{"id":270819,"date":"2026-04-16T14:22:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/270819\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:22:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:22:37","slug":"wahine-softballs-mcgaughey-irimata-sweep-big-west-weekly-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/270819\/","title":{"rendered":"Wahine softball’s McGaughey, Irimata sweep Big West weekly honors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AThe Rainbow Wahine’s dominant series sweep showcases the team’s depth and talent, with standout performances from McGaughey and Irimata leading the way.Bakersfield Today<\/p>\n

University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa softball standouts Jamie McGaughey and Taryn Irimata swept Big West Conference weekly honors, earning Field Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, after a dominant series against Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The weekly awards highlight the strong performance of the UH softball team, which has been a consistent contender in the Big West Conference. McGaughey and Irimata’s contributions were crucial in securing a series sweep over Cal State Bakersfield, further solidifying the Rainbow Wahine’s position in the conference standings.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

McGaughey powered the Rainbow Wahine’s offense, batting .667 with two home runs, two doubles and nine RBI across the three-game sweep. Irimata was equally dominant, throwing back-to-back complete-game shutouts with a 0.00 ERA over 10 innings, allowing just four hits while holding opponents to a .118 batting average.<\/p>\n

The series against Cal State Bakersfield took place on April 10\u201311, 2026.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Jamie McGaughey<\/p>\n

A standout player on the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa softball team, who earned Big West Conference Field Player of the Week honors after a dominant offensive performance against Cal State Bakersfield.<\/p>\n

Taryn Irimata<\/p>\n

A key member of the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa softball team, who earned Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week honors after throwing back-to-back complete-game shutouts against Cal State Bakersfield.<\/p>\n

University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa<\/p>\n

The home institution of the Rainbow Wahine softball team, which has been a consistent contender in the Big West Conference.<\/p>\n

Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners<\/p>\n

The opponent of the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa softball team in the series that led to the weekly honors for McGaughey and Irimata.<\/p>\n

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The takeaway<\/p>\n

The strong performances by McGaughey and Irimata showcase the depth and talent of the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa softball team, which has established itself as a force to be reckoned with in the Big West Conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Rainbow Wahine’s dominant series sweep showcases the team’s depth…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270820,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-270819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}