The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ team’s offense came alive to defeat Fullerton College, 6-1 on November 13. The game closed out the , which took place on November 11 and 13 at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
UH broke a scoreless game in the fifth inning. Jadyn Nielsen and Cierra Yamamoto were plunked, and then Malia Xiao Gin drew a walk to load the bases. Maya Nakamura then drilled a bases-clearing double down towards the third baseline, deep into the leftfield corner. Kaʻena Keliinoi followed with a sharp single to the left-centerfield gap to allow Nakamura to score from second. After five complete innings, UH led 4-0.
The Rainbow Wahine added two more runs in the sixth inning. Kayla Tierney laced a single through the right side of the infield and Yamamoto ripped a triple down the first baseline to drive in Tierney. Gin then lifted a sacrifice fly to left to score Yamamoto.
Nakamura led the UH offense going 2-for-3 with a double and a triple and three RBI. Keliinoi and Izabella Martinez also went 2-for-3 with Keliinoi adding an RBI and Martinez hitting a double.
Starter Brianna Lopez earned the win, firing 5.2 innings. She fanned a total of eight Fullerton players with no walks, while allowing one run on four hits. Malia Williams got the last out of the sixth inning on a strikeout. Chloe Borges got two outs to start the seventh inning with a strikeout and Key-annah Campbell-Pua struck out the last batter to end the game.
The Fall Preseason Classic concludes the Rainbow Wahine¡¯s 2022 games. The team will open the 2023 season by hosting the Paradise Classic, February 10–12.
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