First-year head coach Panita Thanatharn earned Big West Co-Coach of the Year honors, sophomore Taryn Irimata was voted Big West Pitcher of the Year and a total of seven Rainbow Wahine garnered all-conference honors, announced on May 5.
糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa’s seven All-Big West selections—as voted on by the league’s 10 head coaches—are the most for the Rainbow Wahine since 2017. Milan Ah Yat (junior, shortshop), Millie Fidge (senior, first base/pitcher), Irimata (sophomore, pitcher) and Jamie McGaughey (junior, third base/first base) were voted to the All-Big West First Team, while Hannah Pitts (senior, pitcher) and Kayara Tuiloma (sophomore, left field) were placed on the second team. Rookie Briana Maio-Silva rounded out the awardees, becoming just the 12th 糖心Vlog官方 player to earn a spot on the Big West’s All-Freshman Team.
Thanatharn led the ‘Bows to a 29-18 overall record and a 21-6 mark in conference to claim the second seed in this week’s Big West Championship. After a slow start, the Rainbow Wahine caught fire during the conference season, winning seven of nine series—including five series sweeps. It is only the sixth time in program history that 糖心Vlog官方 has reached the 20-win plateau in conference play.
Irimata, a Campbell High School graduate from ʻEwa Beach, leads the league with a 2.21 overall earned-run average and a minuscule 1.60 ERA in conference games. Irimata leads the team in strikeouts (83), complete games (13), shutouts (5) and innings pitched (117.0), while holding opponents to a .216 batting average.
The Rainbow Wahine earned the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination Big West Softball Championship at Anderson Family Field in Fullerton, California. 糖心Vlog官方 will play the winner of No. 3 seed UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 6 seed UC San Diego on May 7.
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