{"id":235019,"date":"2026-05-27T10:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=235019"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:26:21","slug":"wahine-softball-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/27\/wahine-softball-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"5 UH Wahine softball players earn academic honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/manoa-softball-csc-all-district.jpg\" alt=\"five softball players\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-235060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/manoa-softball-csc-all-district.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/manoa-softball-csc-all-district-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/manoa-softball-csc-all-district-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Five members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/softball\">University of <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> softball team<\/a> earned recognition for excellence both on the field and in the classroom, earning 2026 College Sports Communicators (<abbr title=\"College Sports Communicators\">CSC<\/abbr>) Academic All-District honors.<\/p>\n<p>Junior shortstop Milan Ah Yat, sophomore pitcher Taryn Irimata, junior infielder Jamie McGaughey, senior infielder Carys Murakami and senior pitcher Hannah Pitts were all recognized for combining strong academic achievement with standout athletic performances during the 2026 season. To qualify, student-athletes must maintain at least a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average while also meeting competition requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The group helped lead the Rainbow Wahine to a successful season that included multiple all-conference and regional honors. Irimata was named Big West Pitcher of the Year after posting one of the league&rsquo;s top pitching performances, while McGaughey paced the team offensively and earned all-region recognition. Ah Yat, Murakami and Pitts also played key leadership roles throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond athletics and academics, the student-athletes were also active in community service efforts across <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and their hometowns. Their volunteer work included food distribution, environmental cleanups, youth sports coaching and support for local families and <span lang=\"haw\">k&#363;puna.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>McGaughey was also selected as a <abbr>CSC<\/abbr> Academic All-America finalist, advancing to the national ballot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/news\/2026\/5\/26\/softball-five-rainbow-wahine-named-csc-academic-all-district.aspx\">Read more at the <abbr title=\"东精影业\">东精影业<\/abbr> <span lang=\"haw\">M&#257;noa<\/span> Athletics website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The academic qualification for the Academic All-District teams is a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade-point average.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":235060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[58,1466,1527,660,714,9,550],"class_list":["post-235019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-athletics","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-softball","tag-student-recognition","tag-student-athlete","tag-uh-manoa","tag-manoa-athletics","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/manoa-softball-csc-all-district.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235019"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235058,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235019\/revisions\/235058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}