HONOLULU – The Hawai'i baseball team heads to the mainland for eight straight road games with a four-game series at Cal State Fullerton Friday through Sunday. 
 

HAWAI'I (20-14, 12-12 Big West) at Cal State Fullerton (17-18, 10-6 Big West)
Date | Time				Friday, April 30 at 2 p.m. HT; Saturday (DH), May 1 at 9 a.m. HT; Sunday, May 2 at 10 a.m. HT
Location				Fullerton, Calif. - Goodwin Field
Television				none
Live Stream				BigWest.tv
Radio				ESPN Honolulu | Sideline Hawai'i App
Live Stats				Cal State Fullerton Athletics
Game Notes				Hawai'i | Cal State Fullerton
Social Media				@HawaiiBaseball  | #HawaiiBSB | @HawaiiBSB  | Facebook

   

PROBABLE ROTATION
HAWAI'I								CAL STATE FULLERTON
Name				Yr.		(Rec., ERA)	DAY	Name	Yr.		(Rec., ERA)
Aaron Davenport				So.	RHP	(3-3, 2.93)	Fri.	Tanner Bibee	Jr.	RHP	(6-4, 3.05)
Cade Halemanu				So.	RHP	(3-1, 3.77)	Sat. (1)	Ryan Hare	Sr.	RHP	(0-1, 6.21)
Li'i Pontes				So.	RHP	(2-2, 3.20)	Sat. (2)	Michael Knorr	So.	RHP	(1-2, 6.75)
Logan Pouelsen				Sr.	RHP	(3-1, 4.76)	Sun.	Kyle Luckham	So.	RHP	(3-5, 5.80)

 
HEAD COACH MIKE TRAPASSO
Overall record: 532-519 (20th season)
At Hawai'i: same

SERIES VS CAL STATE FULLERTON
Overall record: 22-11, Cal State Fullerton
Under Trapasso: 20-8, Cal State Fullerton
Streak: Hawai'i, 2

FIRST PITCH

• Stone Miyao won BWC Field Player of the Week honors after hitting .500 with 7 RBI on 9 hits including his first career home run against UC Davis (4/23-25).
• Jared Quandt became the second freshman in school history and first since 1982 to hit a grand slam. Quandt hit a grand slam against CSU Bakersfield on Saturday April 17. 
• In his return to the starting lineup (4/17-25), Dustin Demeter is hitting .400 with 11 RBI with 12 hits and three home runs.
• Demeter had a career-high 4-hit game against CSU Bakersfield in the game he hit the home run and tied a career-high four-RBI.
• Redshirt freshman Tyler Dyball has earned a save in all three of his last three appearances. Marking the first time since 2018 a Rainbow Warrior has three saves in three consecutive appearances.
• Over the team's 8-game homestand April 16-25, Miyao, Demeter, Fogel and Baeza have all collected 12 hits. 
• Hawai'i has shutout a Big West time twice in the same season for the first time since 2015 when the Rainbow Warriors had three BWC shutouts.
• Hawai'i ranks 42nd in the nation in batting average (.289) and ranks fourth in the Big West.
• Hawai'i has allowed the 5th fewest walks per nine innings in the country (2.36).
• UH pitching ranks 23rd in the country in ERA (3.66) and has posted the 18th most shutouts in the country (4).
• Hawai'i has turned the 17th-most double plays this season (31) and 17th most per game (0.91).
• Scotty Scott ranks 12th nationally in hit by pitch per game (0.48) and 16th nationally in total HBP (12).
• Hawai'i's 10-game winning streak was the longest since 1998 and the longest in Trapasso's tenure.

NCAA EXTENDS EXTRA YEAR TO SPRING SPORTS ATHLETES

All returning college players were granted an additional year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic that ended the 2020 season six weeks into the season. All NCAA athletes (D-I, D-II and D-III), and junior college athletes keep their athletic standing from the 2020 season. Thus a freshman in 2020 is a freshman in 2021. A redshirt junior in 2020 stays a redshirt junior in 2021. 

Hawai'i has decided to label all athletes as their athletic eligibility rather than advance their eligibility or add on additional confusing language such as "second-year freshman" or "sixth-year junior."

Incoming freshmen are as listed, freshmen. 

HOMEGROWN TALENT
Head coach Mike Trapasso has built a strong contingent of talent from the Hawaiian islands, and brought in some of the top names from the 2020 class, including the second-ranked recruit in the state. In total, 18 of the teams' 37 roster spots are Hawai'i high school graduates, 10 of which are from O'ahu.
 

NAME	HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL	YEAR	POS.
Bubba Akana	Honolulu, O'ahu (Saint Francis)	Fr.	INF
Tai Atkins	Kohala, Hawai'i (KS-Hawaii)	Fr.	LHP/OF
Naighel Calderon	Lanai City, Lanai (Lanai)	Fr.	OF
Matt Campos	Waipahu, O'ahu ('Iolani)	Jr.	INF
Nainoa Cardinez	Kapa'a, Kaua'i (Kapa'a)	Fr.	C/UTL
Dallas Duarte	Ke'eu, Hawai'i (KS-Hawai'i)	So.	C
Tyler Dyball	Honolulu, O'ahu (Kaiser)	Fr.	RHP
Cade Halemanu	Pearl City, O'ahu (Pearl City)	So.	RHP
Blake Hiraki	Honolulu, O'ahu ('Iolani)	Fr.	C
Trevor Ichimura	Honolulu, O'ahu ('Iolani)	Fr.	RHP
Jacob Igawa	Hilo, Hawai'i (Waiakea)	So.	UTL
Stone Miyao	Hilo, Hawai'i (Waiakea)	Fr.	INF
Konnor Palmeira	Kahalui, Maui (KS-Maui)	Fr.	C/UTL
Li'i Pontes	Honolulu, O'ahu (KS-Kapalama)	So.	RHP
Austin Teixeira	Waimanalo, O'ahu (Saint Louis)	Fr.	LHP/OF
Aaron Ujimori	Honolulu, O'ahu ('Iolani)	Fr.	INF
Safea Villaruz-Mauai	Hilo, Hawai'i (Waiakea)	Fr.	INF
Matt Wong	Honolulu, O'ahu (Saint Louis)	Jr.	OF

 





















DOLLARS FOR DOUBLES

• The University of Hawai'i Athletics and 'Ahahui Koa Ānuenue are inviting fans this year to make a "Dollars for Doubles" pledge for the 2021 baseball season.
• Although attendance at games is not possible due to COVID19 rules, this initiative provides an alternate way to cheer on the Rainbow Warriors from home while also supporting UH Athletics at the same time.
• Make your pledge here.

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