HONOLULU – Hawai'i heads into the final week of the regular season with a chance to play its way into the Big West postseason tournament when it hosts UC San Diego.
The Rainbow Warriors and Tritons will play a win-or-go-home series Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Les Murakami Stadium, with the winner qualifying for next week's Big West Championship. UH swept the Tritons last year in La Jolla and have won eight of the last nine meetings dating back to 2022.
WHAT'S AT STAKE?
The Rainbow Warriors will play one of the highest-stakes regular season series in the recent history of the program when they host the Tritons.
» If UH wins two out of three games, it earns a spot in next week's Big West postseason tournament.
» UH can earn the 3-seed and avoid a play-in game with a sweep and UC Irvine sweep of Fullerton.
» A series loss will end UH's season.
| HAWAI'I (31-18, 14-13 Big West) vs. UC SAN DIEGO (25-23, 14-13 Big West) |
| Dates & Times |
Thurs., May 15 -- 6:35 p.m.
Fri., May 16 -- 6:35 p.m.
Sun., May 18 -- 1:05 p.m. |
| Location |
Honolulu, O'ahu -- Les Murakami Stadium |
| Radio |
ESPN Honolulu |
| TV/Live Stream |
Spectrum Sports/ESPN+ |
| Live Stats |
Thursday | Friday | Sunday |
| PDF Notes |
Hawai'i | UC San Diego |
| Tickets |
Friday and Sunday's games are SOLD OUT, however fans can still purchase tickets online via SeatGeek. Fans can also purchase standing room only tickets on gameday at the Les Murakami Stadium box office on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are still available for Thursday's game. |
| Marketing Promotions |
Following Sunday's game, a group of 13 Rainbow Warriors will be recognized as a part of Senior Night.
Charlie Adamson, Kyle Dobyns, Jordan Donahue, Hunter Faildo, Max Jones, Kamana Nahaku, Konnor Palmeira, Jared Quandt, Cory Ronan, Shunsuke Sakaino, Jimmy Urban, Danny Veloz, and Ben Zeigler-Namoa will all be honored in a postgame ceremony on the field. |
| Social Media |
@HawaiiBaseball  | @Hawaiibsb  |
| Projected Rotations |
Hawai'i
Thursday -- RHP Cooper Walls (3-3, 3.54)
Friday -- TBD
Sunday -- TBD |
UC San Diego
Thursday -- RHP Matthew Dalquist (6-4, 4.34)
Friday -- TBD
Sunday -- TBD |
HEAD COACH RICH HILL
At Hawai'i: 125-78, 4th season
Collegiate Record: 1,204-816-4, 38th season
SERIES VS. UC SAN DIEGO
UH leads, 9-4
Last Meeting: UH won series, 3-0 (Apr. 26-28 in La Jolla, Calif.)
DID YOU KNOW?
The Rainbow Warriors are hitting .335 with runners in scoring position, 53 points higher than their overall team average of .282. That mark is second in the Big West behind only UC Irvine. UH has also scored 44.7 percent of its runs with two outs in an inning.
MAHALO SENIORS
Following Sunday's game, the Rainbow Warriors will honor a group of 13 seniors that head into the weekend with a combined 699 starts.
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Charlie Adamson,
Kyle Dobyns,
Jordan Donahue,
Hunter Faildo,
Max Jones,
Kamana Nahaku,
Konnor Palmeira,
Jared Quandt,
Cory Ronan,
Shunsuke Sakaino,
Jimmy Urban,
Danny Veloz,
Ben Zeigler-Namoa
MANOA MAGIC
Hawai'i has continued its strong play at home in 2025 with a 23-9 record highlighted by a number of wins in close games. Despite having a 16-game home winning streak snapped earlier this year, the Rainbow Warriors are still 34-9 in their last 43 home games dating back to April 21 of last year. UH has had two separate winning streaks of at least five games at home this year and has walked off six times at home.
SUNDAY FUNDAY
The Rainbow Warriors have enjoyed massive success in Sunday games under head coach
Rich Hill - especially at home. Dating back to last season, UH has won 13 of its last 14 Sunday home games and are outscoring teams 116-34 over that stretch. This year, the 'Bows are 7-1 at home on Sundays and are outscoring teams 65-15 in those games, holding opponents to five or fewer runs in all of those contests. During Hill's tenure, UH is 36-14 in Sunday games with a 22-6 mark at home.
ROLL IT
Hawai'i is 12th nationally in double plays turned with 45 heading into the final week of the regular season. The Rainbow Warriors have turned at least one double play in 31 of the 49 games, with multiple double plays in 11 games. Of the 45 double plays, 31 have been inning-ending while 13 have been of the 6-4-3 variety and 10 have gone 4-6-3.
