The University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine softball team won its first Western Athletic Conference title today, 14-3 over Fresno State. FSU forced this game by beating the Wahine earlier in the day, 4-3.
The Rainbow Wahine hit two homers in the first inning, including a solo homer by Kelly Majam to lead off the game and a grand slam by Amanda Tauali'i to cap the inning to make it 6-0.Now they await tomorrow's selection show. Given the treatment many UH teams in the past have gotten from the NCAA (not selecting them at all, selecting them and sending them to the most hostile environments imaginable, etc.) they needed to win the tournament to ensure a slot in the NCAA Tournament. The girls had a final record of 44-13, and 5 of their 13 losses were to top-ten teams.The Rainbow Wahine would add three more homers to increase their NCAA single-season record to 141. UH entered the game with 136 after hitting two yesterday to surpass the record of 134 set by Arizona last year.
Good for them!
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