UCSB Softball Falls Into Big West Championship Losers' Bracket with 2-0 Loss to Hawaii

UCSB Softball Falls Into Big West Championship Losers' Bracket with 2-0 Loss to Hawaii

UCSB softball fell out of the winners’ bracket of the Big West Championships with a 2-0 loss to No. 2 seed Hawai’i on Thursday at Anderson Family Field in Fullerton. The No. 3-seeded Gauchos will now head into an elimination game against either UC Davis (No. 4) or Long Beach State (No. 5) on Friday at 4 p.m. UC Davis and Long Beach State will square off on Thursday at 7 p.m. UCSB was shut out on Thursday despite outhitting the Rainbow Wahine 9-8…

Gauchos Unable To Find Timely Hit in 2-0 Loss to Hawai'i - University of California, Santa Barbara

FULLERTON, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara Softball team's advancement in the Big West Championship came to a halt as No. 2 seed Hawai'i defeated No. 3 seed Gauchos. After an extra-inning battle against UC San Diego to advance in the tournament, the Gauchos once again had numerous offensive opportunities but could not come up with the runs needed to break through.

Irimata Shuts Down UCSB to Advance in Big West Championship - University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

FULLERTON, Calif. — University of Hawai'i softball pitcher Taryn Irimata fired a complete-game shutou, while the Hawai'i offense struck early and never looked back against third-seeded UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Championship on Thursday at Anderson Family Field.  With the win, the second-seeded Rainbow Wahine (30-18) advanced in the winner's bracket to take on top-seeded Cal State Fullerton on Friday.