Honolulu - The Rainbow Wahine (8-6) softball team defeated the Delaware State Hornets (6-7) in six innings, 9-1.
Shannon Tabion shut down DSU, scattering five hits, striking out nine, and walking none. It was Game #8 in the Pepsi-Cola Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament.
Noelle Izumi batted 2-4 and scored two runs. Tracie Uchima, Tyleen Tausaga, Ashley Ruff, and Kaulana Gould all had two hits for the Rainbow Wahine. Uchima scored two runs, Ruff had a double and two RBI. Kate Robinson also added a double to right centerfield and drove in her fourth and fifth RBI on the season. Louise Harriden had a pinch-hit home run high over the left field fence. It was her first collegiate home run.
UH will now face No.2 California in the feature match of the day at 7 pm.
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In earlier action...
No.7 Alabama 2, Portland State 1
In the first game of the day, the No.7 Crimson Tide (21-2) held on to beat a feisty Portland State squad (2-6) 2-1 in the first game on day two of the Pepsi-Cola Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament. Alabama pitcher Stephanie VanBrakle (9-1) threw the complete game, striking out 10 Viking batters and walking only one. For Portland State, Michelle Hext (1-1) took the loss for Portland State, also throwing a complete game, striking out eight but walking four.
Alabama broke through a scoreless battle in the top of the fourth. Vikings pitcher Michelle Hext walked the bases loaded for Bama first baseman Dani Woods, who came through with a two-out single to leftfield. The hit drove in Staci Ramsey from third, but on the play, Portland State's leftfielder Laura Segall threw out Stephanie VanBrakle who was trying to score from second at the plate.
Portland State threatened to score in the bottom of the third. The bases were full of Vikings, but Crimson Tide pitcher VanBrakle then bore down and struck out the next two batters to end the inning.
In the top of the fifth, Alabama extended its lead to 2-0. With a first-and-third situation, the runner at first, Jordan Praytor faked a delayed steal. Portland State made the long throw to second, and couldn't get the throw back to the catcher to catch a sliding Leah White.
Portland State rallied back in the bottom of the seventh. Kayla Lewis hit a bomb over the leftfield wall to cut the score to 2-1. That shot ignited a Portland State rally in which the next two hitters, Randi Middagh and Whitney Olsen both reached safely on infield hits. Kimi Daniel pushed them to second on a ground ball to the right side of the infield. But with the momentum on the side of the Vikings, and runners at second and third, Laura Segall hit a sharp ground ball to third - the lead runner, Middagh broke for home and was thrown out easily at the plate. VanBrakle then shut the door, getting Mandy Hill to ground out to the first baseman.
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Portland State 10, Mount St. Mary's 2
Portland State (3-6) earned their first victory of the Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament, defeating Mount St. Mary's (0-2). The Vikings' offense amassed 10 runs on 15 hits in seven innings. Christy Hess (1-1) held the Mountaineers down, scattering five hits, striking out three, and walking four.
PSU had two four-run innings, highlighted by three home runs, two of them back-to-back. Leading the Viking offensive attack was Alayna Peterson who had three hits in four at-bats, four RBI and a home run. Stephanie Bean also went 3-4, with one home run and two runs scored. Lauren McCarthy who went 2-4 with a double and a home run.
Mount St. Mary's actually jumped out in front in the bottom of the third when Ashley Monsour scored of a hit by Sarah Ramsburgh. They added another run in the bottom of the seventh when Christy Hess walked in Lindsay Nolan.
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No.7 Alabama 10, Mount St. Mary's 2
The Crimson Tide rolled over the Mountaineers 10-1 in the third game of the Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament. Jackie Wilkins led Alabama with three hits in four at-bats, a two-run home run, and three RBI.
In the top of the second, Bama tallied five runs--highlighted by a two-run home run over the rightfield fence by catcher Ashley Courtney driving in centerfielder Jackie Wilkins from third. That was followed by another home run to leftfield by third baseman Staci Ramsey.
The Crimson Tide added to their lead in the fourth with a two-run shot over the left field fence by Wilkins. In the fifth Dominizque Accitturo became the fourth Tide player to hit a home run against the Mountaineers, making the score 8-0.
The Mountaineers rallied back in the bottom of the fifth, to cut the lead to 8-1 when Kathleen Housman whacked a double down the leftfield line to drive in Jessica Burke who had singled to right earlier in the inning.
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No.2 California 7, Delaware State 1
California pitchers Sarah Adams and Kelly Anderson combined on a two-hit performance that led the Golden Bears over the Hornets. Anderson struck out 11 DSU batters with no walks en route to victory.
California came out quick out of the gates, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning by linking a couple of infield hits and getting three consecutive walks from Hornet pitcher Janice Savage.
But the Hornets cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the second when rightfielder Ashley Fisher whacked a double to leftfield driving in Jessica Murray for their first run of the tournament. Delaware State's defense held the powerful Golden Bears scoreless for three innings, before giving up two runs in the fifth, and another three in the sixth.
California leftfielder Lindsay James went 2-4 with two runs scored; catcher Haley Woods hit 3-4 with a double and a home run; and rightfielder Alex Sutton also went 2-4 in the win.
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