Fresno State sophomore right-hander Kamalani Dung was named the Mountain West Conference pitcher of the week on Tuesday.
Dung, a 2015 Kamehameha alumna, went 3-0 with a 2.13 ERA last week and notched her seventh shutout of the season to lead the conference.
Dung started and won all three games of the series against UNLV to earn her first career MWC weekly award.
She threw all 23 innings of the series and allowed just four extra-base hits and three walks while striking out 12.
Dung held the Rebels to a .216 batting average, a .250 on-base percentage and a slugging percentage of .284.
“Kama showed she is one of the top pitchers in the league,” Fresno State coach Linda Garza said in a press release. “She stepped up when her team needed her and stuck to the process, pitch by pitch, for 23 innings. Kama has grown throughout the season and her mental game is getting better every week.”
In Friday’s 6-4 win, Dung went nine innings for the second time this season and struck out seven. Saturday, she allowed two hits and a walk in a 3-0 shutout and her 23rd complete game of the season in Sunday’s 4-3 victory gave her a MWC-leading 20 wins this season.
“I’m proud of her growth and excited for our future,” Garza said. “Kama wants the ball and wants it in tough situations. She’s a true competitor and embraces all opportunities to lead this team on the mound.”
Frost named rookie of the week
Johnson and Wales utility player Kristin Frost was named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference rookie of the week on Monday.
Frost, a 2016 Pearl City graduate, hit .700 and posted a .786 on-base percentage to lead the Wildcats to a 4-0 record.
She finished 5-for-7 in a doubleheader sweep of St. Joseph (Conn.) on Saturday with four RBIs and earned the save in Thursday’s 8-3 victory over Eastern Connecticut State, allowing two hits and two walks with four strikeouts in three shutout innings of relief.
Frost is hitting .411 in 37 games this year with 10 doubles, three triples, four homers and 38 RBIs.
Akiu makes U.S. Collegiate National Team
Texas Tech’s Reyn Akiu, a 2015 Kamehameha alumna, will spend the summer training and competing with the U.S. Collegiate National Team-Minneapolis.
The CNT-Minneapolis team, which is considered a second tryout for the U.S. Women’s National Team, will train from June 22 to 26 at the University of Minnesota.
A total of 36 members will train with the team and the players will then be assigned to three 12-member teams to compete in a round-robin format at Minneapolis Convention Center from June 27 to 30.
The matches are held in conjunction with the USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships.
Akiu, who averaged 4.91 digs per set last season, was named second-team All-Big 12.
She will be joined on the U.S. Collegiate National Team-Minneapolis by Hawaii’s McKenna Granato, a 2015 Punahou alumna.
BASEBALL
>> KJ Harrison, Punahou ’14: The Oregon State first baseman doubled, homered and drove in three runs to lead the No. 1-ranked Beavers to a 10-1 win over Southern California on Sunday to win the series.
>> Christian Donahue, ‘Iolani ’14: The Oregon State left fielder finished 2-for-6 with four walks, two runs scored and an RBI in the series against USC.
>> Zachery Muenster, Punahou ’13: The George Fox senior outfielder was named to the All-Northwest Conference second team last Monday. Muenster led the Bruins in hits with 38 and added eight doubles, three homers and 20 RBIs while hitting .328.
>> Levi Horner-Villa, Molokai ’16: The Linfield (Ore.) freshman designated hitter earned honorable-mention All-NWC honors. Horner-Villa hit .286 with three doubles, a triple, four homers and 13 RBIs.
>> Landon Teramoto, Hawaii Baptist ’13: The Arizona Christian center fielder closed his career going 2-for-8 with three walks, two runs and two RBIs in a three-game sweep of Shepherd University over the weekend.
MEN’S GOLF
>> Kyosuke Hara, Moanalua ’16: The Oregon State freshman was the Beavers’ top finisher at the Pac-12 Championships that ended Sunday, closing with a 2-over 74 to finish in a tie for 31st place at 10 over at Boulder Country Club in Boulder, Colo.
>> Shawn Lu, Moanalua ’16: The Oregon State freshman closed with a 74 to finish in a tie for 61st place at 18 over at the Pac-12 Championships.
WOMEN’S GOLF
>> Sydney Maluenda, Kapolei ’13: The George Fox senior finished third at the Northwest Conference Championships on April 23 with an 8-over 152, three shots behind the winner, to earn first-team all-conference honors.
>> Iris Kawada, Castle ’15: The George Fox sophomore finished tied for fourth at the NWC Championships at 9-over 153 to also be named to the All-NWC first team.
SOFTBALL
>> Tiana Rosario, Campbell ’13: The Lewis & Clark senior was named to the All-Northwest Conference second team on Friday. Rosario, earned her first all-conference nod after hitting .313 with eight RBIs this season. For the season, Rosario hit .329 with a double, five walks and 14 runs scored.
>> Haley Kodama, Kamehameha ’14: The Pacific (Ore.) junior was named honorable-mention All-NWC after leading the league with four triples. Kodama hit .274 with a homer, seven doubles and 14 RBIs and led the league in assists with 83.
>> Tiana Creekmur, St. Francis ’16: The Willamette (Ore.) freshman catcher earned honorable-mention All-NWC honors after hitting .246 with two doubles, two homers and 15 RBIs this season.
>> Jacy Watanabe, ‘Iolani ’14: The Cal Lutheran center fielder finished 2-for-7 with two runs scored and a stolen base in a doubleheader split with Pomona-Pitzer to end the season on Saturday.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
>> Alyssa Tobita, Punahou ’14: The Oregon junior clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win at the No. 2 flight to help the Ducks beat UCLA for the first time in school history to advance to the semifinals of the Pac-12 Championships. Tobita lost in three sets at No. 1 singles after winning the first set 6-1 against the No. 3-ranked player in the country. Tobita lost at No. 2 doubles in a 4-0 loss to Stanford in the Ducks’ first-ever semifinal match and her match at No. 1 singles stopped after two sets with it tied 1-1 against the No. 41-ranked player in the country.
>> Kristen Poei,‘Iolani ’13: The Cal State Northridge senior posted victories at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles in a 4-3 loss to Cal State Fullerton in the Big West quarterfinals on Friday. Poei ends her career with a school-record 50 doubles victories.
>> Skyla Alcon, Mid-Pacific ’15: The CSUN sophomore won at No. 2 doubles and in three sets at No. 3 singles in the loss to the Titans.
>> Diana Wong, Hilo ’16: The New Mexico freshman ended her season with her 12th straight singles victory and also won at No. 2 doubles in a 4-3 loss to New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Championships.
>> Lisa Owen, Kaiser ’16: The Puget Sound freshman was named to the All-Northwest Conference second team last Friday. Owen competed in the Loggers’ top singles and doubles slots for most of the season and helped the Loggers finish 8-10 after back-to-back two-win seasons the previous two years.
WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD
>> Kristine Felix, Baldwin ’12: The Washington State senior finished first in the pole vault with a height of 4.00 meters in the Cougar Invitational on Saturday.
>> Jessica Lee, ‘Iolani ’16: The Villanova freshman finished seventh out of 48 entrants in the pole vault with a height of 3.50 meters in the college women’s division of the Penn Relays on Thursday.
>> Celine Lum, Kaiser ’15: The Point Loma Nazarene sophomore won the women’s pole vault with a height of 3.62 meters at the PacWest Championships on Saturday.
WOMEN’S WATER POLO
>> Lauren Boyer, Punahou ’13: The UC San Diego senior led the Tritons with a game-high six goals in a 15-4 win over Sonoma State to claim the Western Water Polo Association championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament on Sunday. Boyer netted her 13th hat trick of the season for the Tritons and was named to the all-tournament team. UCSD will host Wagner in an opening-round game in the NCAA Championships on Saturday.
Compiled by Star-Advertiser’s Billy Hull. To submit an athlete for publication, email bhull@staradvertiser.com.
