusaku Iriki (8) and A.J. Pierzynski; Jason Baker, Phil Grundy (5), Masaaki Daitoh (8), Joe Lisio (8) and Steve Lomasney, Mike Barrett. W--Cooper. L--Baker.

Leading hitters--Honolulu: Norman Hutchins, 2-4, 2b, 3b; Carlos Villalobos, 2-4; Robert Fick, 3-5, 2b, HR, 4 RBIs; Gabe Kapler, 2b; Pierzynski, 3-5, 2b, 4 RBIs; Michael Glendenning, 2-4; Nelson Castro, 2b. West Oahu: Barrett, 2-4; Long, 2b.

Stingrays 9, Stars 1

Hilo	  	000	000	010--1	6	2
Maui	  	002	402	01x--9	13	0

Emar Fleming, R.A. Dickey (5), Jason Temple (7), Trevor Schaffer (8) and Tucker Barr; Mike Vavrek, Darrin Babineaux (6), Mike McCutcheon (8), Bogle (9) and Jay Jones. W--Vavrek. Sv--Bogle. L--Fleming.

Leading hitters--Hilo: Ric Johnson, 2-5. Maui: Randy Winn, 3-4, 2 2b, 3 RBIs; Roberto Colina, 2-5, 2b, 3 RBIs; Jones, 2b; Brian Richardson, 3-4, 2b, RBI; Mike Metcalfe, 2-3.

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