Game Notes
HONOLULU – After a difficult four-game road sweep to Gonzaga, the University of Hawai'i baseball team (14-11) will look to get back on track this week against UC Davis at Les Murakami Stadium. The Rainbows and Aggies will play Thursday, Mar. 29 (6:35 p.m.), Friday, Mar. 30 (6:35 p.m.), Saturday, Mar. 31 (6:05 p.m.), and Sunday, Apr. 1 (1:05 p.m.).
UH and UCD have as brief a history as you can get. The two teams played just once, a 3-2 Aggie win at Les Murakami Stadium in the 2005 First Hawaii Title Rainbow Baseball Tournament (Mar. 2).
Despite the sweep to the Bulldogs in their first road series of the season, the 'Bows found their stride at the plate. Five players batted over .300 for the series, and the team posted a .331 batting average with 35 hits, six doubles, and one homerun.
Trevor Podratz had a break out series, hitting .375 (6-16) with a double, the team's second homerun, and boasting a .625 slugging percentage.
Rainbow pitchers had a combined 5.01 earned run average, but the UH staff still remains the class of the Western Athletic Conference. For the season, the 'Bows boast a 2.78 ERA and are tied with New Mexico State for the league lead in saves (7).
Jarrett Arakawa lost his claim as the WAC's best pitcher in terms of ERA, but his seven earned runs ties a league low.
The series marks a sign of things to come, as UH will see UC Davis on a yearly basis as a member of the Big West Conference beginning in 2013. The Aggies are in the midst of whirlwind week, hosting Nevada on Monday and No. 2 Stanford on Tuesday before starting their series against Hawai'i on Thursday.
The Thursday and Sunday contests will be streamed live on ESPN3 which can be accessed at
www.watchespn.com.
Games 26-29
Who: Hawai'i (14-11) vs. UC Davis (10-10)
Series Record: UC Davis leads 1-0
Dates: Thursday, Mar. 29 (6:35 p.m.), Friday, Mar. 30 (6:35 p.m.), Saturday, Mar. 31 (6:05 p.m.), and Sunday, Apr. 1 (1:05 p.m.).
Where: Les Murakami Stadium (4,312), Honolulu, O'ahu
Television: OCSports – Channels 12 (SD) and 1012 (HD) will be broadcasting the Thursday and Sunday games. Jim Leahey will be calling the play-by-play with Pal Eldredge doing color commentary.
Streaming Video: ESPN3 (
www.watchespn.com)
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.
Promotions:
Jack in the Box is the sponsor on Thursday and Friday and will distribute 250 re-usable shopping bags at each game.
Pepsi is the sponsor on Saturday and Sunday and will award 12-packs of Pepsi products to lucky seat winners. Fans can register at the sports marketing table inside the main entrance. 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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