Waipahu, HI – Tonight's games against the Argonauts epic battles. Both teams played their hearts out, in fact game # 2 ended in the Top of the 8th inning. It was the first extra inning game for the Lady Swords in 3 years.
Game # 1
Chaminade got the first and last runs in this game. They scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the 3rd inning and scored the last two winning runs in the bottom of the 6th.
Kelly Korras started on the mound for Silverswords of Chaminade University. She faced 27 batters, she struck out 6 and she gave up 1 earned run on 6 hits. The earned run came in the Top of the 6th inning against Mary Ortega. Ortega swung at pitch that was down and away, she swung fiercely and connected and the ball traveled deep into far away center field and cleared the fence, for the only homerun in both games.
Designated player, Brandi Sasaki was a perfect 2 for in the first game. Shalin “Anuhea” Yamaguchi and Melissa Harris both went 2 for 3 in game. As a team, CUH had 8 total hits. Yamaguchi gets credit with 2 RBI's and Harris finished game 1 with 1RBI.
Kelly Korras gets the credited with the win, her record improves to 3-3 on the year.
Kasy'e Lalau gets credited with the save, her first on the year.
Game # 2
Kasy'e Lalau pitched all 7 innings for the Lady Swords tonight; in fact she was 7 outs away from a no hitter. She has yet to through a no hitter in her collegiate career. Tonight she faced 30 batters, she struck out 3 and gave up 2 earned runs on 6 hits. Those 6 hits came in the ladder part of the game.
Kasy'e Lalau's thoughts on tonight's game, “Tonight was a lot fun. As a pitcher, you dream about pitching a no hitter, it's something you strive to do each and every time you take the mound. Unfortunately, it didn't happen, we got the win though, so that's really that matters to me. The team played awesome tonight! I came into the game mentally ready and extremely focused to my best.. I am proud of the team, we played well enough to win.”
This game was a no hitter going into the bottom of the third inning. Team captain, Keli-Grace (KG) Kaowili- Sanatian, she broke the game open with a hard hit ball up the middle that reached the CF with ease. Chaminade was unable to capitalize on the hit by KG. In the bottom of the 4th inning, Dawn Dela Cruz singled to short stop with two outs, the Lady Swords were unable to capitalize and again went back to the bench having not scored a run. KG Kaowili- Sanatian, once again got things started with a lead off double in the bottom of the 6th inning, unfortunately NDNU fought hard and was able to stop CUH from doing anything more that inning.
It took 8 innings before any runs were scored, NDNU scored them in the Top of the 8th inning, a clutch leadoff single and later a triple to deep left center field was how this epic battle ended.
Kasy'e Lalau is charged with tonight's loss, she falls to 1-4 on the year.
The Lady Swords are back in action March 9th at CORP, when they once again to take the Argonauts of Norte Dame de Namur University in a double header match up. First pitch is set for 4:30PM HST, with the split today, CUH's record is o 5-9 overall and 2-4 in the PacWest Conference and NDNU's record is now 3-3 overall and 2-2 in the PacWest Conference.
