Updated at 3:40 p.m., Monday, May 21, 2007
Konawaena alumna in NCAA Division III softball final
Advertiser Staff
Candice Fujino, a freshman on the Linfield (Ore.) softball team, had one hit today as the Wildcats won two games and advanced to the title game of the NCAA Division III Finals in Salem, Va.Fujino, a 2006 graduate of Konawaena High School, went 1 for 4 as the designated hitter to help top-seeded Linfield eliminate third-seeded Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 22-10, in the semifinals.
Later, Linfield (44-7) defeated second-seeded Washington-St. Louis, 1-0, in eight innings to force a winner-take-all game tomorrow at 5 a.m. (Hawai'i time). Fujino was 0-3 against the Bears.
Washington-St. Louis (35-6) defeated Linfield, 6-3, on Sunday.
Fujino is 5-16 in five tournament games with two RBIs and two doubles.
