HONOLULU -- After coming through late to defeat No. 16 Hawaii 2-1, the BYU softball team stifled No. 9 California 7-2 to claim the Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament championship on Saturday.

Senior catcher Jessica Fitu was named Tournament MVP and senior pitcher Paige Affleck was named Most Outstanding Pitcher. Sophomore shortstop JC Clayton, senior second baseman Kristin Delahoussaye and freshman left fielder Carly Duckworth were named to the all-tournament team.

In BYU's six games at the tournament, Fitu had eight hits, including two home runs, two doubles and a triple and added 10 RBI and five runs on her way to the MVP.

Affleck pitched every inning of both games, earning six strikeouts with one earned run, four hits and three walks against Hawaii before shutting down a potent Cal offense by not allowing the Golden Bears a run through five innings. Affleck final numbers against Cal included six strikeouts, four hits, three walks and two earned runs.

Against Hawaii in the Cougars' first game, the Rainbow Wahine scored the first run for either team in the top of the fourth on solo home run by Sharla Kliebenstein to lead off the inning.

BYU's bats were held in check until the bottom of the sixth when junior Jessica Dugas led off the inning with a single, then advanced to second on a wild pitch. A Fitu single scored Dugas to tie the game before freshman Carly Duckworth smacked a double to the fence on the Cougars' ensuing at bat, giving Fitu the game-winning run.

Game 2

BYU scored the game's first seven runs as the Cougars took home the championship in a win over No. 9 Cal. The win snapped an 11-game win streak for the Golden Bears and gave BYU a win over a top-10 team for the second week in a row after defeating then-No. 9 UCLA last week.

Clayton had a career high with three RBI, hitting 2-for-4 with a run while Fitu also added three RBI, two hits and a run scored.

BYU began by scoring two runs in the third, first getting junior Stacie Graham on base with a single and Dugas on with a walk to set up a double by Fitu to center field to bring in two runs.

Clayton brought in the first of her three RBI on a single up the middle, scoring Delahoussaye who had earlier reached after drawing a walk.

The Cougars effectively put the game out of reach in the top of the sixth. With Delahoussaye and Dugas again on base at second and third, respectively, Clayton rocked a hit to right field for a two-RBI single. Fitu followed with a triple to score Clayton and senior Caschjen Atagi made it three hits in a row with a single that brought in Fitu.

BYU has won three straight and seven of its last eight. The Cougars will next play against Weber State in their first home game of the year at Gail Miller Field on Thursday, Mar. 24, at 4 p.m. MT.

#16 Hawai`i at BYU
Mar 19, 2011 at Honolulu, HI (RWSS)
Hawai`i 1 (22-9)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Majam, K. cf.............  4  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Iwata, J. ss.............  3  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   1
Aguirre, A. lf...........  2  0  0  0   1  1  1  0   1
Rodriguez, J rf..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   2
Kliebenstein c...........  3  1  2  1   0  1 10  1   0
Gonzalez, M. 3b..........  2  0  1  0   1  0  0  0   0
Robinson, S. 1b..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 Duhaylonsod, 1b.........  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   1
Zamora, J. dh............  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Nakao, K. 2b.............  3  0  0  0   0  2  5  0   2
Ricketts, S. p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 26  1  4  1   3  6 18  2   7
BYU 2 (14-14)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi 2b..  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  2   1
DUGAS,Jessica cf.........  3  1  2  0   0  0  1  0   0
CLAYTON, JC ss...........  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  1   0
FITU,Jessica c...........  3  1  1  1   0  0  6  1   1
ATAGI,Caschjen 3b........  1  0  0  0   1  1  0  1   0
 HICKS, Krista 3b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
DUCKWORTH,Carly lf.......  3  0  1  1   0  1  2  0   2
WILLARD, Delaney rf......  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   1
 HUDSON,Alexandra rf.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
MANUMA, Katie 1b.........  2  0  1  0   0  1  8  0   0
 GRAHAM, Stacie pr/1b....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
MILLETT,Lacey dh.........  2  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
AFFLECK,Paige p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 23  2  5  2   1 10 21  6   5
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Hawai`i............. 000 100 0 -  1  4  1
BYU................. 000 002 X -  2  5  1
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E - Nakao, K.; CLAYTON. LOB - UH 7; BY 5. 2B - Kliebenstein; DUCKWORTH. HR -
Kliebenstein. SH - ATAGI. SB - DUGAS; GRAHAM.
Hawai`i                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Ricketts, S.........  6.0  5  2  2  1 10 23 25
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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AFFLECK,Paige.......  7.0  4  1  1  3  6 26 29
Win - AFFLECK (8-9).  Loss - Ricketts, S. (13-7).  Save - None.
WP - Ricketts, S.. BK - AFFLECK.
Umpires - HP: Jed Sasaki  1B: Walter Yamatsuka  3B: John Park
Start: 2:05pm   Time: 1:30   Attendance:
Weather: Good
Hawai`i starters: 0/cf Majam, K.; 1/ss Iwata, J.; 14/lf Aguirre, A.; 13/rf
Rodriguez, J; 3/c Kliebenstein; 33/3b Gonzalez, M.; 9/1b Robinson, S.; 28/dh
Zamora, J.; 29/2b Nakao, K.; 10/p Ricketts, S.;
BYU starters: 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 19/cf DUGAS; 16/ss CLAYTON; 10/c FITU; 9/3b
ATAGI; 3/lf DUCKWORTH; 28/rf WILLARD; 31/1b MANUMA; 1/dh MILLETT; 12/p AFFLECK;
Hawai`i 1st - Majam, K. flied out to lf. Iwata, J. struck out swinging.
Aguirre, A. walked. Rodriguez, J grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE struck out looking. DUGAS singled to shortstop.
CLAYTON grounded out to 2b unassisted; DUGAS advanced to second. FITU popped up
to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Hawai`i 2nd - Kliebenstein doubled to left center. Kliebenstein advanced
to third on an illegal pitch. Gonzalez, M. walked. Robinson, S. grounded out to
p; Gonzalez, M. advanced to second. Zamora, J. grounded out to 3b. Nakao, K.
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 2nd - ATAGI struck out looking. DUCKWORTH struck out swinging.
WILLARD fouled out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Hawai`i 3rd - Majam, K. grounded out to 2b. Iwata, J. walked. Aguirre,
A. struck out swinging. Rodriguez, J reached on a fielder's choice to second
base; Iwata, J. out at second 2b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
BYU 3rd - MANUMA struck out swinging. MILLETT struck out swinging.
DELAHOUSSAYE struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Hawai`i 4th - Kliebenstein homered to left field, RBI. Gonzalez, M.
grounded out to 2b. Robinson, S. struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.
Zamora, J. grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 4th - DUGAS reached on a fielding error by 2b. CLAYTON struck out
swinging. FITU flied out to rf. DUGAS stole second. ATAGI walked. DUCKWORTH
lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Hawai`i 5th - Nakao, K. grounded out to 1b unassisted. Majam, K. flied
out to lf. Iwata, J. reached on a fielding error by ss. Aguirre, A. flied out
to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BYU 5th - WILLARD struck out looking. MANUMA singled to right field.
Duhaylonsod, to 1b for Robinson, S.. GRAHAM pinch ran for MANUMA. GRAHAM stole
second. MILLETT struck out looking. DELAHOUSSAYE lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Hawai`i 6th - GRAHAM to 1b. Rodriguez, J fouled out to c. Kliebenstein
struck out swinging. Gonzalez, M. singled to center field. Duhaylonsod, flied
out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 6th - DUGAS singled to first base. CLAYTON struck out swinging.
DUGAS advanced to second on a wild pitch. FITU singled to right field, RBI;
DUGAS scored. ATAGI out at first c to 2b, SAC, bunt; FITU advanced to second.
DUCKWORTH doubled to left field, RBI; FITU scored. WILLARD grounded out to p.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Hawai`i 7th - HICKS to 3b for ATAGI. HUDSON to rf for WILLARD. Zamora,
J. singled to third base. Nakao, K. struck out swinging. Majam, K. flied out to
rf. Iwata, J. popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU vs #9 California
Mar 19, 2011 at Honolulu, HI (RWSS)
BYU 7 (14-14)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi 2b..  2  2  1  0   2  0  7  3   1
DUGAS,Jessica cf.........  3  2  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
CLAYTON, JC ss...........  4  1  2  3   0  0  1  0   0
FITU,Jessica c...........  2  1  2  3   0  0  6  1   0
ATAGI,Caschjen dh........  4  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   3
DUCKWORTH,Carly lf.......  3  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   1
WILLARD, Delaney rf......  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 HUDSON,Alexandra rf.....  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   3
HICKS, Krista 3b.........  4  0  0  0   0  1  2  1   0
 MILLETT,Lacey pr........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
GRAHAM, Stacie 1b........  3  1  2  0   0  0  5  3   1
AFFLECK,Paige p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 29  7  8  7   4  3 21  9   9
California 2 (21-3)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Decker rf................  2  0  0  0   2  1  0  0   0
Vonk ss..................  4  0  1  0   0  1  2  5   1
Williams 3b..............  4  0  1  0   0  2  1  0   2
Henderson p..............  3  1  1  1   0  0  1  4   1
Echavarria cf............  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
V. Jones 2b..............  2  0  0  0   0  1  2  1   0
Wallace 1b...............  1  1  0  0   1  0  7  0   2
Ziegenhirt c.............  3  0  1  0   0  1  8  0   1
 Leider pr...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
E. Reid lf...............  3  0  0  1   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 25  2  4  2   3  6 21 10   7
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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BYU................. 002 014 0 -  7  8  1
California.......... 000 001 1 -  2  4  3
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E - CLAYTON; Vonk; Williams 2. LOB - BY 9; CAL 7. 2B - FITU. 3B - FITU. HR -
Henderson. HBP - FITU; Wallace. SH - DELAHOUSSAYE; FITU; GRAHAM; V. Jones.
SB - DELAHOUSSAYE; DUGAS; Vonk.
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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AFFLECK,Paige.......  7.0  4  2  2  3  6 25 30
California             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Henderson...........  7.0  8  7  3  4  3 29 37
Win - AFFLECK (9-9).  Loss - Henderson (19-3).  Save - None.
HBP - by AFFLECK (Wallace); by Henderson (FITU).
Umpires - HP: Rob Hough  1B: Richard Hausvik  3B: Clyde Torigoe
Start: 4:00pm   Time: 1:48   Attendance: 697
Weather: Good
BYU starters: 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 19/cf DUGAS; 16/ss CLAYTON; 10/c FITU; 9/dh
ATAGI; 3/lf DUCKWORTH; 28/rf WILLARD; 22/3b HICKS; 21/1b GRAHAM; 12/p AFFLECK;
California starters: 23/rf Decker; 18/ss Vonk; 9/3b Williams; 54/p Henderson;
1/cf Echavarria; 10/2b V. Jones; 2/1b Wallace; 17/c Ziegenhirt; 5/lf E. Reid;
BYU 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE walked. DUGAS reached on a throwing error by 3b,
bunt; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to third. CLAYTON popped up to 1b. FITU reached on
a fielder's choice to pitcher, SAC, bunt; DUGAS advanced to second;
DELAHOUSSAYE out at home p to c. ATAGI fouled out to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1
error, 2 LOB.
California 1st - Decker grounded out to 2b. Vonk singled to left field.
Vonk stole second. Williams struck out looking. Henderson out at first 1b to
2b, bunt. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - DUCKWORTH grounded out to p. WILLARD grounded out to ss. HICKS
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
California 2nd - Echavarria out at first c to 2b, bunt. V. Jones struck
out swinging. Wallace hit by pitch. Ziegenhirt struck out looking. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 3rd - GRAHAM singled to shortstop. DELAHOUSSAYE out at first p to
2b, SAC, bunt; GRAHAM advanced to second. DUGAS walked. CLAYTON grounded out to
ss; DUGAS advanced to second; GRAHAM advanced to third. FITU doubled to right
center, 2 RBI; DUGAS scored; GRAHAM scored. ATAGI fouled out to 3b. 2 runs,
2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
California 3rd - E. Reid out at first 1b to 2b. Decker struck out
swinging. Vonk grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 4th - DUCKWORTH walked. WILLARD struck out swinging. HICKS grounded
out to 1b unassisted; DUCKWORTH advanced to second. GRAHAM grounded out to ss.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
California 4th - HUDSON to rf for WILLARD. Williams singled to center
field. Henderson fouled out to 1b. Echavarria reached on a fielding error by
ss; Williams advanced to second. V. Jones out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt;
Echavarria advanced to second; Williams advanced to third. Wallace popped up to
3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
BYU 5th - DELAHOUSSAYE walked. DELAHOUSSAYE stole second. DUGAS reached
on a throwing error by ss; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to third. CLAYTON singled up
the middle, RBI; DUGAS advanced to second; DELAHOUSSAYE scored. FITU hit by
pitch; CLAYTON advanced to second; DUGAS advanced to third. ATAGI reached on a
fielder's choice to catcher; FITU advanced to second; CLAYTON advanced to
third; DUGAS out at home c unassisted. DUCKWORTH reached on a fielder's choice
to second base; ATAGI advanced to second; FITU advanced to third; CLAYTON out
at home 2b to c. HUDSON lined out to p. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.
California 5th - Ziegenhirt lined out to 2b. E. Reid out at first 3b to
2b, bunt. Decker walked. Vonk struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
BYU 6th - HICKS reached on a fielding error by 3b. MILLETT pinch ran for
HICKS. GRAHAM out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; MILLETT advanced to second.
DELAHOUSSAYE singled to center field; MILLETT advanced to third. DUGAS reached
on a fielder's choice to shortstop; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to third; MILLETT out
at home ss to c. DUGAS stole second. CLAYTON singled to right field, 2 RBI;
DUGAS scored, unearned; DELAHOUSSAYE scored, unearned. FITU tripled down the rf
line, RBI; CLAYTON scored, unearned. ATAGI singled to left field, RBI; FITU
scored, unearned. HICKS to 3b for MILLETT. DUCKWORTH lined out to ss. 4
runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
California 6th - Williams struck out looking. Henderson homered to left
field, RBI. Echavarria grounded out to 2b. V. Jones popped up to 2b. 1 run,
1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 7th - HUDSON struck out looking. HICKS grounded out to ss. GRAHAM
singled to shortstop, bunt. DELAHOUSSAYE reached on a fielder's choice to
shortstop; GRAHAM out at second ss unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
California 7th - Wallace walked. Ziegenhirt singled to right field,
advanced to second on the throw; Wallace advanced to third. Leider pinch ran
for Ziegenhirt. E. Reid grounded out to 2b, RBI; Leider advanced to third;
Wallace scored. Decker walked. Vonk popped up to 3b. Williams lined out to ss.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 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.