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<\/p>\n HONOLULU\u2014The University of Hawai’i softball team (20-17, 12-6 Big West) completed a series sweep over Cal State Bakersfield (8-33, 6-12 BW) with an 8-0 walk-off win in five innings on Saturday at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.\u00a0Starting pitcher Taryn Irimata<\/a> earned her second-straight complete game and mercy rule shutout, while the ‘Bows offense continued its power surge, recording its fourth-straight game with double-digit hits.<\/p>\n For Hawai’i it marks the second series sweep of the season and the fourth series win with three series to go.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Rainbow Wahine set the tone in the first inning. After Carys Murakami<\/a> singled and Maycen Gibbs<\/a> walked, Jamie McGaughey<\/a> delivered a two-run opposite-field double down the right-field line to give UH an early 2-0 lead.
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After holding the ‘Runners scoreless through the top of the fifth, Hawai’i’s offense erupted to end the game on a walkoff. Milan Ah Yat<\/a> drove in Larissa Goshi<\/a> with an RBI single through the left side of the infield. Briana Maio-Silva<\/a> then cleared the bases with a two-run double to the right-center gap, scoring both Ah Yat and Cierra Yamamoto<\/a>. The game concluded when pinch-hitter Teiah Keliiholokai<\/a> drove a solid hit to left-centerfield, bringing home Keely Kai<\/a> to trigger the five-inning mercy rule.<\/p>\n Irimata improved to 8-7 overall. She was dominant in the circle, allowing only three hits and one walk while striking out three over 5.0 innings of work.<\/p>\n CSUB’s Cedes Saldana suffered her third loss of the series. She allowed three runs on three hits with a walk and a strikeout in an inning of work. Amber Estrda threw the final 3.1 innings, allowing five runs on four hits with two walks and two strikeouts. \u00a0#HawaiiSB<\/p>\n
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\n\u2014 Hawaii Softball (@HawaiiSB) April 12, 2026<\/a>
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\nThe lead doubled in the second inning when Kolbi Kochi<\/a> led off with a solo home run to center field. Later, after\u00a0Kayara Tuiloma doubled, Murakami came through with an\u00a0RBI-single scoring Tuiloma\u00a0to\u00a0extend the lead to 4-0.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Rainbow Wahine return to the mainland\u00a0where they will play a mid-week game at San Diego on Thursday, April 15 at 2:00 p.m. HT. Hawai’i\u00a0will then begin its three-game conference series on Friday, April 17\u00a0at 3:00 p.m. HT. Saturday’s doubleheader versus the Tritons will start at 9:00 a.m. HT with the second game to follow at approximately 11:00 a.m. HT.
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