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Chaminade's Keli Grace Kaowili-Saniatan, UHH's Amber Waracka earn latest PacWest softball awards
Chaminade's Keli Grace Kaowili-Saniatan, Hawai‘i Hilo's
Amber Waracka grab PacWest Player of the Week
honors
PHOENIX, AZ – Chaminade senior IF/OF Keli Grace Kaowili-Saniatan (Hauula, HI/Kahuku) and Hawai‘i Hilo sophomore pitcher Amber Waracka (Kahuluu, HI/Kamehameha-Kapalama) have been named the Pacific West Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.
The award was announced by the PacWest Media Office in Phoenix, AZ, on Monday, March 15, for games contested March 8-14.
Waracka earns the honor for the second consecutive week after going 5-0 in five appearances and four starts for the Vulcans.
She tossed four complete-game shutouts, including one no-hitter,
allowing no runs in 28.2 innings of work (0.00 ERA).
Her pitching stifled opponents who could muster just 11 hits and a .118 batting average while striking out 31 times.
The Vulcans posted an 8-0 record for the week thanks in large part to her five victories.
Kaowili-Saniatan led the Silverswords to a 9-3 mark in 12 conference games by hitting .545 with six runs scored, five doubles, a triple and four RBI.
She went 24 for 44 at the plate, stole a base, contributed a sacrifice bunt and walked – all while producing a .705 slugging mark and a .556 on-base rate.
PacWest Softball Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll
Nicole Alconcel - Hawai‘i Hilo (So., 5-6, IN, R/R, Wailuku,
HI/H.P. Baldwin)...batted .476 in seven starts during
8-0 week for UHH...was 10 for 21 with six runs, six RBI, a double
and a homer...3 for 3 in stolen base attempts...posted a .667
slugging mark and a .522 on-base rate...walked twice.
Sierrah Garcia - Academy of Art (So., 5-7, P, L/R, Los Banos, CA/Los Banos)...posted 2-0 mark during a 2-2 week for the Urban Knights...had a 2.26 ERA in four appearances and two starts...tossed two complete games...struck out 13 batters in 21.2 innings of action...also hit .500 in four starts, going 5 for 10 with a run and one RBI...walked twice...had a .583 on-base rate and a .500 slugging mark.
Maile Kim - Hawai‘i Pacific (So., 5-3, U, R/R, Salinas, CA/Notre Dame)...batted .600 in four-game sweep of BYU-Hawaii...was 6 for 10 with three runs, a double, a triple, two homers and nine RBI...walked three times...posted a phenomenal 1.500 slugging percentage and a .692 on-base mark.
Kelly Korras - Chaminade (Jr., 5-4, P, R/R,
Johannesburg, South Africa)...posted a 3-1 
mark for the Silverswords in six appearances and five
starts...recorded a 1.15 ERA in 30.1 innings of work...struck out
14 while allowing just five earned runs...tossed two complete games
in five starts, including a shutout...also shared in two other
Silversword shutouts.
Kasy’e Lalau - Chaminade (Jr., 5-11, P, R/R, Stuttgart, Germany/Patch)...saw action in 9 of 12 games for the Silverswords...posted a 4-1 record with three saves during the stretch...had a 2.10 ERA...struck out 12 and allowed just nine earned runs in 30.0 innings of work...combined for three shuouts...tossed two complete games in four starts...opponents hit just .214.
Sherise Musquiz - Hawai‘i Pacific (Sr., 6-0, P, R/R, Pico Rivera, CA/El Rancho)...posted a 2-0 mark in four-game series vs. BYU-Hawaii...struck out seven and turned in a 0.00 ERA in two wins...started both contests...earned a complete-game blanking while also sharing another shutout...surrendered eight hits and no runs over nine innings with a .235 opponent batting average.
Christina Pedroza - Hawai‘i Hilo (Jr., 5-6, P, R/R, La Mirada, CA/La Mirada)...earned a 3-0 record in four starts for the Vulcans during UHH’s 8-0 week...registered a 0.66 ERA over 21.1 innings of work...struck out 13, allowed two earned runs and walked just three batters...tossed three complete-game shutouts...permitted opponent batters a .178 average.
Aisha Sueda - Hawai‘i Hilo (So., 5-4, IF, R/R, Hilo,
HI/Hilo)...hit .542 in eight starts...was 13 for 24
with five runs, two doubles and six RBI...led UHH to 8-0
week...walked twice...had pair of sacrifice bunts...posted a .577
on-base percentage and a .625 slugging mark.
Tessa Truong - Hawai‘i Hilo (Jr., 5-2, OF, R/R, Chino, CA/Chino Hills)...batted .476 in eight games and seven starts for the Vulcans...helped UHH to an 8-0 week...was 10 for 21 with five runs scored, two doubles and one RBI...walked twice, dropped a sacrifice bunt and was hit by a pitch...recorded a .571 slugging mark and a .542 on-base rate...converted 6 of 7 stolen base attempts.
Ashley Valine - Hawai‘i Pacific (Jr., 5-9, P, R/R, Shell Beach, CA/San Luis Obispo)...registered a 2-0 mark in series sweep of BYU-Hawaii...tossed pair of complete-game shutouts...struck out 11 in 13.0 innings...allowed five singles and one walk...batters hit just .106...turned in 0.00 ERA.
