Wahine rally, then hang on for upset

By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 17, 2013

~~<p>After rallying from an early deficit, the University of Hawaii softball team denied Oregon's late-inning comeback attempt on Saturday.</p>
<p>The Rainbow Wahine fell behind by four runs in the first inning and scored six unanswered going into the seventh. Oregon pulled within one and put the tying run in scoring position with one out. But a line-out double play sealed UH's 6-5 upset of the Ducks — ranked seventh and ninth in the national polls — in the Easton Desert Classic in Las Vegas.</p>
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After rallying from an early deficit, the University of Hawaii softball team denied Oregon's late-inning comeback attempt on Saturday.

The Rainbow Wahine fell behind by four runs in the first inning and scored six unanswered going into the seventh. Oregon pulled within one and put the tying run in scoring position with one out. But a line-out double play sealed UH's 6-5 upset of the Ducks — ranked seventh and ninth in the national polls — in the Easton Desert Classic in Las Vegas. Login for more...