{"id":95496,"date":"2019-04-30T11:04:50","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T21:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=95496"},"modified":"2019-04-30T11:04:50","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T21:04:50","slug":"otani-romo-pepsi-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/30\/otani-romo-pepsi-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshman golfer and baseball standout earn UH<\/abbr> Hilo top honors"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Andrew Otani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> freshman golfer<\/a> and a baseball<\/a> standout played key roles in Vulcan successes last week and have been named the UH<\/abbr> Hilo Pepsi Athletes of the Week.<\/p>\n

Andrew Otani<\/h2>\n

Otani stunned the field and nearly walked away with the conference championship last week at the Pacific West Conference Men\u2019s Golf tournament in Arizona. Listed as the Vulcans No. 4 player on their ladder, the Oʻahu<\/span> native held the medalist lead for a stretch of the first round and again halfway through the final 18 holes. He finished in fourth place at one-over par, shooting 73-71-73, four shots behind the leader.<\/p>\n

RJ Romo<\/h2>\n

Senior first baseman Romo earns the UH<\/abbr> Hilo Pepsi Athlete of the Week award after a thrilling series victory over Point Loma in San Diego. In Saturday’s third game of the series, the Glendora, Calif. native went 3-for-5, which included a game-clinching double down the left field line to bring home a run in the ninth in the 6-4 win. In the second game of the doubleheader, Romo drove in both of UH<\/abbr> Hilo’s runs with another double in the 2-1 victory.<\/p>\n

For more, go to the UH<\/abbr> Hilo Athletics website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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RJ Romo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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