HONOLULU – The Hawai'i baseball team returns to Les Murakami Stadium after an eight-game road trip to host a three-game series with UC Davis Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The teams will play 6:35 p.m. games the first two days before taking Saturday off, and finishing the series Sunday with a 1:05 p.m. first pitch.

The Rainbow Warriors lead the all-time series with the Aggies, 24-11, winning last year's series in Davis after sweeping the series in 2021 at Les Murakami Stadium.
 

HAWAI'I (22-18, 11-10 Big West) vs. UC DAVIS (17-27, 7-14 Big West)
Dates & Times				Thursday, May 11 - 6:35 p.m. Friday, May 12 - 6:35 p.m. Sunday, May 14 - 1:05 p.m.
Location				Honolulu, O'ahu -- Les Murakami Stadium
Radio				ESPN 1420 AM
TV/Live Stream				Spectrum Sports / ESPN+ (Thursday, Sunday only)
Live Stats				Thursday | Friday | Sunday
PDF Notes				Hawai'i | UC Davis
Social Media				@HawaiiBaseball  | @Hawaiibsb
Promotions				California Hotel and Casino is the series sponsor and will award a Vacations Hawaii Vegas Trip for two. Fans can register to win at the sports marketing table located near the main entrance and a winner will be selected on Sunday. Thursday (May 11): 2010's Night.  Top music hits and 2010's to present themed clips will be played on the video board to give flashback throughout the decade. Throwback Thursday:  Discounted ticket prices in the upper level (Adults - $6; Senior Citizen - $5; Youth (ages 4 to HS) - $4). Friday (May 12):  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 near the Big West Conference logo on the ground level). Group-rates and ticket discounts available for select games. Sunday (May 14): Mothers Day. Celebrate Mothers Day at Les Murakami Stadium.  The first 200 mothers will receive carnations courtesy of Watanabe Floral.  Pamper mom with a special food and beverage package as two lucky mothers will be selected to receive $50 certificates courtesy of Sodexo.
Projected Rotations				Hawai'i Thursday: LHP Harry Gustin (2-3, 3.38) Friday: LHP Randy Abshier (4-2, 4.03) Sunday: TBD	UC Davis Thursday: LHP Bryan Green (5-1, 376) Friday: RHP Kaden Hogan (2-1, 3.86) Sunday: TBD

 
  
HEAD COACH RICH HILL
At Hawai'i: 50-42, 2nd season
Collegiate Record: 1,129-780-4, 36th season

SERIES VS. UC DAVIS
Record: 24-11
Streak: UH won 1
Last Meeting: Apr. 24, 2022 (UH won, 17-1)

LEADING OFF 
DID YOU KNOW?
Jacob Igawa heads into the weekend on a 13-game hitting streak, batting .353 (18-for-51) with 14 RBIs over that stretch. He also leads the team with a .302 batting average in conference play.

HOME COOKIN'
The Rainbow Warrior pitching staff has been solid at home over the last handful of weekends at Les Murakami Stadium. The 'Bows have an ERA of 2.33 over their last 12 home games with 95 strikeouts over 108.0 innings. UH has held its opponents to three or fewer runs in nine of the last 12 home games, going 9-3 overall in that span. Overall on the season Hawai'i pitching has a 4.32 ERA at home, compared to 5.83 on the road.
 
THE ULTIMATE GOAL
As the 2022-23 academic year comes to an end, the Rainbow Warriors will have seven student-athletes receive their degrees at Saturday's commencement ceremony. Six of the seven will be earning their undergraduate degrees while one will be finishing up a master's.
 
Kyson Donahue – Interdisciplinary Studies
Dallas Duarte – Human Development & Family Studies
Tyler Dyball – Interdisciplinary Studies
Jacob Igawa – Civil Engineering
Zach Losey – Finance*
Dalton Renne – Sociology
Tai Walton – Economics
*Master's degree; will graduate following summer of 2023
 
NAIL BITERS
Hawai'i has been in a number of close games this season, especially during Big West play. The 'Bows have had 17 games decided by three or fewer runs, including 12 games in the last 19 that have been decided by one or two runs. UH is 10-7 in games decided by three runs or less and 5-7 in one-run games, while 13 of the Rainbow Warriors' 21 Big West games have been either one or two-run games, including six of the last nine conference games.  
 
LATE INNING MAGIC
The Hawai'i bats have come through in the clutch late in games to lead the 'Bows to wins this year. In wins this year, the Rainbow Warriors have scored the go-ahead runs in the sixth inning or later nine times, including six times in the last eight wins. UH is also 6-0 in games that have been tied after the sixth inning and 7-0 in games that are tied after five. Additionally, the nine go-ahead run-scoring plays have come off the bat of seven different players.
 
Jared Quandt – Wright State (2/18), RBI 2B, 8th inning
Jacob Igawa – at Cal Poly (3/17), E9, 10th inning
Kyson Donahue – Tulane (3/24), 2B, 2 RBI, 6th inning
Matthew Miura – CSU Bakersfield (4/8), FC, RBI, 8th inning
Dallas Duarte – UC San Diego (4/14), 2B, RBI, 8th inning
Jacob Igawa – Long Beach State (4/21), 1B, 2 RBI, 7th inning
Zach Storbakken – Long Beach State (4/22), 2B, RBI, 8th inning
Matt Wong – at UC Riverside (4/29), HR, 2 RBI, 9th inning
Jared Quandt – at UC Irvine (5/5), 3B, RBI, 7th inning
 
MIX & MATCH
After using 50 different batting lineups in 52 games a year ago, head coach Rich Hill again has a ton of options offensively in 2023, having used 38 different lineup combinations through the first 40 games of the season.
 
» No UH player has been in the same spot in the lineup in every game.
» All nine spots in the lineup have had at least three different players start in them.
» 14 different players have started in the No. 8 hole while 10 have started in the No. 9 spot.
 
SHUT THE DOOR
Lefty Connor Harrison has been one of the Rainbow Warriors' go-to arms out of the bullpen all season. The junior is third in The Big West with 21 appearances and is second in the league and 12th nationally among all qualified pitchers with a 2.13 ERA. Harrison also is tied for second in the conference with seven saves and has 38 strikeouts to 12 walks in 42.1 innings pitched.
 
» Owns a 1.17 ERA over 15.1 innings at home, striking out 19 while walking five in 10 appearances.
» Has not allowed an earned run in 16 of his 22 appearances.
» Has matched or set a new career-high in two of his last four outings, throwing four innings and getting a save at Cal Baptist on Apr. 25 before working five innings on May 7 at UC Irvine.