Game Notes
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.—The No. 15/20 University of Hawai'i softball team (34-8, 11-1 Big West) completes its 11-day roadtrip with a three-game conference series at Cal Poly (18-21, 7-8 BWC) in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Hawai'i maintained first place in the Big West, knocking off Cal State Fullerton to capture its fourth conference series of the season. However, the Titans snapped UH's 13-game win streak in a mercy-rule 11-3 victory in the series finale on Sunday. It was the first conference loss for UH and it was the second time that the 'Bows fell in five innings this season.
Hawai'i's senior pitcher
Kaia Parnaby continues to be the cornerstone of the squad. She improved to 31-4 overall with a win at Cal State Bakersfield on Tuesday. Parnaby leads the NCAA DI with 31 wins and she is ranked No. 2 in strike outs at the beginning of the week. She is also ranked No. 3 with 10 shutouts and No. 19 with a 1.42 ERA. Parnaby is now just one win shy of tying Melissa Coogan who set the UH single-season record of 32 wins in 2003. She also one of only three pitchers in UH history and 10 pitchers in Big West history to win 30 games in a season. Parnaby is now tied for fifth in conference single-season annals for victories. She has a legitimate chance of breaking the all-time mark of 35 wins, set by Rhonda Wheatley of Cal Poly Pomona in 1987. The southpaw is also now No. 2 in UH history and No. 5 in Big West single-season history with 280 strikeouts. Former UH All-American Brooke Wilkins is the leader for both UH and the BWC with 324 single-season K's.
At the plate, senior centerfielder
Kelly Majam leads Hawai'i with a .344 batting average, 46 runs scored, 42 hits, 15 home runs, and 34 walks. She also leads the 'Bows with nine stolen bases, an .811 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage. Majam is also tied for the team-lead with nine multiple RBI games with freshman
Keiki Carlos and Majam has reached base safely in the last 18 straight games and has been on base for the 'Bows in all but three games for UH this season. Against the Titans, Majam led UH with eight runs scored--four of which game in the series opener to tie her career high. Majam is also on a six-game hitting streak. Majam also leads the Big West with her 15 home runs--a total that ties her for fourth-most in Big West history and ties her total for all of 2012.
Carlos, UH's rightfielder, is second on the team with a .325 average (41-for-126) with a team-high 11 doubles. She has scored 24 runs with three triples, six home runs and 26 RBI. Junior second baseman
Jazmine Zamora is hitting .321 with a team- and career-high 11 game hitting streak. Sophomore first baseman Leisha Li'ili'i is fourth on the team with a .313 average (36-for-115) with a team-high 25 RBI to go with eight doubles and 10 home runs.
In conference games however,
Sharla Kliebenstein--who has started as the designated player the last seven-of-eight conference games at designated player--leads UH with a .429 batting average (9-for-21( with a double, four homers, and 14 RBI.
About the Cal Poly Mustangs (18-26-1, 7-8 Big West)
The Mustangs fell in their most recent conference series at Cal State Northridge, 2-1. However after dropping the first game, 7-0, the Matadors held off Cal Poly, 3-2 for the series win. The Mustangs won the series finale, 3-2 to snap a five game losing streak. The Mustangs also won a mid-week home game over UC Santa Barbara, 3-1 for their second straight win.
Jillian Anderson leads Cal Poly with a .341 average and a team-high 46 hits and 10 sacrifice bunts. Kim Westlund is second on the team with a .323 average (43-for-133). Westlund leads the team with six doubles, 21 RBI and 22 walks. Head's up for Ashley Romano who has crossed the plate a team-best 26 times and is hitting .243 on the season.
In the circle, Chloe Wurst has seen the bulk of the workload with a 10-12 record and 146.0 innings pitched. She has a 2.45 ERA with five shut outs and 24 complete games with 24 walks and 89 strike outs. She has held opponents to a .268 batting average. Jordan Yates is 5-11 on the year with a 3.37 ERA in 104 innings pitched with 35 strike outs and 35 walks. Nicole Innamorato is the third member of the pitching staff with a 3-3 record and a 4.15 ERA in 54 innings pitched.
Games 43-45
Who: No. 15/20 Hawai'i (34-9, 11-1 BWC) vs.Cal Poly (18-21, 7-8 BWC)
Where: Bob Janssen Field(800) – San Luis Obispo, Calif.
When: Friday, April 19 at 4:00 pm (DH); Saturday, April 20 at 2:00 pm
Livestats: Live in-game stats will be available at www.gopoly.com
Audio webcast: Available at www.gopoly.com
Series History: UH and Cal Poly are tied 2-2 all time with the 'Bows winning the most recent game, 3-0 on Feb. 13, 1998.
Coaches: UH head coach
Bob Coolen as a 832-462-1 in 22 seasons at UH and a career record of 904-556-1 in 26 seasons. Cal Poly head coach Jenny Condon is in her ninth season with the Mustangs. She has a 231-212 career record.
