HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i baseball team returns to Les Murakami Stadium to host #5 Vanderbilt in a four-game series beginning on Friday.
 

HAWAI'I (4-4) vs. VANDERBILT (6-2)
Date | Time				Friday, Mar. 4, 6:35 p.m. HT | Saturday (Doubleheader), Mar. 5, 1:05 p.m. HT | Sunday, Mar. 6, 1:05 p.m. HT
Location				Honolulu, O'ahu | Les Murakami Stadium
Television				Spectrum Sports (Friday & Sunday)
Live Stream				ESPN+ (Friday) | ESPN+ (Sunday)
Radio				CBS 1500 (Friday & Saturday) | ESPN Honolulu (Sunday)
Live Stats				Friday | Saturday (Game 1) | Saturday (Game 2) | Sunday
Game Notes				Hawai'i | Vanderbilt
Social Media				@HawaiiBaseball  | #HawaiiBSB | @HawaiiBSB  | Facebook
Promotions				Bank of Hawaii is the series sponsor and will distribute 100 fan packs (clear backpack filled with hand wipes, face mask, and plastic fan) during each day of the series. Come out to Les Murakami Stadium against 5th ranked Vanderbilt to celebrate 70's weekend with the 'Bows. Top music hits and 70's themed clips will be played on the video board to give flashback to the decade. Fans are encouraged to wear their favorite 70's apparel.   Saturday (Mar. 5): Little League teams or groups that have purchased a group rate package are invited onto the field for the National Anthem & Hawaii Pono'i prior to the game on the first game of the double header on Saturday (Check-in 30 minutes prior to first pitch of the first game near the Big West Conference logo on the ground level). All baseball ticket holders for the Saturday double header will be allowed to enter the Saturday Rainbow Wahine Basketball game at no charge.  Please present your baseball game ticket upon entry to the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center Entry Gate A.

   

PROBABLE ROTATION
HAWAI'I								VANDERBILT
Name				Yr.		(Rec., ERA)	DAY	Name	Yr.		(Rec., ERA)
Cade Halemanu				Jr.	RHP	(0-0, 7.00)	Fri.	Chris McElvain	Jr.	RHP	(1-0, 0.00)
Andy Archer				Gr.	RHP	(0-1, 5.19)	Sat.	Carter Holton	Fr.	LHP	(1-0, 5.40)
TBA							Sat.	TBA
TBA							Sun.	Nick Maldonado	Jr.	RHP	(1-1, 2.25)

HEAD COACH RICH HILL
Overall record: 1,083-742-4 (35th season)
At Hawai'i: 4-4 (1st season)

SERIES VS VANDERBILT
Overall record vs. Vanderbilt: 19-4
Streak: Vanderbilt, 1 (7-5 in 11 innings, 03/01/20)

FIRST PITCH

• The Rainbow Warriors last hosted a top-25 opponent in 2017 with conference rival Cal State Fullerton when the Titans were ranked #14. The last non-conference team to play in front of a Hawai'i home crowd came in 2015 against Oregon, and the Ducks were slotted at #15.
• Entering Friday, UH is 4-4 mirroring themselves in back-to-back weeks, losing on Friday and Saturday but winning on Sunday and Monday.
• UH is coming off the longest played game in program history. On Monday, February 28, UH and San Diego State battled for six hours and 14 minutes in a 15 inning marathon.
• Nine pitchers were used by UH in the extra-inning extravaganza, also a program record.
• Redshirt-sophomore Trevor Ichimura was the rubber arm in the 8-5 extra-inning win, throwing five and two-thirds innings, recording the longest outing of his career.
• UH collected 11 hits over the 15 innings, with graduate center fielder Cole Cabrera leading the team with a 3-for-7 night at the plate. Junior infielder Matt Aribal did his part by scoring three runs for the 'Bows while collecting a hit and getting hit by a pitch twice.
• The first two spots of the rotation have been solidified by junior Cade Halemanu and graduate Andy Archer. The one-two combo is still trying to gain traction as they're combined 0-1 in four starts with 17 and two-third innings pitched as each of their ERAs are over 5.00.
• Senior left fielder Scotty Scott continues to be an on-base machine to start the season. He has reached base in all eight games this season by either a hit, walk, or hit by a pitch for a .526 OBP%. Scott also has a nine-game hit streak and a 10-game on-base streak dating back to last season.
  

THEM VANDY BOYS
UH, and Vanderbilt has an interesting history with the 'Bows holding a 19-4 advantage all-time against the SEC powerhouse and national champion contending program. The series began in 1973, and the two teams played consistently from 1977 to 1981 before the series was halted until UH visited Nashville, Tennessee, in 2020. The 'Bows are 19-4 all-time against Vandy but are 1-2 in the most recent encounter two years ago. On the island of O'ahu, the 'Bows hold an 18-1 record against them, including a 12 game win streak from March 3, 1977, to March 2, 1981.
 
(OUT OF SIGHT) OUT OF MIND, OUT OF TOUCH, OUT OF TIME
The Warriors bullpen proves to be a strong point of the 2022 roster. After eight games, the pen has recorded all four wins while tallying a 2.94 ERA. Redshirt sophomore Trevor Ichimura, junior Dalton Renne, and freshman Cory Ronnan have accumulated over three innings of work, and all three have recorded 0.00 ERAs. Sophomore Tai Atkins leads the way in appearances with five, tallying an ERA of 2.70 with 12 strikeouts.
 
SEND 'EM HOME
As a team, UH is still trying to find their way offensively with a .219 team batting average, but in terms of getting on base, their team OBP stands at .353. Scott leads the team with a .571 average with runners on base, while junior right fielder Matt is second with at .286. As a unit, UH has drawn 37 walks (4.6 per game) and 22 batters hit by a pitch (2.75 per game). In short, scoring opportunities are there, but with runners are on, UH is hitting .218 and .205 when runners are in scoring position.
 
FINDING HIS GEORGIA LINE
Graduate pitcher Andy Archer has shown flashes of brilliance in his first two starts while featuring a few struggles. The 6'5 right-hander from Peachtree Corners, Georgia, only allows a .200 average against him, including a .167 average when facing left-handers. The problem so far has been his walks, as he has allowed six over eight and two-thirds innings of work. Batters are swatting a .300 average against Archer when runners are on base, compared to .167 when the bases are empty.
 
GIMME SOME MORE
In eight games, two players have consistently stayed in the lineup at their position: Graduate center fielder Cole Cabrera and sophomore third baseman Aaron Ujimori. Cabrera is off to a solid start as he leads the team in slugging percentage at .419 and is second in batting average at .323. Ujimori is still trying to even out at the plate, hitting .161 but leads the team in runs batted in with six.
 
TWO DONAHUES, ONE TEAM
 When looking at the 2022 roster, your mind will wander about Kyson and Jordan Donahue. The infield duo are cousins, and both have multiple years of eligibility remaining. Their grandpas were brothers, and their dads are first cousins. Even though they both went to different high schools, Kyson went to Punahou, and Jordan went to Damien. They're close and decided to transfer to Hawai'i to play together. Jordan redshirted at Oregon State, while Kyson played two years at Arizona, seeing action in 20 games. Jordan has played in eight games this season, with seven at shortstop and another at second base. While Kyson is battling back from injury, playing in two games and starting one at shortstop. In the one game Kyson started, Jordan played beside him at second base. 

HOMEGROWN TALENT

NAME	HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL	YEAR	POS.
Matt Aribal	Pearl City, O'ahu	Jr.	INF
Tai Atkins	Kohala, Hawai'i (KS-Hawaii)	So.	LHP/OF
Cole Cabrera	Honolulu, O'ahu (Punahou)	Gr.	OF
Naighel Calderon	Lanai City, Lanai (Lanai)	So.	OF
Nainoa Cardinez	Kapa'a, Kaua'i (Kapa'a)	So.	C/UTL
Jordan Donahue	Mililani, O'ahu (Damien)	So.	INF
Kyson Donahue	Honolulu, O'ahu (Punahou)	R-So.	INF
Dallas Duarte	Ke'eu, Hawai'i (KS-Hawai'i)	Jr.	C
Tyler Dyball	Honolulu, O'ahu (Kaiser)	R-So.	RHP
Cade Halemanu	Pearl City, O'ahu (Pearl City)	Jr.	RHP
Blake Hiraki	Honolulu, O'ahu ('Iolani)	So.	C
Trevor Ichimura	Honolulu, O'ahu ('Iolani)	R-So.	RHP
Jacob Igawa	Hilo, Hawai'i (Waiakea)	Jr.	UTL
Stone Miyao	Hilo, Hawai'i (Waiakea)	So.	INF
Li'i Pontes	Honolulu, O'ahu (KS-Kapalama)	Jr.	RHP
Bronson Rivera	Holualoa, Hawai'i (Konawaena)	Fr.	INF
Austin Teixeira	Waimanalo, O'ahu (Saint Louis)	Fr.	LHP/OF
Aaron Ujimori	Honolulu, O'ahu ('Iolani)	Fr.	INF
Matt Wong	Honolulu, O'ahu (Saint Louis)	Jr.	OF
Kody Watanabe	Aiea, O'ahu ('Iolani)	Fr.	INF
Matt Wong	Mililani, O'ahu (Saint Louis)	R-Jr.	OF