Honolulu- The offseason has been a busy one for the University of Hawaii and head coach Mike Trapasso. In early August UH welcomed a new addition to its coaching staff in assistant Mike Brown, and now with individual workouts taking place in September, the roster will welcome in 16 new student-athletes, with 11 of them being true freshman.
 
"The fall is always an important time for us," said Trapasso.  "We're happy to welcome our incoming players, and glad to see our returnees back on campus."
 
Of the 16 new faces, nine of them are true position players; an additional six are listed as strictly pitchers, with one listing as both a pitcher and an outfielder. Listed below are each student-athlete and their specialty.
 
Right-Handed Pitchers

• Blaze (Li'l) Pontes (Fr.)
• Aaron Davenport (Fr.)
• Taylor Burns (Jr.)
• Cade Halemanu (Fr.)
• Tyler Dyball (Fr.)
• Calvin Turchin (So.)

 
Left Handed-Pitcher Pitcher/Outfielder

• Connor Butler (Fr.)

 
Outfield/First Base

• Brennan Hancock (Jr.)

 
Infield

• Tyler Best (Fr.)
• Jack Kennelly (Jr.)
• AJ Angel (Fr.)
• Matt Campos (Jr.)

 
Outfield

• Scotty Scott (Fr.)

 
Catcher

• Dallas Duarte (Fr.)
• Daniel Crasnick (Fr.)

 
First Base/Catcher

• Max Crabbe (Fr.)

 
When the month of September concludes, the Rainbow Warriors will begin official team workouts on October 2^nd. The 2019 seasons is slated to begin on February 15, and the full schedule will be released on a later date.