STEVEN ERLER/ SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER / 2020
Ka‘ena Keliinoi
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Ka’ena Keliinoi blasted a walk-off three-run home run to propel the Rainbow Wahine softball team to a 6-3 win over Santa Clara in the Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament on Friday at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
The Rainbow Wahine (11-6) held a 2-1 lead after five innings before Santa Clara (6-11) got solo home runs in the sixth and seventh innings to jump ahead 3-2.
In the bottom of the seventh, Xiao Gin tied the game with an RBI double that scored R Sabourin and brought Keliinoi to the plate. Keliinoi worked a full count before drilling a pitch over the fence in center field to end the game.
The Rainbow Wahine will face Pacific today at 6 p.m.
Chaminade scores upset against Concordia
The Chaminade softball team used a sixth inning rally to upset No. 17 Concordia 8-7 in the opening game of a doubleheader on Friday at Pearl City High School.
The win snaps a streak of 22 consecutive losses by Chaminade against the Golden Eagles. The Silverswords (6-8, 2-6 PacWest) trailed 6-5 in the bottom of the sixth before loading the bases. Bailey Jacobsen and Kailah Gates-Coyaso drew consecutive walks to plate the tying and go-ahead runs. An RBI groundout by Taryn Fujioka would add an insurance run. The Golden Eagles (17-5, 7-1) got back a run on a solo homer, but Ashley Ogata retired the next three hitters to end the game.
Concordia bounced back to win the nightcap 10-0 in six innings.