HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i softball team (22-17, 16-8 Big West) sent their five seniors out in style as the Rainbow Wahine recorded its first ever sweep over Cal State Fullerton in the twenty seasons that the two teams have been conference opponents. Hawai'i took both ends of Saturday's doubleheader at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. UH held off the Titans, 13-11 in a thrilling, eight inning ending with a two-run, walk-off home run by Dallas Millwood. In the series finale, senior Nawai Kaupe accounted for both runs of the 2-0 shutout over the Titans. Freshman Brianna Lopez earned the win in relief in the opener and got her third save of the season in the finale in relief of Chloe Borges who picked up her first win since March 19. It was the final home games for Hawai'i's five seniors—Kaeli Bush, Mikaela Gandia-Mak, Nawai Kaupe, Ashley Murphy and Brittnee Rossi. 
 
GAME 1: Hawai'i 13, Cal State Fullerton 11 (8 innings)
Hawai'i squandered an early nine run lead as the Titans chipped away to catch UH at 11-11 in the sixth. CSF forced the game to go to extra innings, which ended with Millwood blasting the 'Bows past Cal State Fullerton, 13-11. .  UH's rookie pitcher Brianna Lopez earned the win in relief tossing the final two-and-a-third innings. It was UH's  first walk-off win since defeating UC Riverside on an RBI-single by Rossi on April 17, 2021
 
After snapping its 16-game losing streak to CSF the night before, Hawai'i's win to start Saturday's doubleheader gave UH its first series win over Cal State Fullerton since 2015.
 
Senior Ashley Murphy got the start and threw the first four-and-two-thirds innings allowing six runs on nine hits with a walk and a strikeout. Chloe Borges then tossed an inning of middle relief allowing five runs on two hits with two walks. Lopez kept the Titans at bay allowed just one hit with a walk and a strikeout in two-and-a-third innings pitched as she improved to 13-7.
 
The Titans got off to a quick start, taking advantage of a couple of UH errors to scratch out a run in the first.
 
Hawai'i answered right back in the bottom of the first. UH loaded the bases with one out on a walk and two hit batters. Cal State Fullerton's Myka Sutherland then got a strike out and the first two strikes on Dallas Millwood before she ripped a long single off the right-centerfield wall to drive in both Rossi and Ka'ena Keliinoi to leapfrog over CSF for a 2-1 lead.
  
The Titans put the pressure on the UH defense in the third. Antuanette Dean led off with a single to short then quickly stole second and went to third on a wild pitch with no outs. UH then got a line out to left and then the 'Bows turned their 24th double play of the season as Bethea caught a liner in right, fired to the cut Kaupe fired to Bush at home to gun down Dean trying to score.
 
The Rainbow Wahine then erupted for eight runs to extend their lead to 10-1 after three complete innings. Nakamura led off with a walk and after a line out to third, Millwood followed with a single. Mikaela Gandia-Mak then smacked a single to left-center to drive in Nakamura. Kaeli Bush then drew a walk to load the bases. Bethea followed by launching a grand slam to clear the bases to center. It marked Bethea's second home run of the season and her career. Hawai'i kept things going. With two runners on, Keliinoi lined an RBI single up the middle to drive in Rossi. After a Titan pitching change, Nakamura drilled a single to left to drive in Kaupe and Keliinoi capped the inning scoring on a wild pitch.
 
Cal State Fullerton began the next half inning with four-consecutive hits which yielded a pair of runs. The Titans added three more runs in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Daisy Munoz that scored Megan Delgaldill from third; a wild pitch; and an RBI-double by Alyssa Hernandez that scored Peyton Toto from second to close their deficit to 10-6.
 
Rossi led off the bottom of the fifth with a solo home run to center. It marked the third of the season and 16th of her career to give UH an 11-6 lead.
 
In the sixth, after an out, the Titans loaded the bases with one out on a single, a hit batter, and a walk. Jessi Alcala hit a sharp grounder to third. On the play UH's Rachel Sabourin made a diving stop going towards second, her only play was to toss to second from her knees to get the second but a run scored on the play. After another walk juiced the bases again, Toto hit a two-RBI double to left. After a pitching change, Hernandez then laced a single to center to score two more runs to tie the game at 11-11.
 
Both teams were unable to produce any run in the seventh, so UH entered their third extra-inning game of the season. In the top of the eighth, the Titans drew a leadoff walk, but then the next three straight outs.
 
In the bottom of the eighth, Izabella Martinez led off with a single up the middle. Millwood then launched an 0-2 pitch high over the centerfield fence for the walk off win. It marked her fifth homer of the season and seventh of her career.
 
Hawai'i started all five of its seniors on Senior Day. It was the first career start for senior Kaeli Bush.
 
GAME 2: Hawai'i 2, Cal State Fullerton 
Hawai'i jumped out to a quick 1-0 as Kaupe crushed her league-leading 12th home run of the season over the centerfield fence. It marked her 25th homer of her UH career.
 
In the third Kaupe struck again. Rossi drew a two-out walk and Kaupe followed with an RBI-double ripped to the wall to give UH a 2-0 lead after three innings.
 
Hawai'i's two freshman pitchers combined for the team's fifth shutout of the season. Borges earned the win, throwing the first four innings, allowing three hits with two strikeouts. Lopez tossed the final three innings to earn the save giving up two hits with a walk and two strikeouts.
 
Cal State Fullerton's Raci Miranda suffered the loss, dropping her record to 11-5. She threw the first three innings, allowing both runs on two hits with a walk and a strikeout. Reliever Myka Sutherlin threw the final three innings, allowing two hits with two walks and three K's.

It marked the third Big West series sweep for UH this season. 
 
After the doubleheader, the Rainbow Wahine honored their five seniors with an early graduation ceremony as the team will be on the road next week when the University of Hawai'i will hold its commencement exercises take place. Hawai'i then ended the night by celebrating the careers of Kaeli Bush, Mikaela Gandia-Mak, Nawai Kaupe, Ashley Murphy and Brittnee Rossi.  
 
The Rainbow Wahine will conclude their 2022 season with a three-game conference series at UC Davis. A single game will be played on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. HT. A Saturday doubleheader on May 14 will start at 10:00 a.m. HT.