Box Score

HONOLULU—The University of Hawai`i softball team (26-12, 4-3 WAC) bounced back with a win over Nevada, 3-1 on Friday night. Junior pitcher Stephanie Ricketts (16-9, 3-2 WAC) earned the complete-game win while designated player Sarah Robinson helped lead UH with a two-run home run at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.

 

Ricketts tossed her 23rd complete game of the season, allowing just one run on three hits with no walks and eight strike outs. She retired 14-straight Wolf Pack batters after a one-out hit in the first inning through the fifth inning. Ricketts moved into third place all-time with her 96th career start.

 

The 'Bows posted two runs in the bottom of the second. Melissa Gonzalez led the inning off with a single up the middle and Robinson followed with a line-shot home run to leftfield. It was her second home run of the year and career.

 

Kelly Majam led the fifth inning off with a double that tailed away just outside the reach of a sprinting leftfielder into the leftfield corner. After a strike out, Jessica Iwata drilled a single up the middle under a leaping Majam to put runners at the corners for Hawai`i. The 'Bows then executed a successful double steal to score Majam to give UH a 3-0 lead.

 

The Wolf Pack answered right back with a run in the top of the sixth tallying a run of their own. Jayme King led the inning off with a double to the left-centerfield gap. King moved to third on a ground out by Caylin Campbell to short and scored on a single by Karley Hopkins to cut their deficit to 3-1.

 

Majam and Iwata both went 2-for-3 to lead UH at the plate.  

 

Nevada's Mallary Darby (10-16, 1-6 WAC) suffered the loss, giving up three runs on six hits with two walks and six strike outs.

 

The Rainbow Wahine and the Wolf Pack square off in the series-ending doubleheader tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 pm at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.

 

                                                                                                                           -UH-