BIG WIN FOR BASEBALL BOWS

(April 2): If ever a team appeared destined for failure, it had to be the Hawaii baseball team for yesterday's game at Stanford.

The Bows were right in the middle of a nine-game, 10-day road trip. They had lost six straight. The host Cardinal was ranked No. 13 nationally. And UH was 0-9 versus ranked opponents during what has all the marks of a dismal season.

But instead of packing it in, the Bows stepped it up and emerged from the Sunken Diamond with a 5-2 victory over Stanford.

In what proved to be the key move of the game, Hawaii coach Mike Trapasso moved John Hee from leadoff to No. 3 in his team's inconsistent lineup. Hee responded by driving in three runs, including the game-winner in the top of the ninth.

Stanford used seven pitchers, the Bows used five in improving their season record to 10-19.

Hawaii resumes conference play on Friday with the opener of a four-game series at San Jose State.

PRO DAY: While the remaining members of the Hawaii football team went through Day 2 of their spring camp at Manoa, 19 former UH players were going through their paces at the school's annual Pro Day at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

Most of the attention of the 50 NFL scouts was firmly focused on quarterback Colt Brennan, who announced he will soon undergo hip surgery that will require eight to 12 weeks of recovery time.

Brennan did take part in all of the passing drills and, by all accounts, showed well with his accuracy and his arm strength.
Two others had particularly outstanding performances at the combine-like session.

Living up to his name, offensive guard Hercules Satele bench-pressed 225 pounds 40 times.

And slot back Ryan Grice-Mullins was clocked in a scorching 4.33 in 40. However, Grice-Mullins tweaked his hamstring during the session that limited him during passing drills.

In fact, two other UH receivers were hindered by strained hammys – Jason Rivers and Davone Bess, who did improve his 40 time to 4.49. That left a weary C.J. Hawthorne, the remaining member of UH's stellar receiving corps of last season, to run all of the deep patterns.

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