HONOLULU – Winners of 15 of the last 17 games, Hawai'i will look to finish the regular season on a hot streak when it hosts Cal State Fullerton on Senior Weekend Thursday and Friday at 6:35 p.m. and Saturday at 4:05 p.m. at Les Murakami Stadium.
The Rainbow Warriors will look to further make their case that they belong in the NCAA Tournament conversation and climb up the Big West standings, currently sitting in fourth. The Titans lead the all-time series, 26-17, taking two of three games last year in Fullerton.
| HAWAI'I (34-16, 17-10 Big West) vs. CAL STATE FULLERTON (16-35, 7-20 Big West) |
| Dates & Times |
Thursday, May 23 -- 6:35 p.m.
Friday, May 24 -- 6:35 p.m.
Saturday, May 25 -- 4:05 p.m. |
| Location |
Honolulu, O'ahu -- Les Murakami Stadium |
| Radio |
ESPN Honolulu |
| TV/Live Stream |
Spectrum Sports/ESPN+ |
| Live Stats |
Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| PDF Notes |
Hawai'i | Cal State Fullerton |
| Social Media |
@HawaiiBaseball  | @Hawaiibsb  |
| Promotions |
Senior Weekend
UHFCU is the sponsor of Senior Weekend! Come out and help send off our 14 seniors all weekend long and stick around following the conclusion of Saturday's game to help us honor our Rainbow Warrior seniors. |
| Projected Rotations |
Hawai'i
Thursday -- LHP Harrison Bodendorf (4-3, 4.67)
Friday -- LHP Randy Abshier (4-4, 4.32)
Sunday -- TBD |
Cal State Fullerton
Thursday -- LHP Mikiah Negrete (4-4, 4.46)
Friday -- TBD
Sunday -- RHP Christian Rodriguez (3-7, 5.15) |
HEAD COACH RICH HILL
At Hawai'i: 91-60, 3rd season
Collegiate Record: 1,170-798-4, 37th season
SERIES VS. CAL STATE FULLERTON
Fullerton leads, 26-17
Last Meeting: 2023 in Fullerton (Fullerton won series, 2-1)
LEADING OFF
DID YOU KNOW?
The Rainbow Warriors are one of just five teams in the country with a sub 4.00 ERA and at least a .290 batting average. UH is hitting .294 as a team while owning a 3.89 ERA. #1 Tennessee, #4 Texas A&M, #9 East Carolina and Dallas Baptist are the others.
ON A ROLL
One of the hottest teams in the country over the last month, Hawai'i heads into the weekend as winners of 15 of its last 17 games since Apr. 16. The 'Bows have the third-best record in the nation over that span and have won five straight Big West series, outscoring opponents 122-53. UH has also won eight consecutive home games coming into this weekend including back-to-back sweeps of CSUN and UC Riverside. In 2023, UH won nine straight home games to end the year.
Best Records Since Apr. 16
1. San Diego – 15-1 (.938)
2. UC Santa Barbara – 18-2 (.900)
T3. Hawai'i – 15-2 (.882)
T3. Charleston – 15-2 (.882)
MAHALO SENIORS
Hawai'i will honor a large senior class of 14 following the conclusion of Saturday's Senior Night game. The UH senior class has combined for 754 total starts in a Rainbow Warrior uniform while 11 of the 14 have been a part of the program for at least three seasons.
UH Baseball Seniors
Randy Abshier
Tai Atkins
Naighel Ali'i Calderon
Nainoa Cardinez
Kyson Donahue
Dallas Duarte
Tyler Dyball
Connor Harrison
Blake Hiraki
Trevor Ichimura
Stone Miyao
Sean Rimmer
Jake Tsukada
Aaron Ujimori
LETHAL ARMS
The Rainbow Warrior pitching staff's dominance during the team's current hot streak has put them among the national leaders in a number of categories. The 'Bows rank fifth nationally with an ERA of 3.89 and are sixth in walks allowed per nine innings (3.14). UH is also 10th in WHIP (1.27), strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.81) and shutouts (5). Hawai'i also leads the Big West in each of those categories.
SHUT DOWN STRETCH
The Rainbow Warrior pitching staff has been dealing over the last 10 games to propel the team to its recent hot streak. UH pitchers have limited opponents to four runs or fewer in each of the last 10 games and have allowed just 17 runs total during that stretch. Hawai'i has also held its teams to eight or fewer hits in the last 10 games and have twice in that span fanned at least 10 batters without walking any.
Notable Pitching Stats - Last 10 Games
ERA – 1.31
Hits Allowed – 58
Runs/Earned Runs Allowed – 17/13
K/BB – 89/27
Opponent Batting Average – .182
