The Rainbow Wāhine Softball team began the 2025 Outrigger Invitational with a 3-0 shutout of the Howard Bison on Wednesday at Rainbow Wāhine Softball Stadium to begin the 2025 Outrigger Invitational.

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UH struck first when Maycen Gibbs logged the first hit of the game via a single to left field and then stole second. Liliana Thomas logged a single of her own that became an RBI when Gibbs was able to score to make it 1-0 UH.

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UH had another chance to score in the third when they loaded the bases, but they could not score. Howard got a flyout to shut UH's rally down.

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Neither team saw a run until the bottom of the fifth. After the Bison walked Gibbs, Milan Ah-Yat blasted a double home run over centerfield that brought home Gibbs to make the score 3-0. It remained that way from then on.

With the win, UH improves to 11-6 in 2025 while Howard fell to 4-9 this season. UH had outhit Howard, 6-4, in the win.

UH will return to the diamond when they take on Jackson State on Thursday, Feb. 27 at RWSS for day two of the Outrigger Invitational.