Congrats
Congrats to the Rainbow Wahine softball team, the WAC Tournament champion.
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It’s great that Jeramy Bryant, Spencer Smith, Mana Silva and Laupepa Letuli will play as graduate students in the fall.
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A-Joe reports that Ed Fountain, an OBF (original blog friend), passed away yesterday. Ed was a good guy, and we’ll miss him.
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Erika Buder-Nakasone is leaving UH, where she has served in many capacities — board member of Letter Winners Club, administrative assistant to the UH associate athletic director, cheerleader, cheerleader coach, etc. — to take a position at Punahou School.
We’ll miss her. She’s just a great person.
Now, a big reward to the person who can find a video of the cheerleaders, led by Erika and Vanessa, doing the “Happy And You Know” It dance.
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Abraham Elimimian, a former UH cornerback who served as Crenshaw High defensive coordinator last year, will join SMU as a graduate assistant.
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OK, we need a contest.
How about two tickets to tomorrow’s baseball game.
The magic words are: Thanks for the memories, Erika.
Avis picks a winner tonight.
Foist!
Ha-Haaaaaaaaaaa!!! Foist on the day when the Wahine shall be foist in the WAC Tourney!!!
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Maybe the Warriors of Kamehameha will be foist in state Track and Field championships and in boy’s volleyball. Wouldn’t that be nice!
Okay Bulla, you need to come and break my streak! 😆
Where’s Brew at?
top 10? maybe
hey I made 6th.
Top Ten?
Morning all!
Go Wahine!
Go Wahine!
Go Wahine!
Top 10!
Good morning/afternoon!
GO WAHINE!
Bamboozle dem Bulldogs.
Howzit gang.
Got Softball?
Wahine!
Aloha Kakahiaka!
Good Luck, Abraham!
Hey Al,
Can you give me some clarification on the MBB recruiting. So you’re saying that even if we get Salters we might still get a another D1 transfer (who is not Andre Almeida)?
Al, also can you confirm that this weekend it’s Salters and Josten Thomas or is somebody else here?
Thanks for all you do.
HS Track will remember Moses today!
A special and day for Devon Tsai!!
Happy Birfday, young fella!!
Great performances yesterday by the softball Wahines and baseball team.
Keep the streak going cause all of Hawaii nei is back of you!!!
Go Wahine!
& CONGRATS TO ALL OUR UH GRADUATES!!!! (ATHLETE & NON) YOU DID IT!!
Hauoli Lahanau, Devon!
saying hello to Midnight & Barbara in the land of Texas longhorns, Rasu Begasu, wafan (where ever he is roaming), CRM in the East Coast, djmitchco somewhere along the East Coast also, expat (our former neighbor in his childhood days), longdistance 808 who posted last from Colorado, Truegreen (last seen at Harrah’s – Sugar Bowl), NYUH fan whom we have never met but may have a chance for the Army game in September, and Mev and Buckwheat our Tsaikos in Georgia!!
And, a special hello and get well wish to Florida Ted!!! A true gentleman who we had the pleasure of meeting in Orlando during the Florida gators trip. He drove all the way from Clearwater, an hour 1 and 1/2 hour drive, just to meet the A-Houses and Bighilofan2 and his family. Joining our group was K Mark Takai, our fellow Tsaiko in the State Legislature and alnbama who drove from Huntsville, AL for the game. Great food at Golden Corral!!!
CRM =s CRW. sorry Reed!!
Top Twenty-Five!
Good Morning Tsai-kos!
Eighth?
Someone sent me via e-mail (and the rest of the Tsaikos) a blurb about social security.
Suggest that they better check http://www.snopes.com/politics/socialsecurity/cola.asp first.
Good morning Hawaii and GO WAHINE!
Best wishes to Abraham Elimimian! I hope that this is a start of an excellent coaching career for him.
Hi A-House!
Hope you and the rest of the gang are doing well! I know we’re about to head into the doldrums of college sports, but the start of next football season is closer than I realize.
I’m anxiously looking forward to the first slate of football road games.
I don’t know if anyone noticed, but the NFL Broncos have a home game against the Seahawks on Sept. 19, the day after the UH-Colorado game in Boulder. Just an FYI for those who are staying in the Denver area for some appreciable time after the game….
Good morning everyone!
Glad to see Abraham Elimimian adding D1 experience to his coaching resume with an opportunity from his former coaches…and continuing his education.
GO WAHINE !!!
Softball…. What time is the game?
Anyone not in Hawaii want access to my Slingbox?
It will allow you to watch anything on the non-premium Oceanic channels. Can setup to watch KFVE. You would need to install free Sling software on your PC and have my access code.
Sorry for offering so late in the UH season.
Let me know…
congratulations abe….
but, does this mean we won’t be getting the third elimimian brother?
softball game on K5 live telecast at 10 am HST
Oldie,
You can be the most popular guy come Football season with that Slingbox.
:>
Al June is one step ahead. Now he has a contact and a person with knowledge of south central LA area
MaverIck,
Only problem is we only subscribe to the away games since we have season tickets…
Also I currently don’t have the Slingbox connected to the settop that would be authorized for the premium channels.
Congrats to Abraham Elimimian!
I wonder if it means he has a shot at being an assistant coach there in the near future? If not, then wouldn’t it be better to stay as a DC at a high profile high school? Just wondering.
Biggest problem with the Slingbox is only one user can be connected at any moment in time. That’s to prevent folks from trying to avoid paying the premium fees.
Protector a Master degree from SMU will open more doors and financial security than a DC credential at a HS. He gets a MS or MA degree, college coaching experience for 2 years, now he has options-continue coaching if the right offer is made, or join the work force with his masters degree.
Congrats to Elimimian on the GA at SMU!
Anyone going to UH graduation today?
It’s game time, go Na Wahine!
BINGO!!!
Good morning Tsaikos!!
Happy BIrthday Devon!!
Condolences to the Fountain ohana. I knew them way back when the girls were in preschool together.
Slugger – baccalaurate ceremony started at 9am. Graduate ceremony is at 3.
GO WAHINE!!
C’mon Steph! Settle down!
Guud Morning Tsailkos…just catching up with the going on in the playhouse. Been at a convention and was jonesing for some Tsaiko news.
Pomai…re..braclets for Na Wahine….Tsaiko
s got your back! All the negative noise coming at you…no worry all hot air..Tsaikos see a need they just do or find out how can do…others want to pitch in den fine if not just get out of the way and watch.
Now..time fo Na Wahine…bbl
My sympathies to the Fountain ‘ohana.
Congratulations to ErikA Buder-Nakasone!
GO WAHINE!!! Come on, Steph!
Howzit A-House,
Just got into Boston for a couple of days of work. Was in Seattle yesterday and had three separate trips to Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island the past two weeks. One more trip to Seattle next week when I get back from Boston and then hopefully pau for a while.
All this travel is exhausting and it is ticking off the wife.
Pride! what did i win?
How can anyone mispronounce Iwata? 😯
Thanks for the memories, Erika
Ricketts struggling each game that is played in the morning, sleep walking thru the early innings.
Go Jess!!! Get the GS!!!
Maybe I should go shopping and watch the dvr later. Oh wait, is Stretch watching?
God Bless and condolences to the Fountain Ohana. Mahalo and good luck, Erika!
So my guess is that The Wahine are giving the Fresnecks time to anticipate Ricketts and saving Parnaby for a change of pace?
Or just let Steph wake up as the game progresses. Anyway. I promise to stop watching if it gets intense. 😆
GO SOFTBOWS!!
Thanks for the memories, Erika.
Did Don Weir send you a picture of the graduates this morning, ST?
Congratulations to the UH graduates today…it’s your turn to make the world a better place. Congrats also Erika and Abraham. I had my first taste of Krispy Kremes in the early ’90s along Crenshaw Boulevard! 🙂
Erika was the hard worker behind the scenes for many years: Executive Director of the Letterwinners Club and information guru for UHAD. She will be sorely missed by UHLWC and everyone who interacts with UHAD.
Anyone who is in touch with Kale Ane over at Punahou needs to request and hour off early for Erika the third Tuesday of the month so Erika can still continue her outstanding work with UHLWC for the support of all of our student/athletes & Letterwinners.
Slugger, I am waiting for the camera battery to charge to send over the pictures to the computer and then on to Senor Tsai.
By the way, mahalo to Kelly McGill and the staff at Tikis for the Cinco de Mayo celebration. We raised over $500 for UH Athletics.
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SAFE!!! Dammit. SAFE!
Thanks for the 411, Don!
What’s the score
What is an illegal pitch?
4-3 Fresno
Fresno St. 4-3 top of 6th. K. Parnaby in for S. Rickettes
Come on Kaia.
Kaia is pitching now in the 6 th. Just struck out 2.
Slugger,
Pics sent moments ago to Senor Tsai. 1. all grads, 2. Football grads, 3. Football grads, coaches Academic counselors, AD
These pics are available for all. Send me an e-mail and I will attach them.
Yay Kaia. Now come on Wahine, stop playing around and finish this game.
Ok. Time to heat up those bats and finish it! This ain’t volleyball!
Kaia!!! Making ’em sweeeeng!
Ok. Now the Wahine must SCORE and WEEN!
It’s a hit! And you can dance to it.
Ok. I’m switching to the Preakness.
Go Wahine!
I sense a winning HR comin’ up!
Yeeeehaaawwww!!!! 2d and 3d, 2 outs, bottom of the 7th.
OUCH
OUCH
OUCH
BUMMER,
let’s go girls…..no tomorrows! can do hiki no 🙂
Ok…practice game pau. Now we play for Championship!
Bulldogs win. 4-3. Championship game up next.
It ain’t over til it’s over…
GO WAHINE!! Let’s mercy rule ’em! AGAIN!!
14 runners left on the bases tell the tale of why we came out short, but the Na Wahine will come out fighting in the championship game. Iwata had a downer, stranded 8 runners, but she got to snap and forget this game and re-energize for the championship game.
So we get to watch more softball today. Go Wahine!
Agh. Didn’t switch soon enough. Rally scoring round.
Don Weir,
Thanks for the info about Erika. I did forward the email to ST. I’m still associating names to faces. Other than Greg Alexander, I can’t immediately ID any of the students. Coaches & JD, I know. Congratulations to the graduates!
GO WAHINE!!!!
KFVE said they’d start the broadcast of the next game in about 1/2 hr.
KAAAAAAAAZZZZZZ!!!
What’s going on here!!! This is your fault!!!
j/k 🙂
They’ll bounce back in the next game. When is the next game?
GO SOFTBOWS!
Congratulations to the Graduates!
Aloha and Mahalo Erika!
Condolences to the Fountain Ohana
I haven’t heard from Kazz for quite a while, he texted, he had a restless night, couldn’t sleep, I wonder if he crashed. the down side, boss calls him in the work at the last minute. if he had to work, there is one habut, hyper fan out in Hawaii Kai as I write.
Just stopped by for a few minutes to make sure we didn’t have to put anyone on suicide watch! Kazz, you OK? Remember, what really counts is how you pick yourself up after being knocked down. BELIEVE in Na Wahine and send the positive vibes!
Hi BG! Yes. We must all remember to BREATHE.
GO WAHINE!!!
We need to wake up the bats. Fresno pitcher are not that good against up, leave 13 on base was the killer. But we shall overcome this little bump in the road to the NC game.
GO WAHINES!
Send those Bulldogs back to their doghouse,
as we continue on the continent with more chances
to add to our home run record breaking totals with more games.
Game’s on at 1:00 p.m. HST, 8:00 a.m. Sunday in Korea.
i was out all day and just caught the last out on the radio. UH left 14 runners on base? did coach hold up any of the runners at 3rd base again? also i noticed during yesterday’s game that Iwata has a similar batting stance as Kelley. the difference is Kelley’s step is forward or in the middle of the batter’s box, thus stepping into the ball. Iwata’s step is toward the left of the batter’s box, thus would have a hard time with outside pitches. anything not outside, she makes good contact though. did anybody notice this during this morning’s game? GO WAHINE!!!!!
I seem to remember checking earlier this month and seeing the WAC tourney would be a selection on ESPN3 (formerly ESPN360) but that’s not the case. No matter, I actually like listening to baseball/softball on the radio. Thanks 1420 am!
yup, they threw her all outside pitches. FO to rightside, PO to second or first, slow roller to the pitcher
with all of UH’s hrs, I don’t why the opposing pitchers don’t pitch down and out most of the time, and risers on the outside. Most of UH’s home runs have been the the left-center power alley.
it’s 1 pm HST, the girls should be wide awake, time to stump on the doggies.
Oakes, okay we should be able to hit her
99
HR majam
alright, homerun Majam
She is now the lone leader in HR
heheheh
I think the girls are wide awake, the loss woke them up, more energy, they just got to maintain focus and hit the ball
Yee didn’t get any today in Ga Tech’s mercy rule win over NC. Danielle Spaulding of North Carolina struck 11 in 4.2 inning but gave up 8 runs. She got 11 of the 14 outs on K’s.
this is the third time UH has the bases loaded today, the first two times, last game, zero runs, we need clutch hits
a walk is good, one more run
Grand Slam Taualii
grandslam by Taualii, up 6-0 top first
Damn, those girls no fool around….
#138 HR
great start, Parnaby up, I hope she has her game face on.
More fun listening to the game on radio & watch on tv.
This is the kind of ball we’re used to seeing the Wahine play.
GO WAHINE!!!
walk, come on Kaia, keep it low and let the defense work.
Go Softbows
WoW!!! Dat’s da way!
One inning down, FOUR to go!
heheheh
good job Katie! another great play at the plate, one tough Na Wahine blocking the plate and holding onto the ball. Great throw from Majam!
…throws like girl! 😈
but she threw it on line, one bounce, and a good bounce at that..
Yea 6-0 wahines babe go go giv’um
Wahines bats comming alive
Here we go!!! 6-0 Wahine!
8-0 yess!
Double 8-0 yea
Echo
18-0 babe top 2nd
#139 HR
E Kala Mai 10-0
the Na Wahine dugout is alive and well. Lots of energy. Coach Charlie got to send them his stash of red bull.
whoa koakane, not 18…..yet! 🙂
The mojo is working!
great accolade to coach Margie Wright, FSU, her teams reached a regional every year she coached, she has the longest consecutive regional appearance of any active coaches.
10-0 game over, close the book, great season , first WAC Championship, on to Omaha
call the cops! call the cops! there’s a murder going on! Softbows are killing the puppies.
And Katie shows why she shoulda been All-WAC Catcher.
Protect This Plate!
Ralph,
I think I spotted someone holding a can of Red Bull at the beginning of the 1st game.
GO WAHINE!!!!
This is the way we know you can play.
what a catch against the fence by aguirre(sp?)
…interesting PSA. 🙄
papajoe2,
I spell “fence” that way, too. 😉
slugger that was bud light 🙂
Remember softbow fans, “the lock isn’t locked until its locked.” Pour it on!
Congrats to the Warrior Graduates! Good job, Coach Mack and crew! Mahalo Don Weir!
I am suffering the ravages of PTSD from fighting for my country. Very few things pleasure me. Anyone who knows about PTSD can understand what I mean. Last night I enjoyed watching the baseball team play. A real pleasure. Now after the first game loss, watching the wahine softball team beating Fresno State in the second game. What a pleasure to see great athletes play so outstandingly. Kelly Majam is amazing! So is the rest of the team.. I wish there was a triple header. Sports is the great equalizer. It does amazing things to ones spirits. Charlie Wade and the amazing men’s volleyball team. Bob Coolen and his outstanding job with the rainbow wahine softball. Mike Trepasso, one of the finest recruiters in the country. Greg McMackin, a great person person and teacher of the game. Dave Shoji, a master genius at work. etc. Thanks for relieving my PTSD. And Gib..Gib em Gib!
two games, don’t hear from Kazz, and he likes the 5 hr pick me up drink. He must be climbing the walls, his mom is all upset, too much screaming.
yup at home they were ahead of FSU by 6 and lost the game with Parnaby pitching. Got to remain focused, it’s not over, till it’s over.
lots of foul balls to the right field foul line, cuz Melloh is pitching outside and our girls are trying to pull them. Go with the pitch, so far Rodriquez has been going with the flow to the oppositie field.
Keep pounding dem dogs, keep scoring, pour it on and leave no dout
Ralph,
Sorry, I like koakane’s analysis better! 😆
What’s the score and what inning?
must his spelling that you like 🙂
RupertDaStupert- good to see you again and smiling !
11-0 UH, 4th inning, top
11-0, UH, 3rd inning
11-0 bottom
of the 3rd
oops, bottom third
We get chance.
Is it the 4th inning? Ralph?
Hahaha. It’s the bottom of the third.
we’re regular season champs, number one seed, and twice we are the visitors against FSU, how you figga.
another great catch by Majam.
Bad call blue. Mojo gonna getchu.
Ralph,
Benson’d again! 👿
Coin toss, Ralph.
Coin flip…radio explained that.
d1 – “interesting” PSA, eh? Pretty effective, just wondering why they chose a Toyota 4Runner?!?! DOH! 🙂
Keep slugging away ladies…you look awesome!
As the announcer says”we play three and it’s all Hawaii”.
This announcer isn’t a homer at all. He’s honest.
Kazz, you got me worried. i hope everything is alright. where you?
Ralph,
The radio announcers must have seen your post. Just heard it was a coin flip that decided who was home/visitors today.
PowderPuff,
Cause the Tundra was going too fast!
Mahalo! Doing some marketing. 🙂
99club,
Interesting. Why no switch for Game 2, I wonder?
12-0!
Alright Traci!!!
Slugger, i know its a coin flip, but why even have a coin flip if you are the #1 seed. i can see for the last game because we lost the first champ. game, but even then, we are the WAC regular season champions, and top seed. as i write this, another homerun. this time by Yoshikawa.
Keep pounding
#139 Home Run
I got a text from Kazz before the game that said he was tossing ‘n turning all night. I’m sure he’s watching, as well as screaming & jumping up & down. I just hope he didn’t have to work today…
Slugger,
That wouldn’t be good if he was working the “New Accounts” desk! 😯
a coin flip gives FSU 50% chance of being the home team, but aren’t we, UH, deserving because we are the number one seed, WAC regular season champs.
I guess I’m not going to have time to make almond float for our family get-together tonight…
GO WAHINE!!!
d1-
They just explained that one before I read your post, but can’t remember their explanation. Too many Avery Ellie’s Brown Ales. 🙂
(Planning on the brewery tour in Boulder). 😉
Haha, d1! I saw that PSA for the first time last night and said, “Hey, hey now…4Runner drivers are safe!” Now the Tundra ones…hhhhmmmm. 🙂
Happy marketing, duffer!!!
come on Kaia, 4 more outs, mercy rule again.
WAC Tournament rules are strange. Pomai can tell you…
OK, now I’m sure they’re reading your posts, Ralph! Just ref’d 4 more defensive outs.
Show no mercy take no prisoners
bottom of 4th inning: 12-0, UH
12-zip. Wahines comin’ up.
Iwata: 3 for 3…it’s a Hit!
MeeGee: 2 run HR! 14-0
#140 Homer
woohooo wahine whoohoo wahine 14-0
Gonzalez. 14-0 HOMER!
i forgot that i have 3 beers in the fridge. for to drink em while watching the game. 2 run homer for Hawaii by Gonzo.
Still get chance.
#195 for=forgot. homer threw me off. but not as much as the puppies. hahaha
Wahine are so focused. Awesome.
Haven’t had time to be in the kitchen to make a salad…so I’m eating food that I’d eat in the ball park. Not quite like being there, but my stomach is getting the same feel. Chips, sausage & tea…
Go WAHINE!!!
Have to agree with others who posted earlier, this announcer is doing a great job.
fresno needs 7 runs with 3 outs to make it a normal game.
The sun is in their eyes. Bottom of the 5th. Defense!
Thank you LizKauai, that’s very nice of you to say. I am a lurker. After Gib got hired, I had nothing to gripe about, LOL. Just amazing, the rainbow wahine softball team. Kelly Majam is “The Natural”. Roy Hobbs come to life! This team is such a joy!
at least you’ll have 3 beers to celebrate with during the awards ceremony
Before I forget,
Thanks for the memories, Erika.
Let’s go, Kaia!
Oops Jessica is not clean out there.
Cmon Dee! 2 on. No outs.
Kaia is one striking machine
noticed the last few games she pitched, Kaia got hit pretty bad from the 5th inning on. maybe she needs more conditioning or focus. no way frensing will win.
one out before the celebration begins!
RupertDaStupert:
You’ll have to join us at games next season. A bunch of ex-military & some active in da Tsaikos.
14-3, Fresno just had a 3-run homer.
2 outs. 14-3. hang in there.
there goes the shutout! but one more out before the celebration begins
our middle infielders are prolonging this game, routine grounders
Ok. 2 down.
3 run homer. 14-3
Rupert- come over more often!
Settle, cool, cmon Wahine!
WAC CHAMPS BABY!
pau we win
Yeah! Way to go!!!
WooHoo!!! Congratulations, WAC Tournament champions!
Yeah, baby! Congratulations ladies!
WAC champs for the third time for Coolen, WAC tournament champs for the first time ever, time to celebrate
Congrats to the Wahine!!! WAC CHAMPS!!!
On to OKC!! 😀 😀 😀
YEAH!! YEAH! WAC CAHAMPIONS! Next up…….. the world. can do!
Alright, got the job done. Mission accomplished.
Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehooooooooooo!
On to the NCAA tournament!
Geevum Wahine!
Congratulations to the 2010 WAC Softball Champions, Rainbow Wahine Softball team
OK, now where is Kazz? Oooohhhhh, Kaazzzzz, where are you? You can breath now.
Winna winna chicken dinna or chicken nut bread
Bwhaaaaaa
I want one of those WAC Championship shirt.
Alright, Katie is all tournament, well deserved.
Props to the commentators from Fresno. Its not easy to announce while getting pounded. Hopefully, Fresno gets a second WAC invite.
Aw’wryte
Congrats Rainbow Wahines
Yeah! Way to go!!!
Sweet win and Grimes gets recognition at last!!!
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BIG thanks to K-5 for airing the game live! Now, gotta find a way to air the NCAA tournament. You can do it!
Was that Chancellor Hinshaw in the softball stand today?
Congrats to the WAC Champs.
Auryte WAHINE SOFTBALL!!
CONGRATULATIONS!
What a day for the Wahine who graduated and won the WAC tourney on the same day.
congrats to the wahine softball team for winning the wac softball tournament; next the national champions!!! keep hitting homeruns…
NSMU announcer deserves a big Mahalo! (& a case of mac-nuts!) 🙂 😀 😆
Thank you Slugger and LizKauai. I lost my case worker when the state cut funds in Thanksgiving 2008. You ever watch Adrian Monk? You noticed how he always needed a assistant companion “Sharonna Fleming” and “Natalie Teager” to be able to function? That’s what I need, an outreach case worker. HMSA is trying to help me. But the rainbow wahine softball team provided me with that with wonderful ball playing today. I wish there was another game. I want to see more of them. Like I said, I am more a lurker. You guys are the good text talkers. Anyone out ther want to be my Sharonna Fleming? LOL. Take care. Sports is not only great, it’s a great healer of souls. Gib em Gib, if you no gib em, who we going gib em too?
Thanks for the memories, Erika.
So what did I miss? 😎
congrats to the wahine bows on winning the wac.
Kaufmann wins high jump at WAC outdoor championship…congragulations Amber.
The ones the girls got were just generic ones. No UH design, nothing. Keep an eye out at UH Rainbowtique maybe or WACsports.com in the merchandise section within the week.
do they get a wac championship ring like the football team?
WAC season finally pau and we are on top without a doubt.
I’m feeling pretty good. So good, I’m not gonna go to work on Monday…
LSU freshman pitcher had 26 perfect games in high school in Conneticut along with over 1,800 strikeouts and won over 100 games while losing only 3. Plays mostly as a relief pitcher for LSU.Just gave up a homer to Alabama. Some of those ladies(?) are huge. No worry. They will fall.
Awsome! Just awsome display of skills by the Wahine – 2010 WAC regular and tournament CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!!!
All the pre-season and in-season conditioning were not for naught. Thank you to the strength/conditioning coach!
Believe in yourselves and seek the national championship!!!!!!!!
Kazz, you never miss anything. go back to sleep. actually, we missed you. just not the same without you. Aloha Brudda.
Congratulations to the men tennis team, a banner year. First time ever to share the WAC title, for the third consecutive year WAC tournament champs, and the highest progression in the NCAA this year. It came to an end at Stanford this morning, losing to Pepperdine 4-0.
Thanks Kazz for the info. Will be looking out for them.
Finally came out of the room, huh?
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! PARTY SAFE!
Congrats to Amber. Great to be a wahine this season!
Brew:
we are simply amazed at what you can do with your computer on such short notice; or,
do you have it prepared and just wait for the moment to “press” send?
Congratulations to all the graduates.
Welcome aboard to the real world.
at the ncaa’s…
we can’t be swinging away at 3-0 pitches with the game on the line and we need runners or even if we have a huge lead with bases loaded, full count, and two out.
we will be playing champions from around the country and in softball(baseball) anything could happen and it ain’t over until the last out is made.
So does this mean the UHAD will pay for a banner at the softball field or will Pomai have to find funds for that too?
Earlier, I wasn’t in the mood to talk, text, or post until it was completely over.
Last 12 hours = 4 hours of real sleep.
At this rate I am not going to survive the regionals.
BG808,
There is no banner at the softball stadium. There are these large billboard type things in the outfield corners listing the years the Wahine won the WAC title and made regional appearances.
There is another billboard thing out there too that lists the Lousiville Slugger All Americans that played for UH.
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Congrats to Amber!!!!
Any word on if there is going to be radio coverage?
I thought the Kyle dude did a good job. I’m superstitious. Send him with the team to where ever they go.
The Alabama-LSU game is on ESPN. They have the outfield fences an 190 down the lines. Announcers said they will move the fences back 10 feet to 200 down the lines and 220 in center for the NCAA tournament. Isn’t our softball stadium 200 down the lines? They said the tournament will be more interesting with more triples and doubles, and sliding and diving attempts in the outfield. Am I missing something? Sounds like the same announcers who did the Fresno-LTech game and was dissing our charge to the homerun record.
Congratulations SoftBows!
A-house’s #259,
I am in agreeance. Not sure how he does it especially with this font.
kendall…i think we will get salters. not too many options available like hawaii for this young man. may 19 is the end of the binding loi’s.
in addition, word on the street is we may be getting another d1 transfer. it looks bleak for us getting that giant because of his binding loi. but, there are a lot of transfers out there who although would have to sit out a year could add to the following season. i’d take a 4 or 5 at this point because we lose two of them next year.
Yeah, Kazz, I think it is only fitting that the wahines get one BIG billboard for this one since this is the first WAC Tournament Championship for the softball team. There’s gotta be a first time for everything.
ahouse….i had lunch with hiram’s brother. he remembered you. but, i won’t repeat what he said on this blog.
Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium is 200ft down the lines and 200ft at center. Equal all around.
If it sounds like a duck, quacks like a duck, and is as arrogant as mainland announcers then most likely they’re jerks.
They still ONLY believe that REAL softball is played in the PAC 10 or SEC, as of late. Anything a mid major does is doo doo to them and anything a team from an island in the middle of the Pacific does is never legitimate.
Same ole crap, different sport.
The Wahine only scored two homers in that 16-1 rout of FSU yesterday and if you’ve watched them all year long, singles and doubles and a small handful of triples have added to the 400+ runs scored by the Wahine this season.
We most likely will NOT hit as many homers in the NCAAs as we did in WAC and preseason competition and the ONLY reason is… THE PITCHING.
The opposing pitching will be better for sure and Coach Coolen knows this. Better pitch selection by our batters would help a lot.
BUT, I can guarantee you one thing… The slaps in the face by the media folk WILL NEVER end until we win the National Championship. I can BET my life that if we make it all the way to the College World Series of Softball, the FIRST thing they will try to do is to look at how many homers we hit in the NCAAs as opposed to our non conference and conference seasons this year.
They’ll look for ways to make us look as weak as possible until they run out of ideas, but the STUPIDITY never seems to end.
Katie Grimes said in her on line diary that she loves to be hated. Well there is a difference between being hated and not being respected no matter what you do.
kazz finally awoke from his paranoia state to come alive and join the many sending out congrats to the WAC winnas.
congrats to the all tourny selections thought I think the wahines got gypped again cause more should have made it. but I regress its the WAC.
Koakane,
This is a family blog, as I have been reminded many times before.
Between the hours of 10am and 12pm was not a good time for me.
so grump aka ralph anymore to add, like they only can score 14 runs, the homeruns where only 200 ft plus, wahines only put 4 on the all tourny, coach coolan did recruit any girls with hitting power. bring it on, come on grump what else bwhaaaaaaaa
kazz not to worry you earn the right cause you were backing them from time began.
shout it loud and clear
I think the Fresno State fan that is running WACsoftball Twitter hung himself.
If Fresno State won, the last update wouldn’t have been 4 hours ago.
I’m bored now and I just want to see the variety of excuses in a poor attempt to sound “unbiased”.
Congrats to the Wahine!
So Kazz, now that you can un-clinch, will you be cooking steaks at the Tail-quet for the Champs?
Kazz, I agree with koakane #278. you been with the softbows forever and gave us terrific play by play when we couldn’t be there or listened on the raidjo..
Got a text message from someone that shall remain unnamed:
I won’t say who it is, but notice the use of the word “we”.
This is someone unknown to everyone here, but I still shall refer to her as that which shall have no name.
Congratulations, Wahine. You made Hawaii proud!
Thanks for the memories, Erika.
Papajoe2 the ESPN announcers are not down playing UH homers or its program. They have acknowledged the good year UH is having. Jessica Mendoza is a former all american and USA olympic player, Michelle Smith, also an olympian and pitched professional in Japan. They have been saying that with the change in ball construction and change in bat to weight differential the game has changed, became a hitters game. They mentioned that her 8 homers at one time was a big deal, those were the days of the pitcher dominated conferences. Moving the fences back to 200 would help the pitchers, which they agree, and a large outfield allows for more defensive plays, more doubles to the gap, etc.
Alabama wins the SEC tournament.
I’m speechless at what the Wahine have accomplished. It seems they experienced a brown-out in the 3rd game, but then the “power” was restored.
Spectacular season!! Hope they don’t get sent across the country out of spite.
watched some lacrosse hilights, these guys and gals got excellent hand and eye coordination, to be able to run with a stick and fly a ball to a teammate on the run and the teammate receives and shoots in one motion is unbelieveable.
eh gramps, who you calling grumpy!
I hope we end up in the Massachusetts regional, we can handle the N.E. and Big East teams.
Softball regional selection on Sunday on ESPNU 219 cable at 4 p.m.
Although I thought that I was on the e-mail list, I never received anything like this over the past 24 hours or so.
Normally, I wouldn’t care but we’d like to be kept apprised when it comes time to collect donations for the Softbows’ bracelets as well as the awards event. If there are two e-mail lists, then please use the bigger one.
Another question concerning the event – will it be open to all fans or just Tsai-kos? Over the years, we’ve sat with half a dozen people who’ve been at most of the games – rain or shine. I’m sure they’d love to attend, but I know they’re not Tsai-kos and I have no way of contacting them.
Looking forward to the final home game of the 2010 baseball season tomorrow.
Ralph, #285 they were before we blasted the homerun record. they talked about the small fields that we played on. i did notice that they kind of changed their attitude on it in today’s game. maybe because we beat the previous record by 6?, and still counting. they have to agree that the record is for real as we beat a PAC 10 team’s record (record means we beat everybody else too). that’s why i chuckeled when i saw that the SEC tournament championship field was 190 down the lines. all is good though as everyone who makes the tournament stands a chance.
Thanks for the memories, Erika
Great job wahines bow and the baseball team for the great three wins
great day today. i gotta go to eat my late lunch/early dinner of smoke fish and poi. Softbows win, good food, Victorino had a awesome day, aloha and out.
Congrats to the men’s Tennis team, too!
Congratulations to all of the graduates from UH! Good luck in your future endeavors!
Thanks for the memories, Erika.
Doc if any event is put on for the Na Wahine by us you will be told of it and as far as I’m concerned it would be open to anyone in the entire US to come to if they want. It would be to celebrate and honor the Na Wahine.
papajoe2 all the fields I’ve seen on tv are usually 200 down the lines, same as UH, its at cf that others are at 220 or 225, but that’s it. I don’t think they singled out UH’s field compared to the pac 10, but there is definitely a difference in the caliber of pitchers in both leagues. the radar gun on the SEC tournament showed the SEC pitchers hitting the 60 to 66 ranges, not any better that Ricketts, Parnaby, Krieg, etc., it’s just that the WAC doesn’t have quality pitchers like these on every team.
I couldn’t hear who made what on the WAC All Tourney Team.
I believe Kelly Majam won the WAC Tourney MVP.
Personally, I think Katie Grimes, should have won it. That play we all saw today of her blocking the plate is routine for her and her leadership throughout is one thing that will always be overlooked and of course she performed very well during the tournament behind the plate and on top of it.
Well Kazz it looks like we made it to second, now we need to bring it all the way to home. Both you an I knew from the beginning they could do it.
Pomai,
Even Herman Frazier?
Watch out about that “open” invite. 😆
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SLAP…SLAP…SLAP…SLAPPING ALL DA TSAIKOS WITH HIGH FIVES!!!!!
Couldn’t do anything during the first game…den had to move my butt and get some things done….did anyone hear some strange screaming up in the hills of Kawailoa?….no worry was me…trying to get some work done and listening to the game…the game..the CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!!!
Kaia to the rescue!…one Warrior dat one!…we’ll need Ricketts to wake up and recover..
I repeat…Grimey should be All WAC!…All Tournament….got to nene now…
#290 Ralph Disagree I hope we go to the where ever Alabama goes, I want us to knock the poop out of the SEC, an they can do it just like they have done all season long, ya just gotta “BELIEVE”.
Na Wahine all the way……..
RALPH!!! SHHHHHH!!!!! Great! I hope no one from the selection committee isn’t lurking. If so, you can count us out of that regional.
Nah, who am I kidding, NO EXCUSES!!! Bring it on!!!!!
grumphy ralph …… ralph grumphy 👿
301 Kazz Wow that would be great to have the fumbler there we could use him as the as the donkey>>>>>>> an A-House gets the fisrt tail!!!
If the tennis courts weren’t in the way, I’d donate more to move our center field fence to at least 220.
Then maybe some people would shut up.
Might be cheaper to buy them a plane ticket to watch the Wahine in action instead of hearing about it from their Olympic friends… 🙄
I hate to interrupt all the softball talk (great win by the Wahine!), but there is some David Veikune news to pass along…for those who do not follow the Browns, Jackson is a starting ILB with the Browns who is a restrictive free agent. The decision to have Veikune focus on just one position will help his development…but I wish it wasn’t at a position where the Browns have 5 experienced players already.
Guud afternoon….
odda kine question…U tinks any Na Wahine can make da US Olympic Team?
Pomai…re .. braceltes…gotta wait fo da end of da season of can make one yeah?…
this game will be amazing
Off to hang out with the ‘ohana…
Thanks for the memories, Erika.
Esme & out…
Good evening Tsaiko Nation, Erika Buder Nakasone who has been a BIG leader and supporter to Hawaii athletics will be miss TREMENDOUSLY by this writer !
I met Erika my first time coming back to Hawaii in 2000 as I was pointed in her direction to join the LWC as she was the “FIRST” wahine that I met after 19 years being away from you great folks of Hawaii Nei !
A truly professional young lady with an “ENORMOUS” talent to multitask many assignments and responsibilities to Hawaii athletic departments in which she has served admirably with adroitness and competence in her leadership position !
The LWC would not have the success today with out her dedication and leadership as she has served as it’s Executive Director overseeing membership to over 300 former UH athletes locally and world wide who admire and appreciates this kind, humorous and graceful young lady.
Punahou is getting an “OUTSTANDING” professional wahine as the LWC is losing a treasure and terrific administrator !
Erika will be HONORED at the end of this month as a reception will be given to her as I have donated along with others to make her FINAL farewell a memorable one for all who may have the privelage in attending !
Have a GREAT evening Tsaiko Nation and “THANK YOU” for Erika Buder Nakasone who repesents the Aloha Spirit and University Of Hawaii with “first class, dignity and respect” as I will truly miss her
warmth, professionalism and beautiful cheer !
Here are the all tournament team.
The anticipation begins…
NSF at least till Coach gets back
Here’s what Coach Bob Coolen said about all the reason for the HRs
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ST,
Is the softball team actually flying back home soon? Why can’t they stay on the mainland?
I know Coolen mentioned that if the NCAA had “tipped” they off as to what regional they may get invited too it would have been easier, but surely it can’t be a money issue as it would cost WAY more to fly to Hawaii and then back again.
Not to mention the REAL stress on the players.
BleedGreen808: Could you please explain what you’ve said. Are there 16 regionals made up of four teams each? Does the * mean the sead or the site? Is the regional a single or double-elimination tournament?
When I woke up this morning around 3 am, I spent time on the WAC, NCAA and UH websites and could not find any information about the next two rounds although there was some information about the World Series in Oklahoma.
WDoc–
Check this website out… You will find it easier to understand rather than me trying to explain the bracket. Also, that post (#314) is just a projection from one site and the actual teams will be announced tomorrow at 4pm Hawaii time.
http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/2009/ncaa_bracket_DI_softball.html
Mahalo Pomai…if and when just blow the whistle..
This discussion about homeruns and small parks, light air, etc….all nothing but BS…
Ball coming at you at 60-66 miles and hour needs to make contact with a bat. Some one needs to swing it and put the bat on the ball. If you look at the distance the homeruns travel, most if not all of them you’ve cleared 200 or 220 ft fence. All these pundits who are trying to minimize the accomplishment can go and bite…… something!
I don’t know if there is any No Clue At All regulations covering the dimensions, wind direction, altitude of the playing field etc…if there isn’t any then saddddduuuuppp!
Ok pau rant….my patnah calling ….yes yobo, I’m coming….
Re-Kenny Esquivel
Strength coach, UH Wahine softball team
Do you think his stock went up?
Seems like he did his job well.
Not much info that I can find on Kenny. The UH student paper in one interview list him as a graduate assistant strength coach.
For Kenny this is good stuff to put on his resume.
ST wrote an excellent article here.
UH sports
WAHINESOFTBALL
Posted on: Sunday, May 9, 2010
Iron-rich diet helps fuel Rainbows
For the Hawai’i softball team, the quest for the NCAA’s single-season home run record is lined with metal — from the weightlifting sessions to the lively aluminum bats.
It begins on Mondays, as it has since September, when strength coach Kenny Esquivel pushes the Rainbow Wahine to push heavy metal.
“He kicks our butt,” right fielder Kanani Pu’u-Warren said. “He gets under all of our skin, really pushing us.”
Third baseman Melissa Gonzalez, who has slammed 20 home runs this season, said each Monday is devoted to a cycle of full-body workouts, with an emphasis on Olympic-styled lifts such as squats, back-squats and power cleans.
“It’s nice to do it in the beginning of the week,” Gonzalez said. “It gives us time to get all of the soreness out by the weekend. It’s pretty good. It’s showing on the field.”
Indeed, the improved lower-body strength — “it starts with legs,” said Esquivel, who has worked in the Florida Marlins’ minor-league system — has been credited with the Rainbows’ power surge.
It is most evident in second-year freshman Kelly Majam’s swing. Majam, who bats left-handed, uses a two-tap approach. With the weight on her left foot, she will tap her front foot when the pitcher is in a set position, then a second time as soon as the pitch is released. Majam then will simultaneously shift her weight to the right foot while swinging. The full-bodied motion has helped Majam, who is only 5 feet 3, launch 25 home runs this season. She is tied for first nationally with an average of 0.47 homers per game.
In all, the Rainbows have hit 128 homers in 53 games. With at least four games remaining, the Rainbows have targeted the NCAA’s single-season record of 134, set by Arizona in 63 games in 2009.
“A couple of weeks ago, we didn’t think we could get it,” Majam said. “But now we see it’s in reach.”
The Rainbows will play a minimum of two games in this week’s double-elimination Western Athletic Conference Tournament in Las Cruces, N.M. At No. 15 in the NCAA’s ratings percentage index (RPI), the Rainbows are considered a lock for the Regionals the following week, giving them at least another two games.
“We’re definitely thinking about it,” Gonzalez said of the record. In a three-game sweep in Las Cruces last month, the Rainbows hit 12 home runs in 95 at-bats.
The Rainbows depart early tomorrow. They will pack 40 Easton bats, including 10 Stealth bats that they received in 2005 and 2006. While most things wear down in time, the two-piece Stealth bats become livelier with age.
“It takes a thousand good swings in a bat to get the right flexion mode, where the reboundability is where you want,” said UH head coach Bob Coolen, a neatnik who kept the bats. “These bats retain their liveliness.”
UH’s Stealth bats, which are never used in batting practice, meet the NCAA reboundability requirement of not having an exit speed exceeding 98 mph.
The NCAA tests only the equipment. It does not factor the hitter’s strength or bat speed. Majam’s swing, for instance, has been timed at about 74 mph; the fastest pitch usually does not exceed 70 mph. It is believed stronger players can generate more power even if the bat’s reboundability measures 98 mph or slower during testing.
Still, art is more important than science.
“We want to get base hits,” Majam said. “If we get home runs, fine.
Congratulations to the Wahines and Coach Coolen on a great championship. Now forward and onward!!!!
I just noticed that Second Hand Lions will be on at 9:00 PM on Oceanic channel 45 or 551 digital.
A funny and adventurous story featuring Robert Duvall and Michael Caine. Don’t know why Tsai-ko’s las vegas and whitey come to mind… 😎
Very, very interesting feature article in the Idaho Statesman tomorrow that provides a lot of details about expansion that I hadn’t seen reported before.
Until yesterday, the WAC said that any team leaving could inform the WAC by 9/1. However, the WAC moved that up to 7/1 yesterday. So, we’ll know about any team leaving the WAC by next month.
Note that they specifically state that if the MWC loses some teams they might invite Fresno State and Nevada. Some people probably heard the report today that said that BSU, Fresno State, and Houston were the 3 teams going to the MWC. The only thing the MWC needs to meet all the rules to become an AQ conference would be to boost its average computer ranking of their teams, and all 3 of those teams are well above the MWC’s average.
Karl Benson led the WAC to adopt the new rule last year that capped the BCS payment to $3 million for any WAC school making a BCS bowl. The rest of the $9.5 million or so would go to the WAC. Any money left over from the $3 million would be profit for the school…but travel expenses come out of that money. When UH went to the Sugar Bowl, they got around $4.5 million and I think that expenses were around $3 million or more. So, UH would lose money if it made the Orange Bowl under the WAC’s new rule.
One thing that nobody noticed is that the new rule would give BSU *all* of its $3 million BCS payment even if they left the WAC! They would not leave ANY of that money behind like other conferences require…the WAC specifically says that they can keep their money!
New Mexico’s President plans to vote for BSU to be invited.
Ferd’s article the other day mentioned that teams leaving a conference would be leaving behind their BCS money and their NCAA tournament payout from the conference. I know that is how things are in the Big 12, Big East, and the other conferences rumored to be losing teams. However, the WAC gets basically the bare minimum from the NCAA tournament since no WAC team has won an NCAA tournament game in at least 4 years, so the big loss would be BCS money.
Every conference appears to have a significant penalty for a team leaving the conference EXCEPT the WAC. Not only is there not a big penalty, the new WAC rule apparently will let BSU keep *all* of their BCS money even if they leave the WAC. Wow. Karl Benson sure looks out for BSU…
Since DPK asked and Lori is busy for a few more minutes, I’ll do the free play links now. Please ignore my next 5 posts if you do not want to read the off-topic stuff.
Heinz is changing its ketchup recipe for the first time in 40 years, lowering its salt content to appeal to more health-conscious consumers. They have 60% of the ketchup market right now and it will be interesting to see if consumers reject the taste or do not even notice.
Study found that home sellers should not have their asking price end in a round number because people aren’t used to discussing large numbers with precision so our brains play tricks on us. For example, the study found that people judged $510,000 to be slightly *higher* than $511,534 and they saw $400,000 as a lot higher than $401,298! Studies already found that consumers like prices slightly lower than a round number ($9.95 or $9.99 instead of $10), but I never realized that RAISING the price above a round number also worked!
AriZona Iced Tea has been faced with boycotts and protests ever since the new law was passed in Arizona…so, they have been quick to point out that they are a family-run business based in New York, whose drinks are brewed in NY.
The Minerals Management Service gave permission to BP and dozens of other oil companies to drill in the Gulf of Mexico without first getting required permits from another agency that assesses threats to endangered species. This includes the approval for the well drilled by the Deepwater Horizon rig which is spilling thousands of barrels of oil each day. Scientists say that they had repeatedly had their scientific findings changed to indicate no environmental impact or had their calculations of spill risks downgraded.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has resulted in major shortages and increased prices for oysters and shrimp. 70% of all oysters consumed in the US come out of the gulf and all Louisiana waters east of the Mississippi River are closed to shrimpers. Shrimp prices in LA rose 30% or more last week and many places have run out of oysters.
Free play links pau.
Yup, this was the same Minerals Management Service Government workers during the Bush Administration who were sleeping with oil company workers. Literally speaking. And the same Mineral Management Service in the name of deregulation made many of the safety regulations voluntary.
The Fresno media is apparently reporting that Nevada and Fresno State are “openly lobbying” to get into the MWC. BSU actually stopped lobbying to get into the MWC…which makes me think that is already a done deal since they have been begging the MWC since 2003.
So much going on!
Does anyone know what happened to the Waimea boys 4×100 relay team at the State Track Meet? Says Did not finish. Hope someone wasn’t injured.
Yee ha for Moses Fierro. He plays FB, btw.
Ok gotta drive home. Had fun at the Kauai Humane Society benefit tonight!
Thanks Garret! Keep ’em coming.
Liz
DNF in a relay race usually means someone dropped a baton. DQ usually means the pass was out of the passing zone (disqualification) or someone ran out of their proper lane.
I hope JAM and Brie give us a rundown later.
Retiring early tonight. Looking forward to tomorrow’s wake-up. Tomorrows should be like love…better each succeeding day.
ciao
Liz…should add that DNF could mean a team member had an injury like a pulled muscle.
Thanks for the memories, Erika.
I hope the Tsaikos help the Letterwinners make more. I know they will.
A-Joe & Stretch,
My niece who sat with us at the USC baseball game (with my brother-in-law) was at the game on Thursday and said she could hear you guys all the way over to the 3rd base seats. She was laughing because she knew who was heckling the players. She was there with her baseball coach & the team. They stayed for the whole game. You’re well known at the Les.
b-f-tuna,
I agree. I think strength coach, Kenny Esquivel, has really helped the women develop power. Coach Coolen deserves a parade with the Wahine. Great job, coaches, trainers & ‘ohana supporters.
G’night!
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What’s the point in, if rumor is legit., for BSU/NV/FSU, to petition MWC admittance, when there’s alot of rumors going on bout the possibility that the MWC might lose their top three/four teams to the movement of the PAC10/BIG 12/BIG 10, wooing teams to their fold/expansion, for bigger paydays so to speak?
If these WAC teams stay put, the WAC will benefit more down the road.
Another theory is that these schools want to elliminate the travel costs to/back from Hawaii….just as the other teams prior did exiting to form the MWC, and some going to C-USA.
Which begs to question…..how long will LaTech be able to afford their cross country travel expenses??
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