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Sharks Softball Place Four on All-PacWest Teams

IRVINE, Calif. - The PacWest Conference announced their All-PacWest and special team awards for softball on Tuesday afternoon.

The Sharks earned four spots on across three teams. Tita Saunders earned back-to-back appearances and her first time on the first team. Saunders had an outstanding senior season with the team batting title .388 avg, 59 hits, and 23 RBIs. On the defensive end she made one error on 97 chances and had one assist.

Newcomer Hailey Yoshida was also named to the First-Team alongside Saunders. Yoshida was a rock solid utility player for HPU this season. Making 21 appearances on the mound she had a 2.66 ERA with eight wins and 102 innings pitched. She struck out 44 and held opponents to a .255 avg. On the other side of the ball Yoshida came runner up to Saunders with a .321 batting avg. She had eight doubles, 16 RBIs, and seven stolen bases.

Making an appearance on the second team at the first base position was Tiari Hernandez. Hernandez was a consistent and fiery leadoff hitter, leading the team in doubles, second in hits, and second in stolen bases with 13. She was a wall at first base with a .984 fielding percentage on 258 chances this season.

Lastly for Hawaii was Brandi Leong earning Third-Team second base honors. She lost her three year of batting .300 or more streak finishing at .299, but set a new career-high in stolen bases with 18. She was fourth in hits with 43. In the field she had 67 assists and helped turn six double plays.

Up Next
The Sharks face off against the No.1 seed Concordia on Wednesday, May 3 at 11:00 am HT.

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Players Mentioned

Brandi Leong

#22 Brandi Leong

INF
5' 7"
Junior
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Tita Saunders

#6 Tita Saunders

OF
5' 2"
Junior
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Tiari Hernandez

#17 Tiari Hernandez

INF
5' 7"
Freshman
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Players Mentioned

Brandi Leong

#22 Brandi Leong

5' 7"
Junior
Right/Right
INF
Tita Saunders

#6 Tita Saunders

5' 2"
Junior
Left/Right
OF
Tiari Hernandez

#17 Tiari Hernandez

5' 7"
Freshman
Right/Right
INF