{"id":213636,"date":"2025-04-08T17:02:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T03:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=213636"},"modified":"2025-04-09T08:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T18:22:16","slug":"martinez-earns-bw-field-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/08\/martinez-earns-bw-field-player\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> softball’s Martinez earns Big West Field Player of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"izabella<\/p>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa softball<\/a> senior Izabella Martinez earned the Big West Field Player of the Week award for the third time in her career after leading the Rainbow Wahine with a .556 batting average in a three-game series against UC<\/abbr> Riverside, April 4–5. Martinez came through in the clutch with a two-run single in the series finale to help lead UH<\/abbr> to its third series win.<\/p>\n

Martinez extended her hitting streak to nine games, going 5-for-8 with a double against the Highlanders. In the series opener, she went 2-for-3 with a walk, followed by a 1-for-2 performance with a walk in game two. In the rubber game, she hit 2-for-3 and delivered a clutch two-run single in the seventh inning to tie the game, leading UH<\/abbr> to its third walkoff win of the year.<\/p>\n

Martinez leads UH<\/abbr> with a .368 overall batting average (42-for-114) and a .413 average in conference (19-for-46). She also has team-highs in hits (42), doubles (10) and walks (21), and has tallied a team-best nine multiple-hit games.<\/p>\n

Martinez is the second Rainbow Wahine to receive the honor this season, joining Milan Ah Yat.<\/p>\n

For more on Martinez, go to HawaiiAthletics.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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