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HONOLULU—The No. 20/22 University of Hawai`i softball team (11-5, 0-0 Big West) split its Saturday doubleheader on the second day of the Bank of Hawaii Invitational at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
Jessica Iwata and
Jazmine Zamora both launched home runs to help lift UH over Campbell in their first game, 8-5.
Kaia Parnaby (9-2) earned the win over the Fighting Camels. But in the second game, UH fell to Memphis, 5-0 with
Keiki Carlos suffering the loss that dropped her record to 2-2 on the season.
Hawai'i 8, Campbell 5
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Parnaby earned her ninth complete game win of the season, giving up five runs (three earned) on nine hits with two walks and nine strike outs in seven innings.
Campbell's Brittany Arnn (1-1) took the loss, throwing 4.1 innings giving up five runs on four hits with three walks and three strike outs. Julia Cllicutt threw the final 1.2 innings, giving up three runs on three hits with a walk and three strike outs.
Campbell got on the scoreboard first, posting one run on an RBI double by Stephanie Jones that drove in Ericka Nesbitt from second to take an early 1-0 lead.
The Fighting Camels doubled their lead to 2-0 when Nesbitt struck again, scoring off an error in right that allowed her to come around to score from second after reaching on a double to start the inning herself.
Hawai'i tied the game at 2-2 in the third inning with one swing of the bat by
Jessica Iwata. With two outs, Carlos ripped a double down the leftfield line into the corner. Iwata followed with her first home run of the season that sailed over the leftfield fence. It was her 48
th of her career.
Campbell came right back in the top of the fourth to re-take the lead at 3-2 with a solo home run by Courtney Klingler to left. The Camels added another run in the fifth when Nesbitt scored her third run of the game off of another error to give them a 4-2 lead.
The Rainbow Wahine then responded to leapfrog the Camels with four runs in the fifth.
Kayla Wartner led off with a walk and moved to second on a wild pitch and to third on a passed ball. After a fly out to center, Iwata hit a pop up to third that was mishandled for an error. The result was Iwata hustled into second and Wartner had to hold at third. Leisha Li`ili`i then came through with an opposite-field shot that bounced off the top of the left-centerfield fence for a double. Two batters later, Zamora came through with the go-ahead runs on a two-run home run to leftfield. It was her third homer of the season and her career.
Hawai'i two more insurance runs in the sixth on RBI doubles by
Kelly Majam and Carlos.
Campbell added one last run in the seventh when Nesbitt—who went 4-for-4 with four runs scored—scored her fourth run of the game on a double by Jones to end the game with a score of 8-5.
Memphis 5, Hawai`i 0
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Memphis scored one run in the top of the first to start the game. Breslin Perry reached on a fielder's choice and later scored off of an errant throw to first from third.
In the second inning, the Tigers added four more runs on two outs to go up 5-0. UH got the first two outs of the inning on a line out to third and a line out to left. Ijiah Hargrove walked to start the rally. Lelani Bernardino then got a hit to centerfield to move Hargrove to third. She scored on a wild pitch. Perry then got the second hit of the inning and Morgan Mosby then hit a three-run home run to left-centerfield. After another walk, starter Carlos was lifted for fellow freshman
Loie Kesterson. Kesterson started a little shakey with two walks, but settled down to get a strike out for the final out.
Hawai'i's
Sharla Kliebenstein broke up the no-hitter bid with a double in the fifth inning.
Kesterson blanked the Tigers in her 5.1 innings in relief. It was her first home appearance and her best of the season. She did not give up a run and spaced three hits with three walks and eight strike outs. Carlos threw 1.2 innings, giving up five runs on three hits with four walks.
Memphis' Jordan Richmond (3-2) stymied the 'Bows at the plate, throwing a one-hit shut out. She threw 5.0 innings with four walks and eight strike outs, facing 20 batters. Ellen Roberts closed the game, tossing the final 2.0 innings of shutout ball. She had one walk and two strike outs.
Hawai'i finished in a three-way tie with a 2-1 record with Western Kentucky and Memphis. The seeding for tomorrow's games was determined by least runs scored against in the tournament. Western Kentucky earned the No. 1 Seed with Memphis edging out UH for the No. 2 seed. The 'Bows will face the Tigers in a rematch in the opening game on Sunday morning at 11:00 am. No. 1 WKU will battle No. 4 Campbell in the second game at 1:00 pm. Due to travel plans, WKU will play in the 3:00 pm game regardless if the win or lose their first game.
Bank of Hawaii Invitational Schedule
11:00 am – No. 2 Memphis vs. No. 3 Hawai`i
1:00 pm – No. 1 Western Kentucky vs. No. 4 Campbell
3:00 pm – Western Kentucky vs. Loser/Winner Game 1
5:00 pm – Campbell vs. Loser/Winner Game 1
