Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

HAWAI'I HILO VULCANS ATHLETICS
7
Winner Chaminade CUH 2-8, 1-0 PacWest
2
Hawai'i Hilo UHH 3-5, 0-1 PacWest
Winner
Chaminade CUH
2-8, 1-0 PacWest
7
Final
2
Hawai'i Hilo UHH
3-5, 0-1 PacWest
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Chaminade CUH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 9 4
Hawai'i Hilo UHH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 1

W: B. Benson (2-3) L: Castillo, Mia (0-1)

0
Chaminade CUH 2-9, 1-1 PacWest
2
Winner Hawai'i Hilo UHH 4-5, 1-1 PacWest
Chaminade CUH
2-9, 1-1 PacWest
0
Final
2
Hawai'i Hilo UHH
4-5, 1-1 PacWest
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Chaminade CUH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Hawai'i Hilo UHH 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2 8 2

W: Santos, Janessa (2-0) L: B. Benson (2-4)

Janessa Santos
Anthony Akau / Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information
Janessa Santos (5)

Game Recap: Softball | | Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information

Softball Splits with Silverswords in Conference-Opening Doubleheader

HILO, Hawai'i – Hawai'i Hilo Softball opened the Pacific West Conference season with a home doubleheader split against Chaminade, falling 7-2 in eight innings before capturing a 2-0 shutout win Saturday afternoon at the Vulcan Softball Field.

The Silverswords managed to get on the scoreboard early with a two-run homer in the top of the first before the Vulcans used a pair of unearned runs — one in the fourth and another in the bottom of the seventh — to knot the game at 2-all to send the contest into extra innings.

However, Chaminade managed to string together six hits to plate five runs in the top of the eighth to escape with the Game 1 win.

Vulcans redshirt-sophomore Janessa Santos tossed a one-hit complete-game shutout to help capture the Game 2 victory.

GAME NOTES

  • Game 1: Chaminade 7 - Hawai'i Hilo 2 (8 inn.)
    • Silverswords 5-foot-5 catcher Summer Buck (3-3 H) managed to loft a fly ball into the Hilo sky and send it just over the left field fence for an early lead in the top of the first — scoring Mikala Jacobsen who reached with a lead-off hit-by-pitch.
    • Kanoe Piltz knocked an RBI base hit past the shortstop to put the Vulcans on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth.
    • Down to their final outs in the bottom of the seventh, the Vulcans capitalized on three Chaminade defensive errors to fuel a final push with Ke'alohi Markham notching the game-tying RBI at-bat with ground ball to second base that was muffed by the first baseman on the throw.
    • Hawai'i Hilo stranded two runners in both the sixth and seventh innings.
    • Mia Castillo went 7.2 innings while flashing the leather with two putouts and three defensive assists in the loss.
    • Third baseman Harley Acosta recorded seven assists (1.000).
  • Game 2: Chaminade 0 - Hawai'i Hilo 2
    • Santos earned her second win of the season in the pitching circle, inducing four flyouts and 10 groundouts — three of those her own assists — with seven strikeouts (four swinging, three looking).
    • The lone hit surrendered came on a lead-off base knock in the top of the second.
    • Ava Monturio cashed in early with an RBI double in the bottom of the first to put the Vulcans on the scoreboard.
    • Mariah Antoque added another run with a bases-loaded fielder's choice ground out in the bottom of the third.
  • Hawai'i Hilo: 4-5 Overall (1-1 PacWest)
    • Preseason Coaches Poll: No. 6
    • Current Standing: No. T3
  • Chaminade: 2-9 Overall (1-1 PacWest)
    • Honolulu, Hawai'i
    • Preseason Coaches Poll: No. 9
    • Current Standing: No. T3
  • This was the first games marking spring competition of the PacWest Hawai'i Challenge — a friendly points-based tally of head-to-head conference competition and conference championships placement between the three Division II schools in Hawai'i. Hawai'i Hilo continued its early lead from the conclusion of the fall season and now holds a five-point edge (16 points) over both Chaminade and HPU (11 points each) through the end of winter season play.
  • Next Matchup: Friday, April 24 Doubleheader in Honolulu

UP NEXT

  • Friday, Feb. 27 (NOON + 2:30 PM) vs Jessup (Vulcan Softball Field)
  • Saturday, Feb. 28 (NOON + 2:30 PM) vs Jessup (Vulcan Softball Field)
  • Wednesday, March 4 (NOON + 2:30 PM) vs Dominican (Vulcan Softball Field)
  • Thursday, March 5 (NOON + 2:30 PM) vs Dominican (Vulcan Softball Field)
PACWEST PRESEASON POLL

Hawai'i Hilo was voted No. 6 in the Pacific West Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. The Vulcans finished the 2025 regular season at No. 6 in the conference standings. The four-team 2026 PacWest Championships postseason tournament will be hosted by Biola on May 5-7 in La Mirada, California.

BUY LIVESTREAM PACKAGE

Video livestreaming will be available for all home events this season through the PacWest Network, powered by Hudl TV. More information is available at HiloAthletics.com/livestream. Single-game passes for softball are offered at $10, doubleheader day passes at $17.50 and a season-package (18 games) price of $135.

Print Friendly Version

Related Headlines