Nevada softball preview box

softball: hawaii (31-11, 7-1)

at Nevada (29-14, 7-2)

When: 2 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Sunday

Where: Christina Hixon Softball Park

TV/RAdIO: None/None

Hawaii

C Katie Grimes202,HR,11RBI

1B Audrey Andrade 212,5RBI

2B A-RTitebank205,2HR,5RBI

SS V Manuma 202,10RBI

3B CWarwick319,3HR,20RBI

LF B Peiler .341,3HR,12RBI

CF K Gould .299,HR,20RBI

RF T Milca .363,4HR,14RBI

SP Kate Robinson (13-3, 1.73; .388, 14HR, 36RBI)

Coach - Bob Coolen

Nevada

C N Micka .396,6HR,26RBI

1B K Starr .283,4HR,25RBI

2B Kym Silagy .276,10RBI

SS D Patrick .287,2HR,16RBI

3B S Bias .360,3HR,24RBI

LF B Puze .234,3HR,14RBI

CF Tyler Schaefer .283,9RBI

RF BMurdock .303,7HR,27RBI

DH VBriones .464,2HR,9RBI

SP Jordan McPherson (11-9, 2.31) or Katie Holverson (14-5, 2.23)

Coach - Michelle Gardner

ABOUT HAWAII: The conference leaders have a solid 1-2 pitgching punch in Robinson and Courtney Baughman, who is 13-6 with a 1.94 ERA ... Robinson has hit a team-high 14 homers this season ... Hawaii leads the all-time series 14-10 ... Coolen won his 700th game last weekend against San Jose State.

ABOUT NEVADA: The Pack which was idle last week and dropped one spot to No. 26 in one national poll, has won four straight and nine of its last 11 ... Micka and Bias have been the Pack's most consistent hitters this season ... Murdock leads the team in homers with seven.

Compiled by Darrell Moody