HIGHLIGHTS
» Complete-Game Shutout (5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 BB) vs Vanguard (April 5, 2025)
» Complete-Game No-Hit Shutout (2 K, 0 BB; 5 AST) vs Vanguard (April 4, 2025)
» Complete-Game Shutout (3 K, 1 H) vs Academy of Art (March 15, 2025)
» Complete-Game Shutout (3 K, 3 H) vs Azusa Pacific (March 7, 2025)
» Career High: 8 Strikeouts (8.0 IP, 1 ER) vs Chaminade (April 20, 2024)
» Complete-Game Shutout (1 K, 3 H) vs Azusa Pacific (March 12, 2024)
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» PacWest Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week (March 31 - April 6, 2025)
» 2024 All-PacWest Third Team Pitcher
» PacWest Conference Pitcher of the Week (March 25-31, 2024)
STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2023-24 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2023-24 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
» 2023 Associate of Arts (Weatherford)
2025 (Senior): Entered early into the game for relief duty, going 6.2 innings with just one run allowed in a 7-3 win vs HPU for first pitching win of the season (Feb. 27). Gave up just one walk and three hits in a complete-game 2-0 victory vs Azusa Pacific (March 7). Allowed just one hit and two walks in a 6-0 win vs Academy of Art for another complete-game shutout (March 15). Tossed a complete-hame no-hit shutout (2 K, 0 BB) with five defensive assists in 3-0 win vs Vanguard (April 4). Followed up with a 5.0-inning shutout in a 9-0 mercy-rule win vs Vanguard (April 5) ... Selected as PacWest Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week for March 31 - April 6.
2024 (Junior): Made 17 pitching appearances with 12 starts, totaling 76.1 innings and finishing with a 2.11 ERA, .223 opposing batting average, three complete games, one shutout and a 5-7 record with one save. PacWest Ranks (Conference-Only Contests): No. 2 ERA (1.26), No. 2 Opposing Batting Average (.205), No. T2 Runs Allowed (14) ... Got first win in a complete-game shutout with four assists and a double play in a 4-0 win vs Azusa Pacific (March 12). Grabbed a save, entering the B5 with a 3-2 lead and two runners on to retire the side with a strikeout and groundout to herself. Went 2.2 hitless innings with three strikeouts in the 4-2 win vs Biola (March 19). Gave up just one run in a 6-1 complete-game win over Academy of Art (March 29). Entered in the T5 with a tied score and induced an inning-ending groundout with the bases loaded. Went 2.1 innings with just one hit allowed in 4-1 win over ART U (March 30). Allowed just one run and three hits in a complete-game outing of a 2-1 win vs Chaminade (April 13). Went 8.0 innings with eight strikeouts and just one run allowed, but did not record the pitching win in a 3-2 nine-inning walk-off victory vs Chaminade (April 20). Threw 3.0 scoreless innings to seal up an 11-inning 8-5 win vs Biola at the PacWest Championships (May 2) ... Selected to All-PacWest Third Team and as PacWest Pitcher of the Week for March 25-31 ... Helped Vulcans to qualify for PacWest Championships postseason tournament, coming away with a third-place finish.
2021-2023* (Weatherford): Played in 37 total games through three seasons with the Coyotes (NJCAA) playing both first base and pitcher. Made 26 appearances in the pitching circle, totaling 50.1 innings for a 3-2 record with three saves. Had three hits at the plate.
*Student-athletes were not charged with use of a season of eligibility for the 2020-21 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» Spent three years at Weatherford College (Texas)
» 2020 graduate of James Campbell High School (Hawai‘i)
» Played three seasons of varsity softball for coach Shag Hermosura
» Played club for Hawaiian Delight
PERSONAL
» Born March 2002 in Hawai‘i
» Parents: Momi and Darwin Sales
» Career Aspirations: Border Patrol
» Major: Administration of Justice
WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "I wanted to attend school in Hawai‘i instead of staying in Texas."
