Game Notes
HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i baseball team will look to regain momentum this week when it hosts the University of San Francisco in a four-game series at Les Murakami Stadium. The Rainbows and Dons will play Thursday, Mar. 15 (6:35 p.m.), Friday, Mar. 16 (6:35 p.m.), Saturday, Mar. 17 (6:05 p.m.), and Sunday, Mar. 18 (1:05 p.m.).
The 'Bows, who will be playing the final series of their 21-game homestand, had excellent pitching performances against Central Michigan last week.
Jarrett Arakawa delivered the first complete game of his career, guiding UH to a 5-1 win in game two of the series. He allowed just one run while striking out a season-high eight batters. The lefty from Honolulu is 2-0 overall and leads all starters with a stingy 1.63 earned run average. Freshman
Kyle Dowdy continues to deliver impressive outings out of the bullpen, boasting a 0.73 ERA in 12.1 innings pitched. In Saturday's loss, he hurled 6.2 innings of scoreless relief and his 12 strikeouts were the most in one outing for UH since 2010.
Junior Pi'ikea Kitamura is hitting a team-best .337 and has a team-high 56 assists from shortstop over just one error. On the other side of the diamond, freshman
Stephen Ventimilia is making a name for himself at second base. He continues to succeed in his role as a lead-off hitter with a team-high .487 on-base percentage. He also leads the team with 15 runs scored.
Games 18-21
Who: Hawai'i (11-6) vs. San Francisco (9-8)
Dates: Thursday, Mar. 15 (6:35 p.m.), Friday, Mar. 16 (6:35 p.m.), Saturday, Mar. 17 (6:05 p.m.), and Sunday, Mar. 18 (1:05 p.m.).
Where: Les Murakami Stadium (4,312), Honolulu, O'ahu
Television: OCSports – Channels 12 (SD) and 1012 (HD) will be broadcasting game four 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 for a fee.
Radio: ESPN Radio (1420 AM) will broadcast all games live with Don Robbs handling the play-by-play.
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.
Series Information: UH leads series 10-9
Promotions: The California Hotel & Casino is the sponsor on Thursday and Friday and will register fans for a Vacations Hawaii trip for two to Las Vegas that will be awarded at Friday's game. Chevron is the sponsor on Saturday and Sunday and will distribute 500 pom poms at each game and award up to $1,400 in Chevron gift cards. The team will be available for photos and autographs after Friday's game, as they will for all Friday home games. Fans can proceed to the field via the stairs located at the lower level of Section JJ on the first-base side of the field. The players will be available on the field for 30 minutes for “Autograph Friday”. Fans are encouraged to bring items for the players to sign.
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