Series Notes

HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i Rainbow baseball team will host Cal State Northridge this week in a three-game Big West Conference series at Les Murakami Stadium. The 'Bows and Matadors will play Friday, Apr. 19 (6:35 p.m.), Saturday, Apr. 20 (6:35 p.m.), and Sunday, Apr. 21 (1:05 p.m.).

The Rainbows (8-24, 3-6 BWC) are coming off a 10-day, seven-game road trip where they lost six of seven games but earned a one-run victory on Sunday in their series final at Cal Poly.

UH saw some impressive pitching performances over the road trip, which was arguably its toughest of the season. Scott Squier worked seven innings in a solid performance against No. 17 UCLA last Tuesday, allowing two earned runs on just two hits with seven strikeouts. He then collected his first career save five days later, coming in relief of Corey MacDonald against Cal Poly.

The 'Bows batted just .111 in their three-game sweep at UC Irvine to open the trip, but since then several players have found their swing. Austin Wobrock led the team in the final four games with a .417 batting average. Pi'ikea Kitamura had a career-high four hits to go along with two runs and two RBI in UH's series finale win at Cal Poly, and hit .375 during the four-game stretch.

Cal State Northridge leads the all-time series against UH 21-12.

Games 33-35
What: Hawai'i Rainbows (8-24, 3-6 BWC) vs. Cal State Northridge (19-17, 5-4 BWC)
When: Friday, Apr. 19 (6:35 p.m.), Saturday, Apr. 20 (6:35 p.m.), Sunday, Apr. 21 (1:05 p.m.).
Where: Honolulu, O'ahu (Les Murakami Stadium).
Television: OCSports – Channels 12 (SD) and 1012 (HD) will broadcast all 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 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. 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: Chevron is the sponsor of the three-game series and will distribute 1,000 seat cushions at Friday's and Saturday's games and 500 seat cushions at Sunday's contest. Chevron will also award $300 in gas cards to "Lucky Seat" winners and toss 100 Chevron Rally Towels into the stands at every game. Also, there will be an autograph session on the field following Friday night's game as well.

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