HONOLULU -- BYU senior pitcher Paige Affleck struck out 13 batters, a new career high, as the Cougars defeated No. 16 Hawaii 4-0 on Thursday at the Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament.

Affleck surpassed her previous career high of 12 strikeouts set against Wisconsin in 2009, befuddling the Rainbow Wahine for seven innings. All but one of the strikeouts came with a Hawaii batter going down swinging while Affleck gave up no runs, two walks and just three hits besides.

The BYU batters continued their recent trend of striking early, putting up two runs on the board in the first inning on senior Jessica Fitu's two-run homer, her second in as many days.

Hawaii challenged right back in the bottom of the first, but BYU centerfielder Jessica Dugas' strong throw to home as the Rainbow Wahine's Kelly Majam came around the turn reached in time for Fitu to tag Majam out at the plate.

Freshman Lacey Millett scored in the third, reaching on a passed ball after striking out, then stealing second and third base before sophomore JC Clayton's single completed her trip around the bases.

The Cougars would tack on one more run late in the sixth inning when junior Kristin Delahoussaye blooped a pitch to shallow right field. Delahoussaye was thrown out at first, but pinch runner Stacie Graham scored from third in the meantime to give BYU a 4-0 lead.

Affleck continued to keep the Hawaii batters at bay, striking out Melissa Gonzalez with the bases loaded in the sixth before sending all three Rainbow Wahine batters in the seventh down swinging to end the game.

BYU at #16 Hawai`i
Mar 17, 2011 at Honolulu, HI (RWSS)
BYU 4 (13-14)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi 2b..  4  0  0  1   0  1  1  0   2
DUGAS,Jessica cf.........  4  0  0  0   0  2  1  1   2
CLAYTON, JC ss...........  4  1  2  1   0  1  2  0   0
FITU,Jessica c...........  4  1  1  2   0  0 15  0   0
WILLARD, Delaney rf......  3  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   3
 HUDSON,Alexandra rf.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
DUCKWORTH,Carly lf.......  4  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   1
MANUMA, Katie 1b.........  2  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
 GRAHAM, Stacie pr.......  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
HICKS, Krista 3b.........  3  0  1  0   0  1  0  1   0
MILLETT,Lacey dh.........  3  1  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
AFFLECK,Paige p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 31  4  7  4   1  7 21  3   8
Hawai`i 0 (22-6)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Majam, K. cf.............  3  0  2  0   0  1  1  0   0
Iwata, J. ss.............  2  0  0  0   1  0  2  1   0
Kliebenstein c...........  2  0  0  0   1  1  6  0   0
Rodriguez, J rf..........  3  0  1  0   0  1  2  1   0
Aguirre, A. lf...........  2  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
Gonzalez, M. 3b..........  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   6
Robinson, S. 1b..........  3  0  0  0   0  3  7  0   0
Jensen, J. dh............  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 Anguiano, T. ph.........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Pagaduan, D. 2b..........  2  0  0  0   0  2  0  3   0
 Zamora, J. ph...........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Parnaby, K. p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
Totals................... 24  0  3  0   2 13 21  8   6
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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BYU................. 201 001 0 -  4  7  1
Hawai`i............. 000 000 0 -  0  3  3
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E - CLAYTON; Iwata, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Pagaduan, D.. LOB - BY 8; UH 6. HR -
FITU. HBP - Aguirre, A.. SH - MANUMA. SB - MILLETT 2.
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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AFFLECK,Paige.......  7.0  3  0  0  2 13 24 27
Hawai`i                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Parnaby, K..........  7.0  7  4  1  1  7 31 33
Win - AFFLECK (7-9).  Loss - Parnaby, K. (8-2).  Save - None.
HBP - by AFFLECK (Aguirre, A.). PB - Kliebenstein.
Umpires - HP: Rob Hough  1B: Walter Yamatsuka  3B: Clyde Torigoe
Start: 5:15pm   Time: 1:50   Attendance:
Weather: Windy!!
BYU starters: 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 19/cf DUGAS; 16/ss CLAYTON; 10/c FITU; 28/rf
WILLARD; 3/lf DUCKWORTH; 31/1b MANUMA; 22/3b HICKS; 1/dh MILLETT; 12/p AFFLECK;
Hawai`i starters: 0/cf Majam, K.; 1/ss Iwata, J.; 3/c Kliebenstein; 13/rf
Rodriguez, J; 14/lf Aguirre, A.; 33/3b Gonzalez, M.; 9/1b Robinson, S.; 30/dh
Jensen, J.; 8/2b Pagaduan, D.; 16/p Parnaby, K.;
BYU 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE fouled out to rf. DUGAS flied out to lf. CLAYTON
reached on a fielding error by ss. FITU homered to right center, 2 RBI,
unearned; CLAYTON scored, unearned. WILLARD flied out to lf. 2 runs, 1 hit,
1 error, 0 LOB.
Hawai`i 1st - Majam, K. singled through the right side. Iwata, J.
walked; Majam, K. advanced to second. Kliebenstein infield fly to ss.
Rodriguez, J singled to center field; Iwata, J. advanced to second; Majam, K.
advanced to third, out at home cf to c. Aguirre, A. hit by pitch; Rodriguez, J
advanced to second; Iwata, J. advanced to third. Gonzalez, M. struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU 2nd - DUCKWORTH grounded out to 1b unassisted. MANUMA grounded out
to 2b. HICKS struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Hawai`i 2nd - Robinson, S. struck out swinging. Jensen, J. struck out
swinging. Pagaduan, D. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
BYU 3rd - MILLETT struck out swinging, reached first on a passed ball.
DELAHOUSSAYE struck out looking. MILLETT stole second. DUGAS struck out
swinging. MILLETT stole third. CLAYTON singled to left field, RBI; MILLETT
scored, unearned. FITU reached on a throwing error by 2b; CLAYTON advanced to
second. WILLARD struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Hawai`i 3rd - Majam, K. struck out looking. Iwata, J. grounded out to p.
Kliebenstein struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 4th - DUCKWORTH singled to center field. MANUMA grounded out to 1b
unassisted, SAC, bunt; DUCKWORTH advanced to second. HICKS reached on a
fielder's choice to shortstop; DUCKWORTH out at third ss to 3b. MILLETT reached
on a throwing error by 3b; HICKS advanced to third. DELAHOUSSAYE flied out to
cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Hawai`i 4th - Rodriguez, J grounded out to 3b. Aguirre, A. fouled out to
c. Gonzalez, M. flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 5th - DUGAS struck out swinging. CLAYTON singled to pitcher. FITU
reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher; CLAYTON out at second p to ss.
WILLARD reached on a fielder's choice to second base; FITU out at second 2b to
ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Hawai`i 5th - Robinson, S. struck out swinging. Jensen, J. popped up to
2b. Pagaduan, D. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 6th - DUCKWORTH grounded out to 2b. MANUMA singled to second base.
GRAHAM pinch ran for MANUMA. HICKS singled to left field; GRAHAM advanced to
second. MILLETT singled to third base, bunt; HICKS advanced to second; GRAHAM
advanced to third. DELAHOUSSAYE out at first rf to 1b, RBI; MILLETT advanced to
second; HICKS advanced to third; GRAHAM scored. DUGAS grounded out to p. 1
run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Hawai`i 6th - MANUMA to 1b for GRAHAM. Majam, K. singled up the middle.
Iwata, J. popped up to ss. Kliebenstein walked; Majam, K. advanced to second.
Rodriguez, J struck out swinging. Aguirre, A. reached on a fielding error by
ss; Kliebenstein advanced to second; Majam, K. advanced to third. Gonzalez, M.
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.
BYU 7th - CLAYTON struck out swinging. FITU flied out to rf. WILLARD
walked. DUCKWORTH grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Hawai`i 7th - Anguiano, T. pinch hit for Jensen, J.. Zamora, J. pinch
hit for Pagaduan, D.. HUDSON to rf for WILLARD. Robinson, S. struck out
swinging. Anguiano, T. struck out swinging. Zamora, J. struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

BYU softball is traveling to Honolulu to participate in the Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament on Mar. 16-19, facing Iona, Cleveland State, No. 9 Cal and No. 16 Hawaii.

BYU's Spring Fling Tournament schedule for live stats, click here:

March 16 (Wed) - Iona 12 p.m. HT, 4 p.m. MT

- Cleveland State 4 p.m. HT, 8 p.m. MT

March 17 (Thurs) - No. 9 California 3 p.m. HT, 7 p.m. MT

- No. 16 Hawaii 5 p.m. HT, 9 p.m. MT

March 18 (Fri) - No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed 7 p.m. HT, 11 p.m. MT

(if applicable)

March 19 (Sat) - No. 1 seed vs. No. 4/5 seed 12 p.m. HT, 4 p.m. MT

- No. 2 seed vs. No. 3 seed 2 p.m. HT, 6 p.m. MT

- Tournament Championship Game 4 p.m. HT, 8 p.m. MT

COUGAR QUICK HITS

— BYU received two votes in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball Top-25 poll after defeating Long Beach State and No. 9 UCLA last weekend.

— BYU freshman pitcher Tori Almond was named Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week for her efforts in against Long Beach State and No. 9 UCLA. Almond started and earned the win in both games while tying a career high with seven strikeouts in each game.

— The Cougars have played at least one ranked team every week of the 2011 and nine ranked teams overall. BYU is 2-7 in those games with wins over Texas A&M and UCLA. BYU will continue its streak in Hawaii by facing No. 9 Cal and the tournament host, No. 16 Hawaii, this weekend. BYU has played eight teams in the latest top-25 polls.

— The Cougars will host their first home game next week when Weber State comes to Provo on Thursday, Mar. 24. The game starts at 4 p.m. MT.

OPPONENTS SERIES NOTES

BYU has never played against Iona, though the teams share a recent bond as two of four members of the Austin Regional in last season’s NCAA tournament. Iona has lost its last three games and has a 5-5 record overall. The Gaels are led by Katie Jansson who bats .407 with 11 hits. Pitcher Sarah Jackson has a 4-0 record and 2.65 ERA.

The Cougars and Cleveland State are also facing off for the first time this weekend. The Vikings have won five of their last six games and are 9-5 overall. Cleveland State’s Jessica Burt is the only starter

hitting above .300 at .340 while also leading the team with 17 hits, including five doubles on the year. Tess Sito is the team’s main pitcher with 13 appearances and a 7-3 record, including a 1.88 ERA. The Vikings are also aggressive upon reaching base, average two stolen bases per game.

Cal has cruised to a 16-2 record and top-10 ranking this season and are winners of seven-straight games. Last week, the Golden Bears outscored theirs opponents 22-5 in the Bayer Cropscience Classic. Cal is led by Jamia Reid, who has team highs of 21 runs, 27 hits and four triples. The Bears have almost wholly relied on pitcher Jolene Henderson in the circle, as Henderson sports a 0.80 ERA, 15-2 record and 116 strikeouts in 17 appearances.

BYU brings a three-game win streak in its series against the Rainbow Wahine, including a 4-0 win in 2006 when the Cougars last traveled to the islands. According to a Hawaii press release, the ‘Bows are hitting .280, with six players hitting .300 or above. Senior utility player Jenna Rodriguez leads UH with a .363 average. Rodriguez, who has seen time as a pitcher, rightfielder and designated player this season, is one of six players to have started all 26 games. Jessica Iwata is hitting .338 and has scored a team-high 28 runs while hitting team-best 10 home runs. In the circle, Stephanie Ricketts has seen the bulk of the action, throwing 108.0 innings this season. She is 12-4 overall and has tallied a 1.56 ERA with 25 walks to 120 strikeouts. Ricketts has fired 15 complete games in 18 starts with six shutouts.

ALMOND AWARDED MWC PITCHER OF THE WEEK

COLORADO SPRINGS -- BYU freshman pitcher Tori Almond has been named MWC Pitcher of the Week for games played from March 7-13 after her efforts in two wins last week at the Long Beach Invitational. The honor is the first for Almond and the third for the Cougars this season. Almond, a 6-1 freshman from South Jordan, Utah, started and earned the wins against host Long

Beach State (2-0) and No. 9 UCLA (6-4). She set a new career-high with seven strikeouts against LBSU, pitching 6.1 scoreless innings. Against UCLA, Almond matched her seven strikeouts and went three up, three down by retiring the Bruin side in the first, third, fourth and fifth innings. The freshman gave up just four hits to the Bruins in 5.1 innings pitched and held the the defending national champions to a combined .192 batting average after they came into the game sporting an average of .319 on the year.

NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE

Senior catch Jessica Fitu became the first BYU player in history to record five hits in a game, going 5-for-5 against Cal State Northridge earlier this season. Fitu hit a grand slam and had four singles on her way to finishing with six RBI and one run.

TAKING MORE

BYU has 12 players with at least one stolen base so far this year. The Cougars have 23 stolen bases overall, led by freshman Lacey Millett, sophomore JC Clayton and junior Tiffany Messerschmidt with three swipes apiece. Against Florida State, BYU combined for a season-high four stolen bases.