Game Notes

HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i Rainbow Warrior baseball team will take a break from Big West Conference play this week and host the New York Institute of Technology for a four-game series at Les Murakami Stadium. The 'Bows and Bears will play Friday, May 2 (6:35 p.m.), a doubleheader on Saturday, May 3 (3:35 p.m.), and close the series on Sunday, May 4 (1:05 p.m.).
 
The 'Bows (15-25, 3-12 Big West) are coming off their longest road trip of the season, one that resulted in just one win. UH lost two of three games at Cal State Northridge before dropping a midweek game at USC and getting swept at Cal State Fullerton. Hawai'i sits tied with UC Davis for last in the conference.
 
Pitching continues to be a strength for the Rainbow Warriors and was evident despite the sweep at Cal State Fullerton. In the opener, Matt Cooper tossed nine scoreless innings and struck out a career-high 11 hitters but saw his team lose on a walk-off hit in the 10^th inning.
 
In the finale, Jarrett Arakawa and Scott Kuzminsky shared the mound duties with each giving up just one run. Kuzminsky's run unfortunately came on a squeeze play in the bottom of the 11^th as Hawai'i dropped its second walk-off defeat of the series.
 
Marc Flores continues to be UH's most productive hitter. He leads the team in homeruns (4), RBI (32), and slugging percentage (.435), and is tied with Kaeo Aliviado for the team lead in doubles (7).
 
NYIT enters the series with a 4-36 record with the nation's second-lowest RPI.
 
Games 41-44
What: Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors vs. New York Institute of Technology
When: Friday, May 2 (6:35 p.m.), Saturday, May 3, doubleheader (3:35 p.m.), and Sunday, May 4 (1:05 p.m.)
Where: Honolulu, O'ahu (Les Murakami Stadium)
Television: None
Streaming Video: None
Radio: ESPN AM 1420 will be broadcasting all games of the series with Don and Scott Robbs calling the action.
Audio Webcast: http://espn1420am.com
Live Stats: Live in-game stats are available at HawaiiAthletics.com.
Promotions: Hawaii Pacific Health is the series sponsor and will award great prizes throughout the weekend. Friday's game will be followed by an autograph session on the field. Also, season-ticket holders in all UH sports receive 50% off adult tickets to the game on Sundayand members of the military to all games.