HONOLULU – Winners of five in a row and seven of the last eight games, Hawai'i hosts Big West-leader CSUN for a three-game series Friday through Sunday at Les Murakami Stadium.
The 'Bows will look to keep climbing up the conference standings when they take on the Matadors, who come into the weekend with the nation's longest active winning streak at nine games. CSUN leads the all-time series between the two schools, 41-22, taking two out of three games last year in Northridge.
| HAWAI'I (26-15, 9-9 Big West) vs. CSUN (28-14, 14-4 Big West) |
| Dates & Times |
Friday, May 3 -- 6:35 p.m.
Saturday, May 4 -- 6:35 p.m.
Sunday, May 5 -- 1:05 p.m. |
| Location |
Honolulu, O'ahu -- Les Murakami Stadium |
| Radio |
ESPN Honolulu |
| TV/Live Stream |
Spectrum Sports/ESPN+ (Friday only) |
| Live Stats |
Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| PDF Notes |
Hawai'i | CSUN |
| Social Media |
@HawaiiBaseball  | @Hawaiibsb  |
| Promotions |
"Use the Force Weekend"
Hawai'i baseball fans, this weekend will be our "Use the Force" Weekend! Come and enjoy a baseball experience from a galaxy far far away! Come and support and May the 4th be with you!!!
Tropical Turn Up Tug Of War Competition
On Friday, come and participate in the tropical turn up "tug of war!" competition make sure you get here early and come to the tropical turn up to participate. The winner of the tug of war will participate in our on field game against our own marketing staff members. Make sure you come out to the tropical turn up.
Live In-Game DJ All Weekend
Hawaii baseball fans get ready to turn up with DJ DBOX as he takes over The Les. From classic hits to fan favorites, he's bringing the beats to keep the energy high throughout the game. |
| Projected Rotations |
Hawai'i
Friday -- LHP Sebastian Gonzalez (0-0, 3.33)
Saturday -- LHP Randy Abshier (2-4, 5.66)
Sunday -- TBD |
CSUN
Friday -- RHP Thomas Bainton (3-1, 4.40)
Saturday -- RHP Ryan Halamicek (5-2, 5.11)
Sunday -- TBD |
HEAD COACH RICH HILL
At Hawai'i: 83-59, 3rd season
Collegiate Record: 1,162-797-4, 37th season
SERIES VS. CSUN
CSUN leads, 41-22
Last Meeting: 2023 in Northridge (CSUN won series, 2-1)
LEADING OFF
DID YOU KNOW?
The Rainbow Warrior pitching staff currently ranks in the top 25 nationally in a number of key categories. UH is 12th nationally in walks allowed per nine innings (3.27), strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.69), 24th in WHIP (1.33) and 25th in ERA (4.41).
RAKING RAINBOWS
The Rainbow Warrior offense has put up numbers that haven't been seen in the recent history of the program. UH is averaging 7.34 runs per game, on pace to be the highest scoring offense since 1998 while the team's .292 batting average would be the highest since 2007 if the season ended today. Additionally, the team's .417 on-base percentage would shatter the previous program single-season record (since 2002) of .395.
HEATING UP
Winners of the last five games and seven of the last eight, Hawai'i will look to continue its hot play this weekend vs. conference leader CSUN. The Rainbow Warriors are coming off of a road sweep of UC San Diego and a midweek win over Hawai'i Hilo. Prior to the four victories this past week, the 'Bows took two of three games from Cal Poly with both of those wins coming in walk-off fashion.
Winning Streak Numbers
Batting Average – .337
OBP – .447
ERA – 3.56
K/BB – 47/22
Score – 52-25 (10.4-5.0 per game)
LATE INNING MAGIC
The Hawai'i bats have delivered in a number of big moments late in games this season. The Rainbow Warriors have taken the lead in the eighth inning or later in eight of their victories this year, with six of those coming in the ninth inning or extra innings. UH has won six games in which it was tied or trailing after eight innings while winning six times when tied or trailing through seven frames. The 'Bows have scored 72 runs in the eighth inning or later on the year, with 54 of those coming in the eighth inning. Seven different players have delivered the eventual game-winning RBI in the eight games in which UH has taken the lead in the eighth inning or later.
