Baseball Set to Open Season at Home Versus Portland

Games 1-4
Who: Hawaiʻi (0-0) versus Portland (0-0)
When: Friday, Feb. 15 - Sunday, Feb. 17
Time: Friday - 6:35 p.m.; Saturday (DH) - 1:05 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.; Sunday - 1:05 p.m.
Where: Les Murakami Stadium - Honolulu, HI
Tickets: HawaiiAthletics.com
TV: FRIDAY ONLY - Live on Spectrum Sports – Channels 16 (SD) and 1016 (HD). Scott Robbs (play-by-play) and Pal Eldredge (color) on the call.
Streaming Video: FRIDAY ONLY - BigWest.TV (Must be a Spectrum cable subscriber to stream in Hawaiʻi)
Radio: Live on ESPN 1420 AM (Friday & Sunday). Live on CBS Sports Radio AM 1500 (Saturday). Josh Pacheco, Harrison Kuroda (Friday & Saturday), Scott Robbs (Sunday). Neighbor islands can listen live on KNUI on Maui, KPUA on the Big Island, KTOH on Kaua'i, and KNWJ in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
Live Stats: HawaiiAthletics.com
Series Information: Portland Leads 4-3

Promotions
Outrigger Hotels and Resorts is the series sponsor

Friday (Feb. 15): Stick around after the game for an autograph session on the field.
Saturday (Feb. 16): Little League teams or groups that have purchased a group rate package are invited onto the field to stand alongside the UH baseball players for the National Anthem & Hawaii Pono'i prior to the first game on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. (Check-in 30 minutes prior to first pitch of the first game near the Big West Conference logo on the ground level).
Sunday Funday (Feb. 17): Ticket Package 1 - $25 for family of four (two adults and two youth); Ticket Package 2 - $40 (four adults). Each ticket package includes four (4) upper level tickets, four (4) hot dogs, and four (4) bottle soda/water (while supplies last). Tickets can be purchased online, calling 944-2697 (option 2), walking up to the Les Murakami Stadium on game day or in advance at the Stan Sheriff Center Box Office.

Game Notes

The University of Hawai'i baseball team officially kicks off the 2019 season at Les Murakami Stadium on Feb. 15 with a four-game series versus Portland out of the West Coast Conference. The series also includes a doubleheader on Feb. 16 and a single game to close the series on Feb. 17.
The Rainbow Warriors open the 2019 campaign with 20-consecutive home games at Les Murakami Stadium. UH will play a total of 32 regular season home games this year.
Hawai'i is the only school in the conference to bring back two First Team All-Big West performers from the 2018 selections. Senior shortstop Maaki Yamazaki returns after leading the 'Bows with a .325 batting average last season, while redshirt junior pitcher Dylan Thomas had a 1.85 ERA last season and was named NCBWA Preseason Second Team All-America.
Head Coach Mike Trapasso, now in his 18th season at UH, will have 18 returning letterwinners to work with in 2019. In addition to Yamazaki and Thomas, Trapasso will also have Second Team All-BWC third baseman Ethan Lopez and Honorable Mention All-BWC outfielder Adam Fogel back with another year of experience.
UH, which was picked sixth in the Big West Preseason Poll, is coming off back-to-back winning seasons including a 27-24 record in 2018. Portland went 23-30 a year ago and is preseason No. 8 in the West Coast Conference poll.
The Rainbow Warriors are 3-4 in the all-time series versus Portland.
UH is looking for another strong start to the season after winning the first four games of the 2018 season.
Following the series versus Portland, UH will host Iowa for a four-game set Feb. 22-24.

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Players Mentioned

#18 Adam Fogel: OF; 6' 5"; Junior; R/R

#9 Ethan Lopez: INF; 5' 11"; Senior; R/R

#23 Dylan Thomas: RHP; 6' 4"; Redshirt Junior; R/R

#2 Maaki Yamazaki: INF; 6' 0"; Senior; L/R

Players Mentioned

#18 Adam Fogel
: 6' 5"; Junior; R/R
: OF

#9 Ethan Lopez
: 5' 11"; Senior; R/R
: INF

#23 Dylan Thomas
: 6' 4"; Redshirt Junior; R/R
: RHP

#2 Maaki Yamazaki
: 6' 0"; Senior; L/R
: INF