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The Hawaii Pacific softball team finished the 2022 Concordia Kickoff Classic with a 9-1 loss in six innings to Cal State East Bay at The Great Park on Sunday afternoon.
The Sharks (4-5) scored first to take a first-inning lead, but the Pioneers (4-1) went on to score in each of the next five innings for to take the win.
Freshman Neva Poulin led the HPU offense with a 2-for-3 day at the plate, while junior Kanoe Tanigawa hit 1-for-3 for the Sharks’ only RBI of the game.
Freshman Taylor Thompson (3-2) took the loss after allowing four runs in two innings pitched. Reliever Malia Torres (1-3) allowed four runs in four innings pitched.
The winning pitcher was CS East Bay’s Anamaria Beard (2-0), who allowed just three hits in four innings of work.
The Sharks will have a two week break before hosting Western Oregon in a nonconference doubleheader on Feb. 19 at Howard Okita Field. First pitch is set for noon.