NORTHRIDGE, Calif.--The University of Hawai'i softball team (26-15, 12-7 Big West) travels to Northridge, Calif. for their make-up game vs. CSUN (19-22, 12-8 Big West). This will make up for the game that was rained out in Northridge on Friday, March 14th. With just two weeks left in the regular season, Hawai'i sits in third place a half-game ahead of CSUN at 12-8. The Rainbow Wahine and Matadors will square off on Wednesday, April 23 at 9:00 a.m. HT at the Matador Diamond.
 

GAME 42:  HAWAI'I (26-15 Big West) vs. CSUN (19-22, 12-8 Big West)
Dates & Times				Wednesday, April 23 | 9:00 a.m. HT
Location				Matador Diamond - Northridge, Calif.
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HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (26-15, 12-7 Big West)Head Coach: Bob Coolen (34th Season)
Record at UH: 1,126-731-1
Overall Record: 1,198-824-1
Series Record: UH leads 28-21
Earlier this season vs. CSUN: The first game of the UH-CSUN series was rained out on March 14th. The two teams then split their doubleheader, with the Matadors winning the opener, 4-1 and the 'Bows bouncing back to hold off CSUN, 4-3 in second game.

CSUN MATADORS (19-22, 12-8 Big WestHead Coach: Charlotte Morgan (Fifth Season)
CSUN/Career Record:
Last Week: The Matadors won two of three against Cal State Bakersfield. The Matadors edged out the Roadrunners, 8-7 in the opener, but fell in the second game of their doubleheader, 3-4. CSUN won the rubber game decisively, 9-2 to take their fourth series of the season. 

QUICK HITSLAST WEEK
UH and UCSB's opening game of the three-game series was rained out and it has yet to be determined when that game will be made up. Hawai'i edged out the Gauchos, 4-3, on a game-winning solo home run by Milan Ah Yat in the sixth to extend UH's season-long win streak to six. But UCSB snapped UH's streak as they rallied for four runs in the fifth to defeat UH in the second game, 5-3 for a split.

LATE INNING HEROICS
Twelve of UH's 25 win have been "come-from-behind" victories. Two weeks, Hawai'i found themselves trailing 4-0 going into the fifth inning at Cal State Bakersfield in the second game. But the 'Bows rallied to score four runs in the fifth to tie the score and a combined four runs in the final two innings to pull out an 8-5 win to clinch their fourth-straight series. Three of the come-from-behind wins have come as walk off wins. In UH's series finales at Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside, the 'Bows rallied to score multiple runs in the seventh to clinch the win and the series. At CSF, the 'Bows scored five runs in the top of the seventh to defeat the Titans, 6-2 to capture just its third road series vs. CSF in program history. The following week against the Highlanders, UH was down 0-2 going into the bottom of the seventh. UH's 7th, 8th, and 9th batters all reached on singles with no outs. Izabella Martinez tied the score by drilling a two-run single up the middle. After a strikeout, Milan Ah Yat notched her second walk off win hitting a grounder to short to drive in Larissa Goshi from third for the walk off winning run to defeat the Highlanders, 3-2.

Last week, although the 'Bows never trailed in their opener vs. UC Santa Barbara, UH found itself tied 3-3 going into the bottom of the sixth. Milan Ah Yat promptly led off the frame with her fifth homer of the year to give UH a 4-3 lead heading into the seventh inning. 

DEFENSE CONTINUES TO LEAD BIG WEST
Since March 2, the Rainbow Wahine have led the Big West with the top fielding percentage. Currently, the 'Bows have a season-best .978 fielding percentage to lead the league and be ranked No. 10 in the NCAA DI. UH has not committed an error in the last three series vs. Cal State Bakersfield, UC Riverside and in two games vs. UCSB. UH first baseman Jamie McGaughey leads the UH starters with a 1.000 fielding % with 219 putouts, and two assists. 

BRANDL SOLID IN CIRCLE
Sophomore pitcher Macy Brandl has won her last four starts plus one win in relief vs. UC Riverside and a save at Cal State Bakersfield. Most recently, she was victorious in UH's 4-3 win over UCSB last week.Brandl has come on strong of late to imrprove to 13-5 overall and 7-2 in conference play. She enters this week with a 3.55 ERA in 118.1 innings pitched with 35 walks and 67 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .264 batting average. 

MARTINEZ = OFFENSIVE JUGGERNAUT
Senior catcher and UH leadoff hitter Izabella Martinez continues to set the table for the 'Bows. She leads UH with a 356 batting average, 47 hits, 10 doubles, 24 walks, a .455 slugging percentage, and a .459 on-base percentage. She has reached base safely in 39 of 41 games this season. In conference, she has upped her game, hitting .375 with a team-high 24 hits. Martinez also has a team-best 11 multiple hit games this season. On defense, she is one of the few catchers who calls her own game, and she has thrown out 10 runners who have dared to try to steal off of her. The four-year starter behind the dish has started 141 straight games and 178 total games.

GOSHI MAKES IMMEDIATE IMPACT
Since coming in off the bench to spark UH's come-from-behind, series clinching win at Cal State Fullerton, rightfielder Larissa Goshi has continued to make an impact hitting hitting .480 in the last 10 games--of which she has started the last nine-straight.. During that 10 game span, she has recorded 12 hits in 25 at-bats with seven runs scored and four RBI. overall, she is hitting .394 and in conference, she leads UH with a .444 batting aveage.

'BOWS BOMBERS
Hawai'i is second in the league with a total of 31 home runs this year. Eight different Rainbow Wahine have blasted at least one round-tripper this season. UH is lead by sophomore Jamie McGaughey who launched her 10th homer of the season to help UH hold off the Roadrunners late. Liliana Thomas, Chloe Borges and Milan Ah Yat are tied for second on the team with five homers each. Kayara Tuiloma has launched a pair of homers, while Ellyanna Cinzori, Cierra Yamamoto and Millie Fidge have all hit one apiece. 

McGAUGHEY HELPING POWER OFFENSE
Sophomore Jamie McGaughey has provided the power hitting cleanup in 34 of 41 games this year. The first baseman is second on the team hitting .327 overall (37-for-113) and leads UH with 22 runs scored, 10 home runs, 30 RBI and a .681 slugging percentage. She also leads UH with eight multiple-RBI games and is second on the team with nine multiple-hit games.

THOMAS IN THE CLUTCH
Senior third baseman Liliana Thomas is sixth on the team hitting at a .72 clip, but she has come through in the clutch knocking in 25 RBI (second on the team) while scoring 19 runs (tied for second most on team). Thomas has been the emotional spark plug providing energy and positivity all season long.