Comments on: Hawaii softball: Rainbow Wahine settle into new roles in opening tournament

By: darkfire35

darkfire35 — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:10:29 +0000

3. Agreed. It may be comparing apples and oranges but look at the Wahine Volleyball team. 9 newcomers (5 freshmen & 4 transfers) that took the mind set to work hard together and quickly too! The mindset to constantly improve and get better is the same regardless of the sport.

By: NorthShoreFan

NorthShoreFan — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:51:40 +0000

IMHO, every year is a rebuild year. What happened last years don’t count. Every year, we get new players who have to be worked into the line up.
It comes down to players focusing and getting things done that they have to get done. We’ll be competitive and hopefully playing for a championship at the end.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:39:24 +0000

This schedule that Bob Coolen put up is supposed to make it look like a challenge, but at the same token, how will this team prepare to face the likes of CSF, LBSU, and CSUN when conference play starts? It’s up in the air at that point. However, this team is much different than last year’s. Keep in mind, there’s no Hitchcock, no Lopez, no Cameron, and no Sojka. This is an entirely different lineup than what is the norm.

But as the season continues on for the softball team, the newcomers going to have to learn getting used to the pace of college softball, especially the freshmen. I thought that Nawai, Kaena, and Sammie showed promise to start, but at the same time, this is a really young class Bob is working with. No seniors that are pitchers, and two, three possibly(?) seniors in Cheeks Ramos and Callee Heen (Not sure if Soma should count, despite being a 4th-year junior).

Not sure if this is more towards a rebuild for Coolen, but it’s giving me concerns that we’re seeing a re-run of the 2018 season because, this season, like the 2018 one, doesn’t have Hitchcock. If you recall the 2018 season, Hitchcock was fine, up until she got injured just 9 games in. It gave leeway to Dana Thompsen, Klee and Martinez to pitch. This time, it’s the utilization of Dino, Murphy, Bartolotti, Ajari, Martinez and Klee. Basically, Coolen’s having to use all the pitching he’s got.

But yeah, concerns moving into BWC play, this is where it becomes a concern to see whether or not these girls can hang. Wouldn’t be surprised if they were to beat the odds and became BWC champs.

By: H-Man

H-Man — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:36:09 +0000

Besides Mukrphy, who pitched well, I thought freshman pitcher Amanda Ajari showed a lot of promise. And I feel Gandia-Mak should find her way in the line-up, other than DH.