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Box Score 2 WAIPIO, HI –The Swords hot start in conference play continued this evening, defeating the Argonauts at Central Oahu Regional Park, taking two games from NDNU, 5-4 and 4-2.
CUH got off to a slow start, giving up two runs on four errors in the first inning of game one. Chaminade looked to respond, getting a hit from
Rayna Strom-Okimoto (Aiea, HI/Aiea High) in the bottom of the first, but CUH left two runners on base and NDNU remained ahead 2-0.
Chaminade scored in the bottom of the second via a single by freshman
Elia Lizarraga (Torrance, CA/Narbonne). Following that first run,
Letisha Vaba (Stockton, CA/San Joaquin JC) doubled down the 3
rd base line to score two more runs and the Swords took the 3-2 lead headed to the third.
The Swords tacked on another run in the third inning to lead 4-2 heading into the fourth. After an Argonauts run in the fifth inning, Chaminade freshman
Aja Keyes (Kaneohe, HI/Lutheran) responded with a solo homerun in the bottom of the sixth for a 5-3 Silversword lead.
Notre Dame de Namur scored one run in the seventh, but CUH held on for the 5-4 win. The Swords had nine hits in the victory.
Freshman pitcher
Brett Aspel (Redondo Beach, CA, Redondo Union) earned the win for CUH, allowing 6 hits and 4 runs.
Chaminade scored three runs in the top of the first in game two, as
Aja Keyes had a three RBI triple in the top of the first for CUH. The Argos responded with two runs in the second before Keyes struck again, scoring a run in the fourth to make the game 4-2 CUH. The Silverswords held on for the 4-2 win.
Freshman pitcher
Kaitlyn Watanabe (Kula, HI/Baldwin High) got the win for CUH in game two, going the distance and giving up 7 hits.
Robyn Araujo led the way with three hits over two games for Argonauts.
Chaminade is back in action for a doubleheader against BYU-Hawaii on March 10
th in Laie, HI. First pitch is set for 12:00 PM HT.
The Swords move to 5-5, 4-0 in PWC with the sweep, while Notre Dame de Namur moves to 12-8 overall, 2-3 in the PWC.
