UH softball to open on the road | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / APRIL 1

Hawaii’s Danielle Garcielita (8) slapped hands with head coach Bob Coolen as she ran to home plate. The Rainbow Wahine will open its season on the road for the first time since 2002.

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For the first time since 2002, the University of Hawaii softball team will open its season on the road when coach Bob Coolen leads the Rainbow Wahine into a 2018 schedule that includes six teams that played in the NCAA tournament last spring.

UH released the schedule Tuesday and ongoing field renovations at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium led to starting the regular season on the road. UH faces Josai University of Japan in an exhibition doubleheader on Feb. 11 before heading to UNLV’s DeMarini Desert Classic on Feb. 15-18 and a tournament hosted by Loyola Marymount on Feb. 22-24.

UH makes its home debut Feb. 28 against California in the Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament. The Wahine open Big West play March 30 at Long Beach State.

Louisville claims Princeville title

Louisville, led by medalist Simon Zach, captured the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational title Tuesday with a tournament-record 56-under-par 808 at the Makai Golf Club at Princeville on Kauai.

Zach set the tournament’s individual scoring record with a three-round total of 21-under 195. He finished two shots ahead of Missouri’s Hayden Buckley.

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San Diego State was second at 817 and Missouri placed third with an 824 in the 20-team tournament. Hawaii B finished 18th at 904 and Hawaii was 19th at 906.

Cameron Kaneko (UHB), Taiga Isawa (UHB) and Nick Nelson were the top finishers for UH, tying for 76th at 3 over.

UH women’s golfers fourth at Leilehua

The University of Hawaii women’s golf team is tied for fourth at 14-over-par 590 after Tuesday’s first round of the Rainbow Wahine Invitational at Leilehua Golf Course.

The Rainbow Wahine are tied with Memphis and Toledo. They are 17 strokes behind leader Mississippi. Hawaii Pacific is at 649 and Hawaii Hilo is 12th and last at 711.

Memphis’ Sydney Colwill leads at 6-under 138. The top local golfer is Hawaii’s Tyra Tonkham, who is tied for seventh at 145.

UH’s Weidner earns MPSF honor

Hawaii senior Franziska Weidner was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation swimming and diving athlete of the week on Tuesday after winning six events in two meets last weekend in California.

Weidner won the 200 backstroke and 100 butterfly at Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday and the 100 back, 100 freestyle and 200 individual medley at UC Santa Barbara on Sunday. She also swam the backstroke leg on UH’s winning 400 medley relay team at UCSB.