HONOLULU - The University of Hawai'i baseball team returns to Les Murakami Stadium to host reigning Big West champion Cal State Fullerton for a three-game series set for Thursday, April 18 - Saturday, April 20. Last time out, the 'Bows went 1-2 on a road swing at UC Riverside. For the Rainbow Warriors, 12 of their 14 wins have come at home this season.
Games 34-36
Who: Hawai'i (14-19, 4-5 Big West) vs. Cal State Fullerton (15-17, 3-3 Big West)
When: Thursday, April 18 - Saturday, April 20
Time: Thursday & Friday - 6:35 p.m.; Saturday - 1:05 p.m.
Where: Les Murakami Stadium - Honolulu, HI
Tickets: HawaiiAthletics.com
TV: None
Streaming Video: None
Radio: ESPN Honolulu (92.7 FM, 1420 AM) (Games 1 & 3);
CBS Sports Radio 1500 AM (Game 2): Josh Pacheco (play-by-play) and Harrison Kuroda (color)
Live Stats: Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3
Series Information: Cal State Fullerton leads 21-9
PROMOTIONS
Bank of Hawaii is the series sponsor and will award great prizes.
- Throwback Thursday (Apr. 18): Discounted ticket prices in the upper level (Adults - $5; Senior Citizen - $4; Youth (ages 4 to HS) - $3). Tickets can be purchased by calling 944-2697 (option 2), at Les Murakami Stadium on game day or in advance at the Stan Sheriff Center Box Office.
- Friday (Apr. 19): Stick around after the game for an autograph session on the field.
- Saturday (Apr. 20): Visit the Bank of Hawaii table prior to the game on the ground level to participate in the "Plinko" game and win free prizes. 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 game on Saturday (Check-in 30 minutes prior to first pitch of the first game near the Big West Conference logo on the ground level).
GAME NOTES
- Hawai'i is 9-21 in the all-time series versus Cal State Fullerton dating back to the first meeting in 1979.
- UH has gone 1-2 versus the Titans in each of the last two seasons after going 2-1 in the three-game series in 2016.
- Cal State Fullerton earned the Big West championship last season, going on to win the Stanford Regional to qualify for the NCAA Super Regional. The Titans, sitting at 15-17 (3-3 Big West) in 2019, were selected as the favorites in the Big West preseason poll.
- Hawai'i is coming off a 1-2 weekend at UC Riverside in which Daylen Calicdan led the offense with a .538 average (7-for-13). The redshirt sophomore currently leads the 'Bows with a .346 batting average for the season.
- Offensively, junior Brennen Hancock is on an 11-game hitting streak. The Bellevue College transfer is 17-for-41 (.415) with five multi-hit games during that stretch.
- Following the Cal State Fullerton series, UH will hit the road for eight-consecutive games away from Les Murakami Stadium. The road trip will begin with a non-conference game at San Diego on Wednesday, April 24.
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