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HONOLULU--The University of Hawai'i softball team defeated UC Davis on Senior Day, 7-1 to sweep the three-game conference series over the Aggies. Hawai'i finished the 2015 season with a 32-22 overall record and a 13-8 record in the Big West which was good for third place. UC Davis fell to 18-31 overall and 6-15 in conference. UH pitcher Brittany Hitchcock earned the win and got a big boost from the offense with the 'Bows posting five runs in the second inning which was highlighted by a grand slam by Keiki Carlos. It was the final game at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium for four-year manager Justine "TJ" Tjaden, Jordan Burton, Leisha Li'ili'i and Kayla Wartner.

UH starter Brittany Hitchcock earned the complete game win and took a shutout into the seventh inning. She allowed just one unearned run on eight hits with three strike outs. She ends the season with a 17-7 overall record and an 8-2 record in conference. It was her 14th complete game of the season in 28 starts.

UC Davis' Leah Munden suffered the loss, throwing the first 1-2/3 innings. She allowed five runs on three hits with four walks. Alicia Paine threw the final 4-1/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits with two walks and four strike outs.

Hawaii first struck in the second, jumping out to a quick 5-0 lead. Tayana Mata started the scoring with an RBI single to left to drive in Rachel Lack. Then, after walks to Dori Ann Sugai and Kayla Wartner, Keiki Carlos launched a grand slam to extend the 'Bows lead. For Carlos, it was her first grand slam of her career. It marked her eighth home run of the season (career-high) and her second in as many games.

Heather Morales led off the fifth inning with a solo blast over the left-centerfield fence. It was Morales' seventh home run of the year and her career. Li'ili'i kept things going with a single ripped down the rightfield line and she scored on an Ulu Matagiese double to the right-centerfield gap which gave the 'Bows a 7-0 lead.

Wartner almost ended the game via the mercy rule in the sixth inning when she hit a line drive that ended about a foot below the top of the outfield fence for a single.

The Aggies got two runners on in the seventh on singles and then with two outs, a throwing error by the second baseman allowed Kaila Olsen to score to break up Hitchcock's bid for a shutout.

The first senior honored today was four-year student manager Justine "TJ" Tjaden. Tjaden, who also threw out the first pitch to start the Senior Day festivities, has been a huge part of the Hawai'i softball team for the last four years doing all the behind-the-scenes things that are not seen by the general public but are much appreciated within the program. When Tjaden was an aspiring high school player at Murietta High School (Calif.) she was diagnosed with a rare blood disease, Lemierre's Syndrome, that forced her to be intubated and in a medically induced coma for 17 days and was hospitalized for a month as a junior in high school. As a result of the illness, she suffered with severe blood clots and nerve damage in her legs and was told that she may never walk again. But being the fighter she is, she has come back stronger and has flourished during her years here. She is the first to arrive and last to leave the ballpark and has been one of the hardest workers who takes care of all the little things that allow the team to run smoothly. Tjaden will graduate next week with a degree in interdisciplinary studies focused on health studies.
 
Jordan Burton, a senior out of Mission High School in Escondido, Calif., has appeared in 69 games in her four year career with 10 starts—including seven games this season. Burton has scored 19 career runs—eight alone in her senior season. Burton has also served as the softball team's representative on Hawai'i's Student Athlete Advisory Committee being the voice for all of UH's student-athletes.
 
Leisha Li'ili'i, a local product out of Kane'ohe, O'ahu and Castle High School, leaves the Hawai'i program as one of the most prolific hitters in school history. She finished her four-year collegiate career ranked No. 3 with 49 home runs, No. 3 with 155 RBI, and No. 3 with 108 walks. Li'ili'i started all 215 games in her career and has left her mark on the program hitting a .334 (201-for-601) batting average with 87 runs scored, 29 doubles, and a .627 slugging percentage. In her final season at UH, Li'ili'i hit .325 overall and led UH with 11 home runs, 37 RBI and was tied with Carlos for the team-lead with 51 hits. She finished the conference season on a roll, hitting a team-high .400 in the Big West while leading UH with 26 hits, five home runs, and 16 RBI.
 
Kayla Wartner, a four-year starting catcher out of Escondido High School, has started 214 games and appeared in all 215 games in her UH career. Wartner will also leaver her mark in the career record books as she is tied at No. 8 all-tim with 34 home runs and No. 2 with 119 walks. In her senior season, she hit .306 (45-for-147) with 37 runs scored, 10 doubles, 10 home runs, and 28 RBI. 

It was Hawai'i's first series sweep since opening the 2014 season with a three-game series sweep at UC Riverside. UH's bats came alive against the Aggies, scoring 30 runs on 29 hits-including 10 home runs-in the three games. Hawai'i finishes the regular season in third place behind league champions CSUN and second place Long Beach State.