HONOLULU – The Hawai'i baseball team continues its season-long nine-game homestand with a key Big West series against conference leader UC San Diego. The 'Bows and Tritons will play 6:35 p.m. games on Friday and Saturday before closing out the series with a 1:05 p.m. first pitch Sunday at Les Murakami Stadium. UH holds a 4-3 lead in the all-time series with UCSD, sweeping the Tritons on the road last year.
 

HAWAI'I (14-12, 4-5 Big West) vs. UC SAN DIEGO (21-10, 10-2 Big West)
Dates & Times				Friday, April 14 - 6:35 p.m. Saturday, April 15 - 6:35 p.m. Sunday, April 16 - 1:05 p.m.
Location				Honolulu, O'ahu -- Les Murakami Stadium
Television				None
Radio				CBS 1500 AM (Friday, Saturday) | ESPN 1420 AM (Sunday)
Live Stream				None
Live Stats				Friday | Saturday | Sunday
PDF Notes				Hawai'i | UC San Diego
Social Media				@HawaiiBaseball  | @Hawaiibsb
Promotions				Promotions: Bank of Hawaii is the sponsor of 90's weekend and will distribute 500 canvas tote bags and award great prizes throughout the series. Top music hits and 90's themed clips will be played on the video board to give flashback to the decade.  Saturday (Apr. 15):  Little League teams or groups that have purchased a group rate package are invited onto the field for the National Anthem & Hawaii Pono'i (Check-in 30 minutes prior to first pitch of the first game near the Big West Conference logo on the ground level). Group-rates and ticket discounts available for select games.

 
  
HEAD COACH RICH HILL
At Hawai'i: 42-36, 2nd season
Collegiate Record: 1,121-774-4, 36th season

SERIES VS. UC SAN DIEGO
Record: 4-3
Streak: UH won 3
Last Meeting: May 22, 2022 (UH won, 4-0)

LEADING OFF 
DID YOU KNOW?
Freshman lefty Harrison Bodendorf owns a 1.38 ERA over his last four appearances, striking out 16 and walking just three in 13.0 IP over that stretch. On the season, he holds a 3.25 ERA with 34 Ks in 27.2 innings.
 
NAIL-BITERS
Hawai'i has been in a number of close games this season, especially in this recent stretch. The 'Bows have had 10 games decided by three or fewer runs, including five games in the last six that have been decided by one run. UH is 5-5 in games decided by three runs or less and 4-5 in one-run games, while six of the Rainbow Warriors' nine Big West games have been one-run contests.
 
3-2... x3
Hawai'i will look to bounce back this weekend after dropping a three-game series to CSU Bakersfield during which all of the games were decided by a score of 3-2. The 'Bows dropped heartbreakers in each of the first two games before taking the lead in the eighth inning of the finale to salvage a game in the series. It marked the first time in program history that the Rainbow Warriors played three straight games that were decided by the same score, win or lose. The UH pitching staff turned in a strong effort over the weekend, posting a 2.00 ERA with 26 strikeouts while giving up just four extra-base hits over the three games. Stone Miyao led the team in hitting during the series, batting .571 highlighted by a 4-for-4 day in the finale to lead the 'Bows to a win.
 
HOME COOKIN'
The Rainbow Warrior pitching staff has turned in some strong efforts over the last two weekends at home. The 'Bows hold a 1.33 ERA in the last six home games, allowing just 1.83 runs per game and giving up no more than three runs in any game over that stretch. Additionally, Hawai'i is limiting opponents to a .195 batting average with 59 strikeouts to just 17 walks and 38 hits allowed over 54.0 innings. On the season UH pitching owns a 4.76 ERA at home compared to a 5.54 ERA on the road.
 
KYSON IS KRUSHING
Junior infielder Kyson Donahue has been on a tear over the last few weeks. Despite having his 15-game hitting streak snapped in the opener vs. CSU Bakersfield, Donahue has hit safely in 17 of the last 18 games, batting .377 (26-for-69) with five homers and 23 RBIs over that stretch. On the season, the Punahou School graduate is batting .354 while leading the team with six homers and 29 RBIs. Donahue is also first on the team with a .616 slugging percentage and tied for first with eight doubles.
 
LIFT OFF
The Hawai'i bats have shown some pop over the first eight weeks of the season. The Rainbow Warriors have hit 20 home runs on the year, the most by a UH team through the first 26 games of a season since 2010. Seven different 'Bows have homered, led by Kyson Donahue with six and Matt Wong, Jared Quandt, and Ben Zeigler-Namoa with three each, to put UH in fifth place in the conference in homers.
 
» UH's 20 home runs are already more than it has had in eight of the last 11 seasons.
» The 'Bows are tied for third in The Big West with seven multi-HR games.
» Hawai'i has hit back-to-back homers twice this season, while 14 of the 20 HRs have come in wins.
» Eight of the home runs have come in two-strike counts while seven have been to lead off an inning.
 
LETHAL LEFTIES
Hawai'i has gotten some strong performances out of its lefties throughout the season. The Rainbow Warriors have started lefties Harry Gustin and Randy Abshier in the first two games of each of the last six weekends while Harrison Bodendorf has four starts and Ben Zeigler-Namoa has gotten the ball to start three times. UH has started a left-handed pitcher in 22 of its 26 games this season.
 
» Gustin is 2-2 with a 3.69 ERA over a team-high 39.0 innings with 38 strikeouts to just 15 walks.
» He earned Big West Pitcher of the Week honors on Mar. 27 after allowing just one run on one hit with eight strikeouts over seven innings and taking a no-hitter into the seventh vs. Tulane.
» Abshier has started eight games and has a 3.63 ERA and 33 strikeouts over 34.2 innings.
» He gave up just one hit over six shutout innings with eight strikeouts vs. Tulane on Mar. 25.
» Bodendorf has 34 strikeouts in 27.2 innings, and has a 1.38 ERA and 16 strikeouts over 13.0 innings
in his last four appearances.
» UH pitching as a whole has been tough on left-handed hitters, holding them to a .228 batting average.