The Hawaii soccer team defeated Houston Baptist 3-0 in a preseason exhibition Monday at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium.

Lillie French scored early to stake the Rainbow Wahine to a 1-0 halftime lead, newcomer Kiri Dale struck from 25 yards out in the second half and Paige Okazaki tacked on a corner-kick score from Izzy Deutsch.

UH opens the regular season at 7 p.m. Friday against Utah Valley in the Ohana Hotels by Outrigger Shootout at WPSS, following Houston Baptist vs. Fairfield.

Oda tied for seventh at U.S. Amateur

UNLV incoming senior and Moanalua alum John Oda is tied for seventh after one round at the U.S. Amateur at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., after shooting a 2-under 68 on Monday.

Kailua native and San Diego State senior PJ Samiere is tied for 61st after shooting a 2-over 72.

Round two will be played today and the top 64 golfers will advance to match play.

Maui Invitational tickets on sale today

Ticket packages for the 2017 Maui Jim Maui Invitational, which will be held Nov. 20-22 at the Lahaina Civic Center, go on sale today at 9 a.m.

Tickets can be www.mauiinvitational.com/tickets or by phone at 1-800-325-SEAT.

This year’s field consists of Chaminade, California, LSU, Marquette, Michigan, Notre Dame, VCU and Wichita State.

Thunder advance to Babe Ruth semifinals

The Thunder Baseball team wrapped up pool play undefeated at the Babe Ruth 14U World Series after a 5-1 win over host Glen Allen, Va., Monday.

Jaron Yoshikane, Jayton Pang and Carlson Ogata each had two hits for the Thunder.

Jerin Po’opa’a earned the win for the Thunder, striking out eight and allowing just two hits and one run in 51⁄3 innings pitched. Jayton Pang got the save with two strikeouts and one hit in 12⁄3 innings of relief.

The Thunder (4-0) earned the top seed in the American Division and now await their semifinal opponent for a game to be played on Wednesday.