Series Notes

HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i Rainbow baseball team will look to notch its first home win this week when it hosts Gonzaga in a five-game series beginning Friday, Mar. 8 at Les Murakami Stadium. The 'Bows will play Friday and Saturday at 6:35 p.m., Sunday at 1:05 p.m., and Monday and Tuesday again at 6:35 p.m.
 
UH (1-12) got off the schneid this past week with their first win of the season. On Day 3 of the UNLV Rebel Classic, the 'Bows beat Loyola Marymount, 8-3, on the heels of a complete game by Corey MacDonald. He allowed just one earned run and scattered just five hits as UH atoned for a loss to LMU just two days earlier. The team however returns home after losing 14-1 to UNLV on Monday, its worse loss since 2009.
 
Alan Baldwin is batting a team-high .280 and right behind him is Adam Hurley at .277 and Marc Flores has come on as of late. He batted .333 in four starts at the Rebel Classic with four runs, one RBI, and one double.
 
The matchup will be the return trip by Gonzaga in a home-and-home series. The Rainbows traveled to Spokane last year where they were swept by the Bulldogs in four wintry weather games. The two teams last played at Les Murakami Stadium in 2010 where Hawai'i won two of the three games.
 
Games 14-18
What: Hawai'i Rainbows (1-12) vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs (6-4-1)
When: Friday, Feb. 8 (6:35 p.m.), Saturday, Feb. 9 (6:35 p.m.), Sunday, Feb. 10 (1:05 p.m.), Monday, Feb. 11 (6:35 p.m.), Tuesday, Feb. 12 (6:35 p.m.)
Where: Honolulu, O'ahu (Les Murakami Baseball Stadium).
Television: OCSports – Channels 12 (SD) and 1012 (HD) will broadcast games 3 (Sunday) and 4 (Monday) 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 Radio (1420 AM) will broadcast all games live with Don Robbs and Scott 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. There will be a $1 processing fee for all online transactions.
Promotions: Bank of Hawaii is the sponsor of Friday's and Saturday's games and will toss mini-baseballs and beanie babies into the stands between innings. Phiten is the sponsor on Sunday and will distribute 1,000 Phiten Major League Baseball team logo titanium discs. Fantastic Sams Hair Salons is the sponsor of Monday's and Tuesday's contests and will distribute 100 bottles of shampoo on Monday and 750 baseball team photos on Tuesday. The Friday and Tuesday games will be followed by an autograph session on the field.