HONOLULU – The Hawai'i baseball team returns home for the final time of 2021 to play Big West newcomer UC San Diego for four games. Seven Rainbow Warrior seniors will be honored and recognized for their accomplishments and careers as Rainbow Warriors.
| HAWAI'I (23-19, 15-17 Big West) vs UC San Diego (16-16, 16-16 Big West) |
| Date | Time |
Friday, May 21 at 6:35 p.m. HT; Saturday (DH), May 22 at 1:05 p.m. HT; Sunday, May 23 at 1:05 p.m. HT |
| Location |
Honolulu, O'ahu - Les Murakami Stadium |
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| PROBABLE ROTATION |
| HAWAI'I |
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UC SAN DIEGO |
| Name |
Yr. |
|
(Rec., ERA) |
DAY |
Name |
Yr. |
|
(Rec., ERA) |
| Aaron Davenport |
So. |
RHP |
(3-4, 3.11) |
Fri. |
Cameron Leonard |
Sr. |
RHP |
(3-6, 5.64) |
| Cade Halemanu |
So. |
RHP |
(5-2, 4.02) |
Sat. (1) |
Noah Conlon |
Sr. |
RHP |
(2-5, 7.85) |
| Austin Teixeira |
Fr. |
LHP |
(3.1, 3.43) |
Sat. (2) |
TBA |
|
|
|
| Logan Pouelsen |
Sr. |
RHP |
(4-2, 4.26) |
Sun. |
Brandon Weed |
Sr. |
RHP |
(3-2, 5.47) |
HEAD COACH MIKE TRAPASSO
Overall record: 535-524 (20th season)
At Hawai'i: same
SERIES VS UC SAN DIEGO
Overall record: 0-0
Under Trapasso: 0-0
Streak: none, first meeting all-time
FIRST PITCH
- Student-athletes friends and family will be allowed at Les Murakami Stadium for Senior Weekend against UC San Diego. It marks the first game with fans at LMS since March 8, 2020 against Oregon.
- Hawaii will honor the following seven seniors, infielders Alex Baeza, Matt Campos and Dustin Demeter, catcher Tyler Murray, outfielder Adam Fogel, and pitchers Logan Pouelsen and Calvin Turchin.
- Dustin Demeter was named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association after hitting .579 at Cal State Fullerton with three home runs and 14 RBI. Demeter had back-to-back games with 6 RBI.
- Stone Miyao won BWC POW honors after hitting .500 with 7 RBI on 9 hits including his first career home run against UC Davis (4/23-25).
- In his return to the starting lineup (4/17), Dustin Demeter is hitting .469 with six home runs.
- 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 has allowed the third fewest walks per nine innings in the country, leading the nation with a 2.34 K/9. UH led the nation prior to the weekend at CSUN.
- Hawai'i ranks 48th in the nation in batting average (.286) and ranks second in the Big West.
- Hawai'i pitchers have the 9th best strikeout-to-walk ratio in the country (3.24).
- UH pitching ranks 35th in the country in ERA (3.89) and has posted the 42nd most shutouts in the country (4).
- Scotty Scott ranks 25th nationally in hit by pitch per game (0.38) and 34th nationally in total HBP (14).
- Aaron Davenport ranks 36th in the country in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.21).
- Adam Fogel is on a 12-game hitting streak.
- Adam Fogel had multiple base hits in seven-straight games over 4/23-5/1.
- 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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