Robinson shines in European Cup

Kate Robinson, a former Kamehameha and University of Hawaii softball standout, was named MVP of the European Cup Women A tournament in Prague, Czech Republic last week while leading her team to the gold medal.

Robinson, an assistant coach at Moanalua last spring, went 6-1 in the circle for the Eagles Praha club with 40 strikeouts and 12 walks. She also hit .367 and drove in 11 runs in the tournament featuring 10 teams representing nine countries.

She opened the tournament by striking out 14 against an Austrian team, went the distance with eight strikeouts in a nine-inning win later in the tournament and earned wins in each of her team’s last three games.

Robinson threw four innings and went 4-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs in a 9-4 win over Caserta (Italy) on Saturday that sent Eagles to the final. Robinson came back later in the day to throw a complete game in a 4-1 victory over Sparks (Netherlands). She drove in three runs, capping the scoring with a two-run double in the top of the seventh inning.