Izabella Martinez went 3-for-4 with a double and a homer and drove in four runs as No. 5-seed Hawaii outlasted No. 4-seed Long Beach State, 10-8, in the first game of the Big West Softball Championship tournament today at Cal State Fullerton.
Hawaii (32-18 overall) scored four in the fourth inning after which UH led, 7-4. Martinez doubled to left center, plating Chloe Borges and Cierra Yamamoto. Carys Murakami then singled up the middle to score two more runs.
Borges, Martinez and Murakami all hit run-scoring singles in the fifth to give the Wahine their largest lead, 10-4.