The Vulcans moved into playoff contention with a four-game sweep, with Chloe Sales earning two of the those victories in the pitcher's circle. Biola's Tsue hit .700 in a trio of games to keep the Eagles hopes alive.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Biola's Kennadie Tsue, INF., Fr., 5-3, R/R, Pearl City, Hawai`i                            
Biola's Kennadie Tsue was tough to get out during Biola's series win over Chaminade. In three games, the freshman from Hawai`i went 7-for-10 with three doubles and scored five times. Tsue went 3-for-3 in game two of the series and had a double in each contest as the Eagles won 4-1, 3-1 and lost 6-4 (the final game of the series was rained out). The shortstop is hitting .448 in conference-only games to lead the PacWest.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Hawai`i Hilo's Chloe Sales, LHP, Jr., 5-3, 'Ewa Beach, Hawai`i                        
Hawai`i Hilo's Chloe Sales picked up two wins in the pitcher's circle as the Vulcans swept four games versus Academy of Art in Hilo. The left-hander secured one win as a starter and one in relief to help UHH move up into fourth place in the PacWest standings. The Weatherford transfer pitched a seven-inning complete game on day one of the series during a 6-1 win, and came out of the bullpen on the second day during a 4-1 victory. She totaled 9.1 innings and gave up only one earned run, scattering seven hits, walked two and struck out five. She improved to 3-5 on the season and lowered her ERA to 2.02.

VULCANS VAULT BACK INTO TOURNAMENT RACE: The PacWest Team of the Week is the HAWAI`I HILO VULCANS. The Vulcans won four at home against Academy of Art, climbing up into the fourth spot on the PacWest tournament ladder. UHH outscored the Urban Knights 20-4 in the four games to improve to 12-10 in conference play and 18-14 overall. Chloe Sales (see above) and Madison Rabe dominated in the pitcher's circle, with Rabe giving up five hits and one run in seven innings. Lexie Tilton was a tough out at the plate, going 8-for-12 (.667) with a double and home run and three RBI. 

PACWEST NEWS AND NOTES: As the calendar turns to April, the PacWest tournament is now a month away at Dominican (May 1-3). The top four teams at the end of the regular season will make the trip to San Rafael for the double-elimination tournament. It's not straight math yet, as teams haven't played a completely balanced schedule, but here is the upper half of teams fighting for those four spots--Concordia (17-1), Azusa Pacific (7-3), Dominican (10-8), Hawai`i Hilo (12-10) and Chaminade (7-6)...The Silverswords handed Concordia their first conference loss of the season, a 4-3 verdict in nine innings. It was CUH's first win at the Golden Eagles field in their 12 meetings since Concordia joined the conference...Biola stayed alive by taking two of three from Chaminade. Kayla Bousquette and Raylene Roybal combined to hold the 'Swords to four earned runs in 19 innings...Concordia had three pitchers show well against Chaminade, including Megan Casper who threw five shutout innings to pick up a win in relief. Cortney Koelmans struck out 11 in 7.1 innings and Katlin Entrup fanned 16 in 11.1 innings in the circle. Kaia Nisby hit .600 and Jessica Im .500 with five RBI...For the Silverswords, Taryn Fujioka had three doubles against the Golden Eagles, two of them in the 4-3 win...Dominican, Hawaii Pacific and Azusa Pacific were all idle.

THIS WEEK IN THE PACWEST: Play continues today (Monday) with Chaminade at Azusa Pacific for a twinbill. Academy of Art is at Hawaii Pacific on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Biola travels to Dominican for a Friday-Saturday series. Concordia is at Azusa Pacific on Saturday for a first place vs. second place doubleheader, and ART U will be at Chaminade for a Saturday-Sunday series. To see the complete schedule, click here.