FULLERTON, Calif.—The University of Hawai'i softball team's season came to an end after falling twice in the Big West Championship at the Anderson Family Field in Fullerton, Calif.. In their first game, the Rainbow Wahine's seventh inning rally fell just short, losing to CSUN 4-3. UH's Jamie McGaughey hit a solo home run in the seventh to close to within a run of the Matadors. But CSUN held off Hawai'i to advance to the Championship game. In the final game of the night, UC Santa Barbara pulled away from Hawai'i to eliminate the 'Bows, 8-1. 

Friday night also marked the end of Hawai'i head coach Bob Coolen's final games of his 34 year career at the helm of the UH program. Coolen finishes his career with a 1,133-736-1 record at UH and a career record of 1,205-828-1. 
 
#2 CSUN 4, Hawai'i 3
Hawai'i got off to a quick start. In the top of the first, Carys Murakami blasted her first home run of the season over the leftfield fence to give the 'Bows an early 1-0 lead.
 
In the second inning, CSUN's Jerzie Liana led off with a sinking line drive to right that bounced under the glove of a diving Larissa Goshi for a triple. Kylie Galindo then drove in Liana with an RBI single to tie game at 1-1. Later, Raegan Jackson hit a ball to the centerfield fence that went in and out of the glove of Chloe Bores for a two-run error which allowed a pair of Matadors to cross the plate for the 3-1 lead.
 
CSUN's Liana lifted a shallow sac fly to center to drive in Mikayla Carman from third to extend their lead to 4-1.
 
CSUN starter Carranco had retired 14-straight until Borges led off the sixth with a solo home run to left. It marked Borges seventh homer of the season and her second of the tournament.
 
UH's Jamie McGaughey led off the seventh with her team-leading 13^th home run of the season and her second of the tourney as well. Liliana Thomas followed with a single that chased CSUN's Carranco as Isabella Alonso came into the game in relief. Alonso earned her third save of the season getting a popout to second and then a double-play to end the game.
 
Hawai'i's Macy Brandl suffered the complete game loss, dropping her record to 17-8. She allowed four runs on five hits with six strikeouts and two walks.
 
CSUN's Carranco earned the win, allowing three runs on five hits with five strikeouts. Alonso got the final three outs for the save.

UC Santa Barbara 1, Hawai'i 0
Jazzy Santos led the home half of the first with a single to right. She moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a double to center by Giselle Mejia for the early 1-0 lead.
 
In the bottom of the fourth, the Gauchos loaded the bases with one out and stating pitcher Ainsley Waddell hit a grand slam to give UCSB a 5-0 lead. After changing pitchers, UCSB's Mejia hit an RBI double to score Santos.
 
Hawai'i was able to post a run in the sixth on an RBI single by McGaughey that drove in Ellyanna Cinzori. For McGaughey, it marked her team-leading 39th RBI of the season.
 
In the bottom of the sixth, the Gauchos added two more runs to increase their lead to 8-1. Mejia struck again with an RBI single to score Erin Mendoza. After two outs, Santos stole home.

UH starter Addison Kostrencich suffered the loss dropping her record to 13-11 overall. She allowed five runs on four hits with two walks and a strikeout in 3-1/3 innings of work. Millie Fidge threw the final 2-2/3 innings. She allowed three runs on seven hits with three strikeout.
 
UCSB starter Ainsley Waddell earned the complete game win, giving up just one run on seven scattered hits with a walk and three strikeouts. 
 
Hawai'i finishes the season with a 33-20 overall record. Friday marked the final games for five Hawai'i seniors--Liliana Thomas, Addison Kostrencich, Chloe Borges, Izabella Martinez and Alyssa Nakagawa.