HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i softball team (17-17, 9-6 Big West) hosts Cal State Bakersfield (8-30, 6-9 BW) in a three-game conference series this week. The Rainbow Wahine and Roadrunners will open the week on Friday, April 10th with a doubleheader starting at 4:00 p.m. HT with the second game starting at approximately 6:30 p.m. HT. The series finale wll take place on Saturday, April 11th at 2:00 p.m. HT. Prior to Saturday's match-up, the 'Bows, along with the "Fathers With Daughters" organization will be hosting an event for dads and their daughters (ages K-eighth grade) to meet with the team and a father from our current squad. For more information CLICK HERE.
 

GAMES 35-37:  Hawai'i (17-17, 9-6 Big West) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (8-30, 6-9 Big West)
Dates & Times				GAMES 1-2: Friday, April 10, 2026 (DH) - 4:00 p.m. HT / 6:30 p.m. HT GAME 3: Saturday, April 11, 2026 - 2:00 p.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."  • Prior to Saturday's Game 3, the Rainbow Wahine in conjunction with "Fathers With Daughters" will host an event with the team and fathers with daughters ages K-eighth grade, For more information, CLICK HERE
Game Day Roster				CLICK HERE
Live Stats				GAME 1 | GAME 2 | GAME 3
Game Notes				Hawai'i | Cal State Bakersfield
Social Media				@HawaiiSB  | #HawaiiSB | @HawaiiSoftball  | Facebook

HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (17-17, 9-6 Big West)Head Coach: Panita Thanatharn (First Season)
Record at UH/Overall: 17-17
Record in Big West: 9-6
Series Record vs. CSUB: UH leads 15-2
Last Season vs. CSUB: In 2025, UH and CSUB played each other four times. The 'Runners defeated the 'Bows in UH's Spring Fling Tournament, 7-2 (2/15/2025). But in the regular season, UH swept the Roadrunners in Bakersfield, winning 9-0 (5 innings), 8-5 and 8-6.

CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD (8-30, 6-9 Big West)Head Coach: Letty Olivarez (Third Season)
CSUB/Career Record: 29-119
Big West Record: 16-53
Last Week: The 'Runners captured their second conference series of the season, defeating Cal Poly at home, 2-1. CSUB fell in the opener, 8-5, but bounced back to take the final two games, 3-1 and 5-4. Earlier this week, Cal State Bakersfield took on Utah Tech in a midweek doubleheader. The 'Runners fell twice to the Trailblazers, 9-3 and 6-2, on Tuesday.

QUICK HITSLAST WEEK
Although Hawai'i battled hard, the 'Bows went 1-4 last week. UH opened the week with a midweek game at No. 10 UCLA. The 'Bows hung tough early, leading 3-1, and kept fighting with rookie Briana Maio-Silva smashing a solo home run in the sixth. UH loaded the bases for Teiah Keliiholokai, who drew a walk to score Rhea Furtado to bring the tying run to the plate in the seventh. But the Bruins prevailed, 9-5. UH opened their series at league leader UC Santa Barbara with a 4-0 loss, but rebounded with a 6-0 shutout of the Gauchos in Game 2. The rubber game was a back-and-forth battle in which UH came up just short, falling 7-6.

PITTS EARNS SECOND BIG WEST PITCHER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Senior pitcher Hannah Pitts fired a complete-game shutout and recorded a 0.00 ERA in two appearances against the Gauchos to earn her second Big West Pitcher of the Week award.