University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa softball players swept the Big West weekly awards with Mya’Liah Bethea earning Player of the Week recognition and rookie Key-Annah Campbell-Pua garnering both Big West Pitcher and Freshman of the Week honors. It was both players’ first time receiving conference weekly awards.
Bethea helped lead UH to four wins against just one loss in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Desert Classic. Bethea blasted three home runs and hit .471 in five games, racking up a team-high eight hits. Four of her hits went for extra bases (one double, three homers) and she was also tied with team highs of seven runs scored and eight RBI. Her 1.059 slugging percentage was also a team-high. On defense, she was moved from leftfield to first base in the middle of UH’s opening game and tallied 26 put-outs with no errors. Overall, she has hit .382 through the first two weeks of the season. She leads UH with six home runs, 13 base hits and is tied for the team lead with 10 runs scored and 13 RBI.
Campbell-Pua was untouchable against Montana University on February 19, firing a no-hitter while facing the minimum 21 batters. It was UH‘s first seven inning no-hitter since 2012. Against Montana, Campbell-Pua struck out a career-high six batters with no walks. For the week, Campbell-Pua went 2-0 with wins over UNLV and Montana. In 13 innings, she tallied a miniscule 0.54 ERA with nine strikeouts and four walks while holding opponents to a .049 batting average. On February 17, she threw six innings and struck out three in UH‘s 12-2 win over UNLV. Overall, she is 3-1 with a 2.24 ERA with seven walks and 14 strikeouts in 25 innings.
The Rainbow Wahine return home this week to begin a month-long homestand. Their next game is on February 24 against Marist College to open the Bank of Hawaiʻi Invitational.
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