Way back on Feb. 7, UH-Hilo’s softball team beat Western New Mexico University in both ends of a doubleheader, and it’s a feeling the Vulcans might not be familiar with anymore.
Sweeps have been hard to come by since.
Middle-of-the order hitters Bailey Gaspar and Cristina Menjivar powered UH-Hilo to an 11-10 victory Sunday, but Academy of Art came back and won 5-2 in Brisbane, Calif., as the teams split for the second consecutive day.
Menjivar’s two-run single in the first game broke a tie game in the seventh as the Vulcans (11-15, 5-11 Pacific West Conference) cranked out 12 hits to make up for subpar pitching performances from starter Leah Gonzales and Billi Derleth in relief.
Gaspar (4 for 5) hit a solo home run and doubled and scored five runs, Menjivar was 4-for-5 and drove in three runs and the Vulcans took advantage of 10 walks.
Danielle Wilson (5-7) gave up a run in the seventh but held on for victory, working 1 2/3 innings of relief, but she was also 1-1 on the day.
With UH-Hilo looking for its first sweep in eight conference doubleheaders, the Urban Knights (14-16, 8-10) scored four times in the second against Wilson, and the Vulcans left 13 runners on base.
UH-Hilo scored both of its runs in the third. Kristen Ishii (2 for 4) led off with a single and scored on a triple by Mari Kawano (2 for 4), who came home on Gaspar’s single to make it 4-2.
The Vulcans stranded two runners on bases, and they left the bags full in the fourth and fifth. Maria Steadmon collected two of UH-Hilo’s nine hits.
Wilson pitched all six innings, yielding 10 hits, five runs (three earned), with four walks and strikeout.
Tennis
Men
Sunday
UHH 8, SONOMA STATE 1
Singles
1. Vaclav Slezak (UHH) def. Max Nudell (SSU), 6-1, 6-2.
2. Alex Fillat Perez (UHH) def. Alec Wong (SSU), 6-4, 6-4.
3. Stefan Coney (UHH) def. Mitchel Heckmann (SSU), 6-4, 6-1.
4. Bruno Figlia (UHH) def. Sullivan Roche (SSU), 6-2, 6-0.
5. Blaine Mengert (SSU) def. Ryuta Ogawa (UHH), 5-7, 6-3, 10-4.
6. Dillon Lam (UHH) def. Nicky Valdecanas (SSU), 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles
1. Slezak/Coney (UHH) def. Nudell/Wong (SSU), 8-3.
2. Figlio/Fillat Perez (UHH) def. Valdecanas/Kevin To (SSU), 8-0.
3. Daniel Tada/Gregory Zukeran (UHH) def. Roche/Mengert (SSU), 8-3.
Women
DOMINICAN 7, UHH 2
Singles
1. Skyler Schaar (DUC) def. Daniela Sanz Caseli (UHH) 1-6, 6-4, 10-7.
2. Sara Valero (UHH) def, Rickimae Torres (DUC) 3-6, 6-3, 11-9.
3. Brooke Briseno (DUC) def. Kinsey Volkart (UHH) 6-2, 6-2.
4. Alex Wartenburg (DUC) def. Cheyenne Schula (UHH) 6-1, 6-1.
5. Cori Beeby (DUC) def. Napapon Vorasane (UHH) 6-0, 6-2.
6. Solveig Karlsen (DUC) def. Shanise Kaaikala (UHH) 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles
1. Sanz Caseli/Valero (UHH) def. Schaar/Briseno (DUC) 8-6.
2. Wartenburg/Torres (DUC) def. Schula/Vorasane (UHH) 8-2.
3. Beeby/Karlsen (DUC) def. Volkart/Kaaikala (UHH) 9-7.
Saturday
DIXIE STATE 5, UH HILO 4
Singles
1. Daniela Sanz Caseli (UHH) def. Lacey Hancock (DSU), 7-6 (7-0), 6-4.
2. Sara Valero (UHH) def. Maria Goldsmith (DSU), 6-0, 6-2.
3. Kyra Harames (DSU) def. Kinsey Volkart (UHH), 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.
4. Laura Hartle (DSU) def. Cheyenne Schula (UHH), 6-3, 6-3.
5. Frances Goldsmith (DSU) def. Napapon Vorasane (UHH), 6-2, 6-1.
6. Shanise Kaaikala (UHH) def. Sydney Nichols (DSU), 5-2 (ret.).
Doubles
1. Sanz Caseli/Valero (UHH) def. Hancock/Hartle (DSU), 8-6.
2. Harames/F. Goldsmith (DSU) def. Volkart/Schula (UHH), 8-5.
3. M. Goldsmith/Nichols (DSU) def. Vorasane/Caralyn Fitzpatrick (UHH), 8-4.
