Kaneohe, HI (5/21/10) – In game one of the NCAA Softball West Super Regional, HPU fell to Chico State, 5-0. The two teams will face off again tomorrow, May 22, with HPU needing to win both games. Overall, HPU falls to 44-8 while the Wildcats improve to 33-19.
Sherise Musquiz (27-3) received the loss in seven innings of work. She allowed three earned runs on 10 hits. Kacie McCarthy allowed just four hits in the shutout win, improving to 17-10.
Casey Sugihara, Breanne Patton, Chelsea Luckey, and Musquiz collected hits for the Sea Warriors. Courtney Brock and Jenna Wermes each recorded two hits and one run, with Wermes adding one RBI.
Start time for tomorrow's game is set for 11:00 a.m. at Howard A. Okita Field. An HPU victory would force a decisive third game which would begin at 1:30 p.m.