IRVINE, Calif. – For the second consecutive year the Hawai'i baseball team will play in a single-elimination game to open the Big West Championship, taking on Cal State Fullerton Wednesday at 6 p.m.
 
The Rainbow Warriors enter the conference postseason tournament as the No. 4 seed having won four of their final five conference series. UH took two games out of three from the Titans in Honolulu during the regular season, highlighted by a 6-5 walk-off win in 10 innings in the finale.
 

BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP -- HAWAI'I (27-22, 16-14 Big West) vs. CAL STATE FULLERTON (23-30, 14-16 Big West)
Dates & Times				Wed., May 20 -- 3:00 p.m. HT
Location				Irvine, Calif. -- Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark
Radio				ESPN Honolulu
TV/Live Stream				ESPN+
Live Stats				Here
PDF Notes				Hawai'i | Cal State Fullerton
Tickets				HERE
Social Media				@HawaiiBaseball  | @Hawaiibsb
Projected Starting Pitchers				Hawai'i Wednesday -- RHP Isaiah Magdaleno (7-4, 2.33)	Cal State Fullerton Wednesday -- LHP Mikiah Negrete (8-4, 2.87)

HEAD COACH RICH HILL
At Hawai'i: 156-103, 5th season
Collegiate Record: 1,235-841-4, 39th season

SERIES VS. CAL STATE FULLERTON
CSF leads, 28-25
Last Meeting: Mar. 27-29 in Honolulu (UH won series, 2-1)

DID YOU KNOW?
Isaiah Magdaleno is the first pitcher in program history to throw multiple nine-inning, one-hit shutouts in a career. Derek Tatsuno is the only other pitcher to have multiple one-hit shutouts of any kind in a career (7 innings).
 
MAGNIFICENT MAGS
Isaiah Magdaleno has been the best pitcher in the country over the final three weeks of the regular season. In his last three starts, he owns a 0.36 ERA with 39 strikeouts to just two walks over 26.0 innings. He has earned Big West Pitcher of the Week three straight times and ranks third nationally in hits allowed/9 innings and fourth in WHIP. Magdaleno has spun one-hit shutouts in each of his last two home starts, striking out 16 vs. UC Riverside (May 1) and 14 vs. CSUN (May 13).
 
TROPICAL SWARM
The Rainbow Warrior pitching staff finished the regular season among the nation's best in several categories. UH led the Big West and finished third nationally in the regular season with a 3.44 ERA. The 'Bows also rank in the top 10 nationally in WHIP (5th), hits allowed per nine innings (6th) and opponent batting average (6th). Additionally, Hawai'i is second nationally with seven shutouts - the most in a season by a UH team since 1992.
 
RAISING THE STANDARD
Hawai'i has raised its profile within the Big West over head coach RICH HILL's five seasons as skipper. UH is the only team in the conference to finish in the top five of the league standings in each of the last five years. The Rainbow Warriors have posted five consecutive winning seasons in conference play under Hill - prior to 2022 the 'Bows had not finished over .500 in league play in nine seasons in the Big West.
 
BACK IN THE BIG WEST TOURNEY
In its final year in the conference, Hawai'i will make its second consecutive appearance in the Big West postseason tournament. Last season, the Rainbow Warriors went 2-2 in the conference postseason winning a pair of elimination games to end as one of the final three teams left in the tournament in Fullerton, Calif.
 
» Beat UC Santa Barbara in a single elimination game to begin the tournament, winning 6-2 against this year's ace for the Gauchos, Jackson Flora.
» Eliminated Cal State Fullerton with a 16-4 victory over the Titans two days later.
» Fell to eventual tournament champion Cal Poly, 2-1, in an elimination game Saturday afternoon.
 
A PITCHER'S PARADISE
The Hawai'i pitching staff has been one of the nation's best over the last three years under pitching coach Keith Zuniga. UH is one of just four teams currently in the top 20 nationally in ERA to also finish inside the top 20 each of the last two years.
 
Teams In The Top 20 Nationally in ERA Each of the Last Three Seasons (2026, 2025, 2024 rank)
Hawai'i (3rd, 18th, 1st)
North Carolina (9th, 3rd, 15th)
Oregon State (1st, 17th, 10th)
UC Santa Barbara (4th, 11th, 3rd)