Series Notes | Preview Video (Courtesy of Ka Leo)

HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i Rainbow baseball team will look to notch its first win when it hosts No. 10 Rice this week in a four-game series at Les Murakami Stadium. The 'Bows and Owls will play Friday, Feb. 22 (6:35 p.m.), Saturday, Feb. 23 (1:05 p.m.), Sunday, Feb. 24 (1:05 p.m.), and Monday, Feb. 25 (6:35 p.m.).

Hawai'i suffered four tough losses to No. 5 Oregon this past week to open the season. The 'Bows had their best shot at a win on Friday, but couldn't take advantage of a handful of scoring opportunities and lost 5-4.

On the mound, senior Connor Little made his first appearance in a year and a half after taking a medical redshirt in 2012. He tossed 6.1 strong innings before being lifted in the seventh after allowing two earned runs. Freshman Quintin Torres-Costa also had a strong showing in his first collegiate start, working into the fifth inning on Saturday allowing five runs with three strikeouts.

Rice opened the season winning two of three games against then-No. 7 Stanford. Shane Holster leads the team in batting average (.455) and slugging percentage (.545). On the mound, John Simms closed the Stanford series with a win, allowing just one hit in 7.1 scoreless innings.

Games 5-8
What: Hawai'i Rainbows vs. No. 10 Rice Owls
When: Feb. 22 (6:35 p.m.), Saturday, Feb. 23 (1:05 p.m.), Sunday, Feb. 24 (1:05 p.m.), and Monday, Feb. 25 (6:35 p.m.).
Where: Honolulu, O'ahu (Les Murakami Stadium). 
Television: OCSports – Channels 12 (SD) and 1012 (HD) will broadcast the Friday, Sunday, and Monday games of the series. Jim Leahey will be calling the play-by-play with Pal Eldredge doing color commentary.
Streaming Video: Available at www.OCSports.tv
Radio: ESPN AM 1420 will broadcast all games live with Don Robbs and Scott Robbs calling the action.
Audio Webcast: http://espn1420am.com
Live Stats: Live in-game stats are available at HawaiiAthletics.com
Ticket Information: Tickets can be purchased at the Stan Sheriff Center Box Office, online at HawaiiAthletics.com, or by phone at (808) 944-2697. There will be a $1 processing fee for all online transactions. UH Athletics is offering a "Fast Lane" option for fans purchasing baseball tickets at Les Murakami Stadium on game day. Window 7 is designated as the "Fast Lane" window, where cash-only, best-available, upper-level seats are sold. Fans are not able to "shop for seats" and they are sold the best upper-level seat locations remaining at the time of their purchase.
Promotions: The University of Hawaii Federal Credit Union is the game sponsor on Friday and Saturday and will distribute 300 water bottles at both games. Oceanic Time Warner Cable is the sponsor on Sunday and Monday and will award great prizes. Friday night's contest will be followed by an autograph session.