10-05-2025
Hawaii softball falls in Big West Conference Semifinals
The Hawaii Rainbow Wahine came into Friday in the Big West Conference Semifinals on the winners side of the bracket.
UH took on CSUN in the morning for a chance to clinch a spot in Saturdays Championship game. Hawaii started the game off with a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning, but in the 2nd CSUN took a 3-1 lead and made it difficult for UH to regain.
Hawaii scored 1 run in the 6th to pull within 2 runs. In the 7th inning, Hawaii looked like they had some momentum to kick start another late game run after scoring 1 run from a Jamie McGaughey homerun.
But CSUN was able to close the door on UH, Hawaii fell 4-3.
After the loss, Hawaii still with a chance to advance to the championship game as they took on UCSB in the losers bracket semifinals.
But Hawaii played from behind the entire game as the Guachos did not make it easy on UH as UCSB scored 1 run in the 1st and then another 5 in the 4th.
Hawaii tried to get late game momentum after they scored a run in the 6th and had runners on base, but just unable to make up the deficit.
The Rainbow Wahine fall 8-1 and end their Big West Conference Tournament 2-2.
UH ends their season 33-20 and 17-10 in conference.
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