Wilkins elected to softball hall of fame

Former University of Hawaii pitcher Brooke Wilkins is among this year’s inductees to the International Softball Federation Hall of Fame.

Wilkins is considered one of Australia’s most dominant pitchers and participated in three world championships and three Olympic Games. She helped Australia capture the bronze medal in 1996 and 2000 and the silver in 2004. She was inducted into the Softball Australia Hall of Fame in 2008.

Wilkins pitched at UH in 1994 and ’95 and earned second-team All-America honors as a freshman and made the first team the following year. Her 0.61 earned-run average in 1994 remains a school record.

UH leads Rainbow Wahine golf tourney

With five players in the top seven, Hawaii eased into first place Wednesday in the second round of the Rainbow Wahine Invitational.

The Wahine fired a 7-over-par 295 at Leilehua Golf Course, giving them a total of 599 going into today’s final round. Freshman Raquel Ek (73—147) is in third place. Isabelle Leung, another UH freshman, also shot 73 and is another shot back.

Sophomore Nichole Cruz (74—150) has a share of seventh with two UH teammates who are playing as individuals — freshman Brianna Becker (74) and senior Charlee Kapiioho (73).

Hawaii is two strokes ahead of New Mexico State, which shot 296. Sacramento State (303) is at 602 and Colorado State (298) at 603.

Northern Arizona’s Kaitlen Parsons is the individual leader at 72—145.

Hawaii Hilo sweeps in women’s volleyball

Marley Strand-Nicolaisen had 14 kills and fellow freshman Kyndra Trevino-Scott added 10 Wednesday as Hawaii Hilo swept Notre Dame de Namur in Pacific West Conference women’s volleyball, 25-14, 25-18, 25-22.

The Vulcans improved to 9-11 overall and 4-11 in the PacWest, while the Argonauts fell to 5-18 and 2-12.