HONOLULU – Coming off one of the best finishing stretches to the season by any team nationally in a year ago, Hawai'i will look to continue its upward trajectory when it opens the 2025 season with a four-game series against Marshall starting Friday night at Les Murakami Stadium.
 
The 'Bows and Thundering Herd have never met in UH's collegiate era, however there are three meetings on record from 1913-15, prior to Hawai'i having an NCAA baseball program.
 

OUTRIGGER OPENING SERIES | HAWAI'I (0-0, 0-0 Big West) vs. MARSHALL (0-0, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Dates & Times				Friday, Feb. 14 -- 6:35 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 -- 1:05 p.m. (7 inning game) Saturday, Feb. 15 -- 40 mins. after end of game 1 (9 inning game) Sunday, Feb. 16 -- 1:05 p.m.
Location				Honolulu, O'ahu -- Les Murakami Stadium
Radio				ESPN Honolulu (Fri., Gm 1 Sat., Sun.) | CBS 1500 (Gm 2 Sat.)
TV/Live Stream				Spectrum Sports/ESPN+ (Friday only)
Live Stats				Friday | Saturday (Gm 1) | Saturday (Gm 2 | Sunday
PDF Notes				Hawai'i | Marshall
Social Media				@HawaiiBaseball  | @Hawaiibsb
Projected Rotations (2024 stats)				Hawai'i Friday -- LHP Sebastian Gonzalez (0-0, 3.19) Saturday (Gm 1) -- RHP Itsuki Takemoto (3-1, 4.10) Saturday (Gm 2) -- LHP Cory Ronan (1-0, 3.60) Sunday -- TBD	Marshall Friday -- LHP Bryce Blevins (3-5, 3.45) Saturday (Gm 1) -- RHP Fenix DiGiacomo (3-5, 5.78) Saturday (Gm 2) -- RHP Griffin Miller (3-3, 4.98) Sunday -- TBD

HEAD COACH RICH HILL
At Hawai'i: 94-60, 4th season
Collegiate Record: 1,173-798-4, 38th season

SERIES VS. MARSHALL
First Meeting

DID YOU KNOW?
The Rainbow Warriors ended the 2024 as one of the nation's hottest teams, going 18-2 over the final 20 games to tie for the best record nationally by any team in their last 20 games of the season. UH's five-game winning streak is the longest active one nationally.
 
RAISING THE STANDARD
Over the last three seasons under head coach Rich Hill, Hawai'i has enjoyed its most successful seasons since joining the Big West. The Rainbow Warriors have posted three consecutive winning seasons under Hill - their first three over .500 finishes since joining the Big West in 2012. UH has finished in the top five of the conference each of the last three seasons, including third-place finishes in 2022 and 2024. The 'Bows have won 57 Big West games over the last three years - the most conference wins in a three-year stretch for the program since 1990-92. UH also ended last season as arguably the hottest team in the country going 18-2 over the final 20 games - tied for the best record nationally in a team's final 20 regular season games last year.
 
MANOA MAGIC
The Rainbow Warriors have made Les Murakami Stadium one of the toughest places to play in the country over the last few years. UH is 45-17 at home over the last two seasons and heads into the 2025 campaign with the nation's longest active home winning streak at 11 games. Hawai'i has been especially good at home during the later stages of the season, owning a 15-0 home record in May over the last two seasons and an 18-3 mark at home in May over three seasons under head coach Rich Hill.
 
Longest Active Home Winning Streaks
1. Hawai'i – 11
T2. Portland – 9
T2. ETSU – 9
T2. Sam Houston – 9
 
TABLE SETTER
Coming off of a career year, leadoff batter and shortstop Jordan Donahue will look to go out with a bang as a senior in 2025. A preseason All-Big West selection, Donahue hit .349 in 2024 with two homers, 30 RBIs and 17 doubles. The Mililani native also finished second on the team with a .458 on base percentage and committed just six errors all season at shortstop, finishing with a .967 fielding percentage.
 
NEW FACES
The Rainbow Warrior lineup will feature a number of newcomers in 2025 following the departures of a number of key position players from last year. UH lost five players who started at least 25 games last season and will return just four players who started at least 40 games. The incoming group of position players includes a number of four-year and junior college transfers who will look to make an immediate impact.
 
» Two-year starter at second base for CSUN Shunsuke Sakaino joins the program after hitting .300 with a .409 OBP and 118 hits over his three seasons as a Matador.
» Maui native Konnor Palmeira returns to the program after spending one year at Everett CC and the last two seasons at Cal State Bakersfield. Palmeira played his freshman year at UH in 2021.
» Aidan Kuni arrives at UH after a stellar career at McLennan CC in Texas, hitting .365 with 15 homers and 80 RBIs over two seasons.
» JUCO transfers Britton Beeson, Will Bowen and Jack Salmon will compete for spots in the outfield after decorated careers at California junior colleges.
 
BRINGING THE HEAT
The Rainbow Warrior pitching staff will feature a little more velocity in 2025 than past years. According to data collected during preseason practices, Hawai'i has 15 pitchers on its staff that can top out at 90 MPH or more.
 
UH Pitchers Topping Out at 90+ MPH
Liam O'Brien - 96.3
Cooper Walls - 94.1
Ethan Thomas - 93.6
Itsuki Takemoto - 93.6
Cory Ronan - 93.0
Kaysen Raineri - 92.7
Isaiah Magdaleno - 92.3
Koen Barton - 92.2
Jimmy Urban - 91.8
Charlie Adamson - 91.6
Freddy Rodriguez - 91.3
Anthony Andrews - 91.2
Sebastian Gonzalez - 90.8
Kyle Dobyns - 90.8
Joshua Surigao - 90.1