HONOLULU--The University of Hawai"'i softball team (4-1) hosts the Spring Fling Tournament this week at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. The four-day tournament runs from Thursday, Feb. 13 - Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025 with Western Illinois, Utah Tech, Sacramento State, and Cal State Bakersfield all coming to Honolulu for the second week of the season.
| SPRING FLING TOURNAMENT - Hawai'i (Big West), Western Illinois |
| Tournament Schedule |
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025
10:30 a.m. HT -Utah Tech vs. Sacramento State
1:00 p.m. HT - Cal State Bakersfield vs. Sacramento State
3:30 p.m. HT - Cal State Bakersfield vs. Western Illinois
6:00 p.m. HT - Hawai'i vs. Western Illinois
Friday, Feb. 14, 2025
10:30 a.m. HT - Western Illinois vs. Sacramento State
1:00 p.m. HT - Western Illinois vs. Utah Tech
3:30 p.m. HT - Sacramento State vs. Cal State Bakersfield
6:00 p.m. HT - Hawai'i vs. Utah Tech
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025
10:00 a.m. HT - Western Illinois vs. Cal State Bakersfield
12:30 p.m. HT - Utah Tech vs. Cal State Bakersfield
3:00 p.m. HT - Utah Tech vs. Sacramento State
6:00 p.m. HT - Hawai'i vs. Sacramento State
Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025
12:00 p.m. HT - Hawai'i vs. Cal State Bakersfield
2:30 p.m. HT - Hawai'i vs. Utah Tech |
| Location |
Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium (1,200) - Honolulu, O'ahu |
| Promotions |
• UH Prizes will be awarded throughout the Spring Fling Tournament to winners of "Ballpark Bingo."
• T-shirts will be thrown into the stands during the fourth inning of every UH game.
• "Sweet Treats for Foul Balls" is a season-long promo during UH games.
• Saturday's game is "Kid's Night". Kids will have the opportunity to join the "Monster Trike Race" after the game.
• Sunday's game is Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Fans are encouraged to wear pink |
| Live Stats |
HawaiiAthletics.com |
| Game Day Rosters |
Spring Fling Tournament Game Day Roster |
| Game Notes |
Hawai'i |
| Social Media |
@HawaiiSB  | #HawaiiSB | @HawaiiSoftball  | Facebook  |
| Tickets |
Admission is FREE |
HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (4-1, Big West)
Head Coach: Bob Coolen (34th Season)
Record at UH: 1,104-717-1 (34th season)
Overall Record: 1,176-810 (39th season)
WESTERN ILLINOIS LEATHERNECKS (2-2, Ohio Valley Conference)
Head Coach: Alisa Goler (Fifth Season); Overall record: 49-136
Series Record: Tied 1-1
Streak: WIU won last game vs. UH on March 11, 2025, 3-2 in the Rainbow Wahine Classic
UTAH TECH TRAILBLAZERS (2-3, Western Athletic Conference)
Head Coach: Randy Simkins (17th Season); Overall record: 575-249
Series Record: UT leads the series, 2-1
Streak: Utah Tech has won the last two
Last Meeting: In 2023, the Trailblazers opened the season in Honolulu in the Paradise Classic. UH won the first game, 2-1, but Utah Tech won the next two, 12-3 (5 innings) and 2-1
SACRAMENTO STATE HORNETS (3-1, Big Sky Conference)
Head Coach: Lori Perez (12th season); Overall record: 278-245-2
Series Record: UH leads 8-2
Streak: UH has won last six
Last Meeting: UH last played Sacramento State on 2/15/2020 in the Golden State Classic Tournament in Lake Elsinore, Calif. UH edged out the Hornets, 6-5.
CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD ROADRUNNERS (2-4, Big West)
Head Coach: Lety Olivares (Third Season); Overall record: 90-115
Series Record: UH leads 12-1
Streak: UH has won the last four games
Last meeting: In 2024, UH swept the Roadrunners in a three game series in Honolulu, 10-2 (5), 7-2 and 8-4.
NEWS & NOTES• Last week, UH opened the season with a 4-1 record to finish second in the Bank of Hawai'i Paradise Classic. The 'Bows won their first four games for the first time since 2016. Hawai'i fell in the championship game to Santa Clara, 3-0.
PITCHING STAFF HOLDING THEIR OWN
• UH's pitching staff opened the season posting a combined 1.40 ERA between starters senior
Addison Kostrencich, sophomore
Macy Brandl and reliever Millie Fidge.
• Kostrencich went 2-1 for the weekend, earning two complete game wins. She recorded a team-lpw 1.19 ERA in 17.2 innings pitched. Against Southern Indiana, Kostrencich struck out a UH career-high seven Screaming Eagles.
• Sophomore transfer
Macy Brandle made her UH debut firing a pair of complete game wins against Saint Louis and Southern Indiana. Against USI, she recorded her first CG shutout allowing just two hits with a walk and six strikeouts en route to a 6-0 win.She leads UH with 13 strikeouts and she comes into Week 2 with a 1.79 ERA in 15.2 innings pitched.
TRANSFERS MAKING IMMEDIATE IMPACT
Four of UH's five transfers have made immediate impact. In addition to pitcher Brandl, second baseman
Carys Murakami, shortstop
Milan Ah Yat, and third baseman
Liliana Thomas all started UH's five games last week.
• Juinor Murakami started all five games at second base and hit .364 (4-for-11) with a double and two RBI. She scored a team-high five runs to pace the 'Bows. Murakami, who played her first two seasons at CSUN, is a graduate of Maryknoll School (Honolulu)
• Sophomore
Milan Ah Yat is third on the team with a .333 average (4-for-12). She and
Cierra Yamamoto lead UH with two doubles, and Ah Yat is one three Rainbow Wahine to draw a team-high three walks. Ah Yat returned home after a year at Loyola Marymount. She is the daughter of former Rainbow baseball pitcher Paul Ah Yat (1994-96) and a graduate of University Laboratory School
• Senior
Liliana Thomas leads UH with five total hits. She is hitting .294 (5-for-17) She scored three runswith a double and a home run and three RBI.
TUILOMA HAS STONG START
• Freshman
Kayara-Leigh Tuiloma made an immediate impact in her first collegiate game going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. For the tourney, she hit .308 and led UH with six RBI.
FIDGE LAUNCHES HOMER/PITCHES IN RELIEF
• Amelia "Millie" Fidge blasted a pinch-hit home run against USI and started the following two games at designated player. She also threw 1.2 shutout innings of relief in which she did not allow a hit but did strikeout one Bronco in the championship game against Santa Clara. Overall, at the plate Fidge is 2-for-5 with three RBI.
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