{"id":257937,"date":"2026-04-08T18:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/257937\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:18:16","slug":"softball-to-battle-cal-state-bakersfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/257937\/","title":{"rendered":"Softball To Battle Cal State Bakersfield"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.\u00a0HT 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,\u00a0along 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.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\t\t\tGAMES 35-37:\u00a0 Hawai’i (17-17, 7-6\u00a0Big West) vs. Cal State Bakersfield\u00a0(8-30, 6-9\u00a0Big West)<\/p>\n

\t\t\tDates &\u00a0Times
\n\t\t\tGAMES 1-2:\u00a0Friday, April 10, 2026 (DH)\u00a0– 4:00 p.m. HT \/ 6:30 p.m. HT
\n\t\t\tGAME 3: Saturday, April 11, 2026 – 2:00 p.m. HT<\/p>\n

\t\t\tLocation
\n\t\t\tRainbow Wahine Softball Stadium (1,200) – Honolulu, O’ahu<\/p>\n

\t\t\tPromotions
\n\t\t\t\u2022 Prizes will be awarded for the winners of the popular “Ballpark Bingo.”\u00a0
\u2022 Prior to Saturday’s Game 3, the Rainbow Wahine\u00a0in conjunction with “Fathers With Daughters” will host an event with the team and fathers with daughters ages K-eighth\u00a0grade, For more information, CLICK HERE<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\tGame Day Roster
\n\t\t\tCLICK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\tLive Stats
\n\t\t\tGAME 1<\/a> | GAME 2<\/a> | GAME 3<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\tGame Notes
\n\t\t\tHawai’i | Cal State Bakersfield<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSocial Media
\n\t\t\t@HawaiiSB<\/a>\u00a0\"Twitter\"\u00a0|\u00a0#HawaiiSB\u00a0|\u00a0@HawaiiSoftball<\/a>\u00a0\"Instagram\" |\u00a0Facebook\u00a0<\/a>\"Facebook\"<\/p>\n

HAWAI’I RAINBOW WAHINE (17-17, 9-6 Big West)\"UniversityHead Coach:\u00a0Panita Thanatharn<\/a> (First Season)
\nRecord at UH\/Overall: 17-17
\nRecord in Big West: 9-6
\nSeries Record vs. CSUB:\u00a0UH leads 15-2
\nLast Season vs. CSUB:\u00a0In 2025, UH and CSUB played each other four times. The ‘Runners defeated the ‘Bows in UH’s Spring Fling Tournament, 7-2\u00a0(2\/15\/2025). But in the regular season, UH swept the Roadrunners in Bakersfield, winning 9-0 (5 innings), 8-5 and 8-6.<\/p>\n

CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD (8-30,\u00a06-9\u00a0Big West\"BakersfieldHead Coach:\u00a0Letty Olivarez (Third Season)
CSUB\/Career\u00a0Record: 29-119
Big West Record: 16-53
Last Week:\u00a0The ‘Runners captured its second conference series of the season, defeating Cal Poly at home, 2-1. CSUB fell in the opener, 5-8, 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, 3-9 and 2-6 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

QUICK HITSLAST WEEK
Although Hawai’i battled hard, the ‘Bows\u00a0went 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<\/a> smashing a solo home run in the sixth and then UH loaded the bases for Teiah Keliiholokai<\/a> as she drew a walk to score\u00a0Rhea Furtado<\/a> 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. UH fell in the opener, 4-0 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.<\/p>\n

PITTS EARNS SECOND BIG WEST PITCHER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Senior pitcher Hannah Pitts<\/a> fired a complete-game shutout and recorded a 0.0 ERA in two appearances against the Gauchos to earn her second Big West Pitcher of the Week award.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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