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Posted on: Sunday, April 27, 2008

Rainbow Wahine lose two

Advertiser Staff

Andrea Ortega singled home pinch-runner Mallory Perkins with one out in the bottom of the eighth as No. 10 Fresno State defeated No. 24 Hawai'i, 2-1, to complete a sweep of a Western Athletic Conference softball doubleheader at Fresno, Calif.

Jenna Cervantez's homer leading off the bottom of the eighth lifted the Bulldogs (45-8, 11-3) to a 3-2 victory over the Rainbow Wahine (33-17, 7-7) in the first game.

Hawai'i closes the regular season with games against Utah State Saturday and Sunday at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.

Clare Warwick and Valana Manuma hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning of the first game yesterday to give UH a 2-0 lead.

Ryane Petersen, who pitched four-hit ball over the final five innings to earn the victory, tied the score in the fifth with a two-run double off Courtney Baughman, who scattered 10 hits with eight strikeouts and no walks over seven-plus innings.

In the second game, Tanisha Milca, who batted 3 for 4, scored on Kate Robinson's sacrifice fly in the first inning to give UH a 1-0 lead.

Haley Perkins' RBI single with two outs in the sixth tied the score.

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