HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i softball team (23-18, 15-6 Big West) returns home to host its final home series of the season against Cal Poly (10-30, 4-17 Big West). The two teams will start with a doubleheader on Friday, April 24 with first pitch scheduled for 1:30 p.m., followed by the second game at approximately 4:00 p.m. Saturday's single game on April 25 is slated to start at 11:00 a.m with Senior Day festivities to follow the conclusion of the game. All three games will be played at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
Saturday's Senior Day game is presented by
UHFCU. The 'Bows will honor their seven seniors--
Ellyanna Cinzori,
Millie Fidge,
Maycen Gibbs,
Larissa Goshi,
Carys Murakami,
Hannah Pitts, and
Cierra Yamamoto.
Entering the penultimate week of the regular season, Hawai'i is tied with Long Beach State for third place at 15-6 in Big West play. UH holds the tie-breaker against LBSU. Leading the league is Cal State Fullerton with a 19-2 record while UC Santa Barbara is in second with a 16-5 record. The Titans and Beach battle each other this week and next week CSF will take on UCSB. The top four teams--CSF, UCSB, UH, and LBSU have all punched their tickets into the 2026 Big West Championship. The top six teams qualify for the tournament. For the second-straight season, Cal State Fullerton will host the league championship tourney at Anderson Family Field.
| GAMES 41-43: Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine (23-18, 15-6 Big West) vs. Cal Poly Mustangs (10-30, 4-17 Big West) |
| Dates & Times |
GAMES 1-2: Friday, April 24 (DH) - 1:30 p.m. HT / 4:00 p.m. HT
GAME 3: SENIOR DAY - Saturday, April 25 - 11:00 a.m. HT |
| Location |
Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium (1,200) - Honolulu, O'ahu |
| Promotions |
• Prizes will be awarded for the winners of the popular "Ballpark Bingo."
• SENIOR DAY festivities will follow Saturday's game against Cal Poly. UH will honor its seven seniors---Ellyanna Cinzori, Millie Fidge, Maycen Gibbs, Larissa Goshi, Carys Murakami, Hannah Pitts, and Cierra Yamamoto |
| TELEVISION |
SATURDAY ONLY - Spectrum Sports (Ch. 12/1012) - Howard Dashefsky (Play-by-Play), Lori Santi (Color Analyst) |
| LIVE STREAM |
SATURDAY GAME ONLY: ESPN+ (BLACKED OUT IN HAWAI'I) |
| Game Day Roster |
CLICK HERE |
| Live Stats |
GAME 1 | GAME 2 | GAME 3 |
| Game Notes |
Hawai'i | Cal Poly |
| Social Media |
@HawaiiSB  | #HawaiiSB | @HawaiiSoftball  | Facebook  |
HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (23-18, 15-6 Big West)
Head Coach: Panita Thanatharn (First Season)
Record at UH/Overall: 23-18
Record in Big West: 15-6
Series Record vs. Cal Poly: UH leads series 24-16
Last Season vs. CP: Last year, UH won the series, 2-1. The 'Bows won the opener 4-1 but fell in the second game, 2-6. Hawai'i then won the rubber game, 5-0 to win the series.
Streak: UH won one
CAL POLY MUSTANGS (10-30, 4-17 Big West)
Head Coach: Jenny Condon (22nd Season)
Last Week: The Mustangs were swept by Long Beach State in San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly fell to The Beach, 6-1, 7-0, and 3-2. Cal Poly has lost their last eight-straight games.
QUICK HITSLAST WEEK
Last week, the concluded a productive road trip to San Diego, After falling in nine innings at San Diego, 4-3, the 'Bows bounced back for their second-consecutive conference sweep, taking down UC San Diego in a hard-fought series that showcased UH's mettle and moxie. UH enters this final home series having won their last six-straight conference games, out-scoring their opponents 46-15 during that span.
Last week began with a nonconference heartbreaker on Thursday at USD.
Maycen Gibbs put Hawaii ahead with a
two-run home run in the fourth inning. But the Toreros tied the game in the sixth and eventually secured a walk-off victory in the bottom of the ninth on a fielder's choice.
Hawaii shifted back into Big West play, taking all three games at Triton Softball Field.
- Friday, April 17 (Hawaii 3, UCSD 2): Taryn Irimata pitched a complete game to earn the win. Teiah Keliiholokai delivered a crucial RBI liner in the right-center gap in the fifth inning to help secure the narrow victory.
- Saturday, April 18, Game 1 (Hawaii 10, UCSD 5): Despite falling behind 4–0 early, the Rainbow Wahine exploded for nine runs across the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings. Kayara Tuiloma and Jamie McGaughey both homered in the late-inning surge.
- Saturday, April 18, Game 2 (Hawaii 1, UCSD 0): The series concluded with a classic pitcher's duel. Milan Ah Yat provided the game's only run with a solo home run in the second inning. Taryn Irimata dominated on the mound again, throwing a five-hit shutout with nine strikeouts.
IRIMATA EARNS SECOND-STRAIGHT, FOURTH OVERALL BIG WEST PITCHER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Sophomore pitcher Taryn Irimata was dominant in her two appearances at UC San Diego. She fired a pair of complete-game wins--ending with a seven inning shutout in the series finale. She recorded a 1.00 ERA over 14.0 innings of work.In Game 1, UH won, 3-2 with the 'Ewa Beach-native spacing six hit with two walks and four strikeouts. In the series finale, she held off the Tritons, 1-0 allowing five hits on two walks and a career-high nine strikeouts. This season she has earned four BW Pitcher of the weeks, which is the most since Kaia Parnaby earned the accolade five times in 2013.
POWER SURGE -The Rainbow Wahine have out-homered their opponents 34-30 over 41 games. Their extra-base production is significant, totaling 42 doubles, seven triples, and a team collective .432 slugging percentage. In all, seven different Rainbow Wahine have hit at least two home runs apiece. UH is led by McGaughey who has cranked nine,
Milan Ah Yat has seven;
Maycen Gibbs has blasted six and Millie Fidge has crushed five. Kayara Tuiloma has recorded three round-trippers and
Briana Maio-Silva and
Kolbi Kochi have two each. UH has generated three grand slams this year by McGaughey vs. Duke (2/15), Fidge against Cal State Fullerton (3/15) and Ah Yat at Long Beach State (3/20).
LAST GO AROUND IN BIG WEST - After 14 years in their second stint in the Big West, the Rainbow Wahine softball team along with UH's baseball, men's and women's basketball, cross country, men's and women's golf, soccer, men's and women's swimming & diving, men's and women's tennis, women's track & field, and women's volleyball will all be moving to the Mountain West Conference starting in the Fall of 2026. Teams remaining in the Big West for Hawai'i are beach volleyball, men's volleyball and women's water polo. The Hawai'i football team has been a member of the MWC since the Fall of 2012
Starting with the 2026-2027 academic year, the Mountain West will feature Air Force, Grand Canyon, Hawaiʻi, Nevada, New Mexico, San José State, UC Davis, UNLV, UTEP, and Wyoming. The travel will be greater distances than that of the Big West, but with two less teams, UH will be able to host two more weeks of home games during the pre-season.
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