KANEOHE, Hawai'i– The UH Hilo softball team committed most of their damage out the get-go against Hawai'i Pacific in their 5-2 win at the Howard A. Okita Field.

The Vulcans improved 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the PacWest Conference while the Sharks fell 6-8 and 0-1 in the PacWest. 

UHH inflicted some first-inning damage against HPU. The Vulcans accumulated four runs off three timely hits. Chloe Domingo knocked in the first run with a base hit to left (1-0). Taisha Brattin continued the rally doubling to deep center which pushed two more Vulcans across (3-0). Bratton advanced to third off a single by senior Skylar Thomas and then scored off a Sharks' wild pitch (4-0).

HPU didn't go down without a fight, scoring a run in the fourth and fifth innings (4-2).

The Red and Black answered back in the sixth when back-to-back pinch hitters executed. Nikki Zielinski began the two-out rally with a double and Alana Alvarez picked her up with a single that was mishandled by the left fielder (5-2).

Sara Bhatt threw her third complete game and picked up her third win of the season. 

The Vulcans second game just began, follow along at hiloathletics.com.