Noelani Boyer went 3-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs as the Hawaii Pacific softball team took the first game of a doubleheader against Notre Dame de Namur on Thursday in Belmont, Calif.
Boyer hit a two-run homer in the first inning, a two-run single in the second and a solo shot in the fifth.
In the second game, Boyer hit a two-run homer and Gabriella Nowack pitched three scoreless innings of relief in the Sharks’ 3-2 loss.
The Sharks moved to 14-13 and 7-9 in the PacWest, while the Argonauts went to 9-24, 5-7.
HPU baseball falls to Fresno Pacific
The Hawaii Pacific baseball team managed just three hits in a 5-1 loss to Fresno Pacific on Thursday in Fresno, Calif.
The Sharks (12-13, 6-11 PacWest) scored their only run in the sixth inning when Ryan Torres-Torioka singled in Tanner Tokunaga.
Esteban Lizaola struck out seven in a complete-game performance for the Sunbirds (12-11, 9-8).
Florence, Moore, Ho win first-round heats
Hawaii’s John John Florence won his first-round heat today at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach in Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia.
Florence had a two-wave total of 13.76 in the partially completed round. Hawaii’s Ezekiel Lau placed third in his heat.
In the Rip Curl Women’s Pro Bells Beach, Hawaii’s Carissa Moore (14.50) and Coco Ho (12.80) won their first-round heats. Local surfer Malia Manuel placed third in her heat.
