This week’s Pepsi Athletes of the Week are Angel Prewitt from the women’s softball team and Luca Matheiowetz from the men’s tennis team.
The UH Hilo softball team is on a 17-game road trip where they are playing the top teams in the conference including nationally ranked No. 1 Concordia.
After they face the conference’s current best, they head off to Stanislaus’ Tournament of Champions in Turlock, Calif. where they will play five games.
Prewitt, a senior from Wash., led her team’s offense the past week batting .438 with seven hits out of 16 at-bats and drove in one RBI. Prewitt’s lone RBI was responsible for the Vulcans only run in their 6-1 loss.
Prewitt was also impressive with her .545 on-base percentage, with four walks and a hit by pitch in addition to her seven hits.
The UH Hilo men’s tennis team just returned home from a significant California road trip where they played seven matches against PacWest opponents. The Vulcans came up 5-2 on the road, winning the last five matches in a row. Matheiowetz was a big part in all of his team’s wins going 7-0 in singles.
Matheiowetz was also the only player to win in both of UH Hilo’s 5-2 losses against Azusa Pacific University and Biola University.
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