Milton shows off faster offense

Central Florida quarterback McKenzie Milton finished 14-for-21 for 183 yards and two touchdowns with one interception in the Knights’ annual spring game on Saturday.

Prior to the game, the Knights unveiled new signage on the front of Roth Tower inside Bright House Network Stadium, where UCF plays its home football games.

The Knights put up a 2017 national championship sign along with signage of their five conference titles and two New Year’s Six bowl wins.

It was the first chance to see Milton, a 2016 Mililani alumnus, play for new head coach Josh Heupel, who was hired after Scott Frost left for Nebraska following the Knights’ win over Auburn in the Peach Bowl on Jan. 1.

Milton was 9-for-13 for 144 yards and a touchdown in the first quarter and compared the offense to the one they ran last year, when they led the nation in scoring offense.

“I don’t know if we were going the fastest that we have all spring, but I do think that we go a little faster than last year,” Milton said in a press conference after the game. “I like the vertical passing part of the game. I think that’s something we can utilize with the skill guys we have and just getting our guys the ball in space kind of similar to last year. That’s really the moral of the story — just want to get our playmakers the ball.”

UCF opens its season Aug. 30 at Connecticut.

Fan, Corpuz tie for seventh

Colorado senior Brittany Fan, a 2013 Kamehameha alumna, and Southern California sophomore Allisen Corpuz, a 2016 Punahou graduate, tied for seventh place at the Pac-12 Championships that ended Tuesday in Seattle.

Fan, who won her first collegiate tournament last month, closed with a 2-over 74, while Corpuz shot a 75 to finish at 1-under 215 for the tournament.

Fan had 10 birdies and an eagle in the three-day tournament. Her second round was up-and-down, with seven birdies and six bogeys.

Corpuz bogeyed four of her first 11 holes on Tuesday before stringing together her only birdies on the par-4 12th and par-5 13th. Corpuz finished the tournament with 11 birdies and an eagle.

UCLA sophomore Mariel Galdiano, a 2016 Punahou alumna, finished in a tie for 29th place at 9 over after closing with a 74. Galdiano bounced back from an 80 in her opening round to shoot 1 under on Monday.

AROUND THE NATION

BASEBALL

>> Noah Sills, Mid-Pacific ’15: The Lamar junior left-hander tossed six shutout innings and allowed only three hits and did not walk a batter with six strikeouts to earn the win, 5-0 over Abilene Christian on Saturday.

>> Beau Branton, Punahou ’14: The Stanford second baseman finished 5-for-12 with a double, three walks, three runs scored and an RBI in a three-game sweep of Arizona over the weekend.

>> Ryne Yamashiro, Mid-Pacific ’16: The Cal Lutheran sophomore infielder went 4-for-9 with three walks, two doubles, a triple, seven runs scored and four RBIs in a three-game sweep of Caltech.

>> Pikai Winchester, ‘Iolani ’15: The Grand Canyon junior designated hitter finished 2-for-8 with three walks and a run scored to help the Lopes win two of three against Illinois over the weekend.

>> Tyler Yamaguchi, Mid-Pacific ’15: The Northern Colorado junior third baseman finished 5-for-12 with two doubles, two runs scored and a walk as the Bears lost two of three to New Mexico State over the weekend.

>> Keenan Lum, Kamehameha ’14: The Northern Colorado senior left-hander did not factor into the decision of a 6-3 loss to New Mexico State on Sunday after allowing two runs on six hits in 71⁄3 innings with one walk and four strikeouts.

>> Micah Jio, Maui ’17: The Oregon Tech freshman second baseman hit his first two collegiate home runs and finished with five RBIs in a 12-10 win over Lewis-Clark State on Monday to salvage a game in the series. Jio started all five games against Lewis-Clark State and finished 6-for-15 with two walks, four runs scored and seven RBIs.

>> Raymond Pedrina, Campbell ’13: The Lewis-Clark State senior center fielder finished 12-for-27 with two walks, two doubles, a triple, three homers, six RBIs and nine runs scored to help the Warriors go 4-1 against Oregon Tech.

MEN’S GOLF

>> PJ Samiere, Punahou ’14: The San Diego State senior carded a 1-over 73 in his final round of the Mountain West Conference Championships on Sunday in Bremerton, Wash. Samiere finished in a tie for 21st place at 5 over.

>> Donny Hopoi, Kamehameha ’14: The Boise State senior tied for the second-lowest final round at the MWC Championships, shooting a 3-under 69 to improve 18 spots and finish in a tie for 25th place at 8 over.

>> Jun Ho Won, Moanalua ’17: The Boise State freshman shot rounds of 76, 76 and 75 to finish in a tie for 34th place at 11 over at the MWC Championships.

WOMEN’S GOLF

>> Jasmine Cabajar, Maui ’16: The Portland State sophomore closed with a 1-under 71 and finished in a tie for 18th place at 9 over in the Big Sky Championships that ended Sunday in Boulder City, Nev.

>> Kimberlee Miyamoto, Baldwin ’14: The Eastern Washington senior shot a 1-under 71 to improve nine spots and finish in a tie for 26th place at 11 over at the Big Sky Championships.

>> Kirsten Ishikawa, Baldwin ’15: The Eastern Washington junior shot an even-par 72 in her second round of the Big Sky Championships and finished in a tie for 34th place at 16 over.

SOFTBALL

>> Kamalani Dung, Kamehameha ’15: The California junior right-hander allowed three runs on only two hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in 51⁄3 innings to earn the win in a 7-1 victory over Utah on Friday. Dung pitched again Sunday and improved to 17-3 for the season, allowing one run on three hits in 42⁄3 innings with two walks and five strikeouts in a 3-1 victory over the Utes.

>> Jocelyn Alo, Campbell ’17: The Oklahoma freshman hit her 20th home run of the season, a two-run shot in a 4-0 victory over Oregon State on Friday. Alo doubled and scored two runs in an 8-0 win over the Beavers on Saturday.

>> Lindsey Ah Soon, Kamehameha ’15: The Pace (N.Y.) University junior third baseman finished 3-for-7 with two RBIs in a doubleheader sweep of East Stroudsburg University on Sunday and singled and scored in a 3-0 shutout of Southern Connecticut State on Tuesday.

Stats compiled by Billy Hull, Star-Advertiser. To submit an athlete for publication, email: bhull@staradvertiser.com.