All my B-roll from UH Vs. UCR Doubleheader (4/5/25)
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This is all my B-roll from UH Vs. UCR Doubleheader (4/5/25)
The Rainbow Wāhine Softball team rebounded from Friday's loss to sweep their doubleheader over the UC Riverside Highlanders, 4-3, and 3-2, on Saturday at Rainbow Wāhine Softball Stadium.
After a scoreless first two innings, Riverside got on the board first with a solo home run from Eti Lauti to center field. They would not score again until the sixth inning.
UH was unable to score when it was their turn in the third, but an inning later, they did. Izabella Martinez began the fourth with a double to right field. After swapping Martinez with Keely Kai, Milan Ah Yat belted an RBI single up the middle that was enough to bring Kai home for UH's first run of the game.
Next, after Ah Yat was replaced by pinch runner Maya Ichimura, Jamie McGaughey blasted a double home run to right center to put UH in the lead.
UH added another run in the fifth inning. With Carys Murakami at bat, Larissa Goshi was able to steal third base, and then she scored on a Riverside throwing error to make it 4-1 UH.
Things got dicey in the sixth when Riverside got two runs via Trendee Kahunahana off a Rebeca Cabezas sacrifice bunt, and a Kamryn Davis RBI single that brought in Lauti. Riverside, who had loaded the bases simultaneously, had their rally ruined on a Mariana Palazuelos pop up to third base. An empty seventh inning put the bow on the package for the first game.
In game 2, neither UH nor UCR saw a single run through the first six innings.
In the seventh inning, Riverside finally broke the ice with back-to-back home runs from Haley Saole and Jackie Alday, but UH pulled a rabbit out of the hat when it was their turn.
UH loaded the bases quickly on singles from Cierra Yamamoto, Ellyanna Cinzori, and Larissa Goshi to begin the bottom of the seventh. Martinez hit an RBI single up the middle that was enough to score Yamamoto and Cinzori to tie the score at 2-2. Milan Ah Yat juiced a fielder's choice to the shortstop to allow Martinez to get to second, but it became an RBI when Goshi was able to slide home for the final arithmetic.
Despite Riverside outhit UH, 11-7, they had a whopping 12 runners left on base to UH's six.
UH will now hit the road for a three-game series with the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners beginning with a single match on Friday, Apr. 11 at 11:30 a.m. HST. They will have a doubleheader the following day on Saturday, Apr. 12 at 9 a.m. HST and 11:30 a.m. HST.
Game: UH Vs. UCR (4/5/25)
Doubleheader