Western Oregon (2-4) at Chaminade (2-4)
2 p.m. (PT) Friday (DH) | Honolulu, HI (Silversword Field at Sand Island Park)

Western Oregon (2-4) vs. Hawaii at Hilo (2-0)
2 p.m. (PT) Saturday (DH) | Kane'ohe, HI (Howard A. Okita Field)

Western Oregon (2-4) at Hawaii Pacific (1-3)
2 p.m. (PT) Sunday (DH) | Kane'ohe, HI (Howard A. Okita Field)

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SERIES HISTORY ...
VS. CHAMINADE

• All-time: 7-2
• First Meeting: 2000
• Streak: Won 1
• Last 10: N/A
• Last win: Feb. 4, 2024 - 3-2 in Irvine, Calif.
• Last loss: Feb. 21, 2022 - 3-0 in Honolulu

VS. HAWAII AT HILO

• All-time: 8-6
• First Meeting: 1988
• Streak: Won 2
• Last 10: 6-4
• Last win: April 1, 2023 - 3-2 in Turlock, Calif.
• Last loss: Feb. 18, 2022 - 8-4 in Kaneohe, Hawaii

VS. HAWAII PACIFIC

• All-time: 3-7
• First Meeting: 2002
• Streak: Won 1
• Last 10: 3-7
• Last win: Feb. 2, 2023 - 4-2 in Irvine, Calif.
• Last loss: Feb. 19, 2023 - 13-11 in Kaneohe, Hawaii

THE WOLVES ...
LAST WEEK: 0-2 vs. Southern Oregon (5-2, 7-5)
STREAK: Lost 2
SPLITS: Home 0-2 | Road 1-1 | Neutral 1-1
TEAM STATS (GNAC Ranking):

•  Runs/game: 2.67 (5th) | AVG: .293 (4th) | ERA: 4.15 (4th) | Fielding %: .928 (6th)

The Western Oregon softball team dropped a doubleheader to defending NAIA national champion and second-ranked Southern Oregon, 5-2 and 7-5. The Wolves led much of the first game before the Raiders rallied for the win and a Natalie Willoughby grand slam in game two cut a 5-0 deficit to 5-4, but the Wolves fell short. Victoria Zimmerman continued her hot hitting, going 6-for-8 with two RBI and a stolen base in a doubleheader against defending NAIA national champion Southern Oregon. The sophomore went 3-for-4 in each game and has four three-hit games this season - including three in a row. She leads the GNAC in hitting at .632 (12-for-19) and is second in the GNAC in stolen bases with four.

THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS ...
CHAMINADE (2-4)
LAST WEEK: 2-0 vs. UTPB (9-2, 7-3)
STREAK: Won 2
SPLITS: Home 2-0 | Road 0-0 | Neutral 0-4
TEAM STATS

• Runs/Game: 4.33 | AVG: .258 | ERA: 1.58 | Fielding %: .939

After dropping all four games at the Concordia Kickoff the week before (including a 3-2 loss to the Wolves), the Silverswords bounced back to sweep UTPB in a doubleheader Wednesday - 9-2 and 7-3. While early in the season and despite going 0-4 to start the season, Chaminade is 18th in the nation in EA at 1.58.

HAWAII AT HILO (2-0)
LAST WEEK: 2-0 at the Cactus Classic (3-1 win over MSU Moorhead and 5-1 win over Nebraska-Kearney on Feb. 9)
STREAK: Won 2
SPLITS: Home 0-0 | Road 0-0 | Neutral 2-0
TEAM STATS:

• Runs/Game: 4.0 | AVG: .263 | ERA: 0.50 | Fielding %: .969

The Vulcans have just two games under their belt two weeks into the season - both coming at the Cactus Classic in Tucson, Arizona.

HAWAII PACIFIC (1-3)
LAST WEEK: Did not play
STREAK: Lost 1
SPLITS: Home 0-0 | Road 0-1 | Neutral 1-2
TEAM STATS:

• Runs/Game: 3.25 | AVG: .298 | ERA: 9.86 | Fielding %: .975

The Sharks haven't played since going 1-3 at the Concordia Kickoff where they lost to CSU San Bernardino (11-3), MSU Billings (12-3) and Colorado Christian (10-4) before defeating Oklahoma Christian 3-1.

WOU NOTES ...
WOLVES PICKED TO FINISH FOURTH IN GNAC | RELEASE
The Western Oregon softball team was picked fourth in the GNAC Softball Preseason Coaches Poll released by the conference on Friday. Three-time defending GNAC champion Northwest Nazarene was unanimously picked first followed by Western Washington, Saint Martin's, Western Oregon, Central Washington, Montana State Billings and Simon Fraser. The Wolves are coming off a GNAC Championships appearance in 2023 in head coach Aly Boytz's first year at the helm by going 11-13 in conference and 22-30 overall. Two all-conference players return for the Wolves in outfielder Maddie Doig (second team) and Natalie Willoughby (honorable mention).