HONOLULU – Following an 8-4 start to the season through nonconference play, Hawai'i will open its final season in the Big West when it hosts Cal Poly Friday through Sunday at Les Murakami Stadium.
 
The Rainbow Warriors begin league play against the Mustangs, the team that ended UH's 2025 season in the Big West Championship on the way to securing the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. UH trails the all-time series vs. Cal Poly 34-17, dropping two of three in last year's series in San Luis Obispo.
 

HAWAI'I (8-4, 0-0 Big West) vs. CAL POLY (5-7, 0-0 Big West)
Dates & Times				Fri., Mar. 6 -- 6:35 p.m. Sat., Mar. 7 -- 6:35 p.m. Sun., Mar. 8 -- 1:05 p.m.
Location				Honolulu, O'ahu -- Les Murakami Stadium
Radio				The New 1420 (Fri., Sat.) | ESPN Honolulu (Sun.)
TV/Live Stream				Spectrum Sports/ESPN+ (Sun. only)
Live Stats				Friday | Saturday | Sunday
PDF Notes				Hawai'i | Cal Poly
Tickets				HERE
Marketing Promotions				Rainbow Warrior baseball fans, get your cowboy hats and boots ready, it's Country Weekend presented by Bank of Hawai'i!  On Friday night, the Uihā Hat Bar from the Big Island will be hosting a pop-up where you can craft your very own custom cowboy hat with bands, brandings, patches, and unique accents. So make sure to grab your tickets and join us for a night of baseball and country fun! Selected UH baseball players will be in the lobby to greet fans pregame before all three games of the series, and fans can guess which inning a Hawai'i player will hit a home run in for a chance to win an autographed card.
Social Media				@HawaiiBaseball  | @Hawaiibsb
Projected Rotations				Hawai'i Friday -- RHP Isaiah Magdaleno (1-0, 2.79) Saturday -- RHP Hekili Robello (3-0, 0.95) Sunday -- RHP Liam O'Brien (1-1, 2.35)	Cal Poly Friday -- RHP Griffin Naess (1-1, 0.96) Saturday -- RHP Laif Palmer (1-2, 7.36) Sunday -- LHP Josh Volmerding (0-0, 4.05)

HEAD COACH RICH HILL
At Hawai'i: 137-85, 5th season
Collegiate Record: 1,216-823-4, 39th season

SERIES VS. CAL POLY
Cal Poly leads, 34-17
Last Meeting: May 24, 2025 in Fullerton, Calif. (CP won, 2-1)

DID YOU KNOW?
Hawai'i starting pitchers have combined to post a 2.26 ERA with 74 strikeouts to just 16 walks over 63.2 innings. Rainbow Warrior starters have worked at least five innings in eight of the 12 games and have delivered a quality start six times.
 
SHUT DOWN WEEKEND
The Hawai'i pitching staff is coming off of an incredible weekend on the mound, posting a 0.25 ERA with 46 strikeouts and only seven walks in 36.0 innings over four games vs. Ball State. UH got a trio of gems from its starting pitchers, with Isaiah Magdaleno, Hekili Robello and Liam O'Brien each working at least seven innings and posting a combined 0.00 ERA in 23.1 innings with 27 strikeouts and six hits allowed.
 
TROPICAL SWARM
The Rainbow Warrior pitching staff heads into conference among the national leaders in a number of categories. UH is 10th in the country with a 2.54 ERA and ninth in strikeout-to-walk ratio at 3.76. The 'Bows also sit in the top 15 nationally in walks per nine innings (11th), WHIP (12th) and opponent batting average (22nd). Additionally, Hawai'i has held opponents to three or fewer runs in eight of the 12 games, and six or fewer hits six times.

LOCK DOWN BULLPEN
When UH has given itself a lead, it has been able to lean on a solid bullpen over the first two weeks of the season. The Rainbow Warriors are 7-0 when leading after six innings this year thanks to a number of key arms out of the bullpen. Tsubasa Tomii, Saul Soto and John Alkire II, among others, have all proven to be strong options in the late innings to either keep UH in games or hold on to leads.
 
» Tomii is tied for the lead nationally with seven appearances and holds a 1.12 ERA and 12 strikeouts over eight innings pitched with just four hits allowed.
» Soto has a win and a save in four appearances with a 3.86 ERA over seven innings.
» Alkire II has finished off four of UH's eight wins and has two saves with a 0.00 ERA and seven strikeouts over 7.1 innings pitched with just three hits allowed.
» Grant Garman has 10 strikeouts in 7.1 innings and Jack Berg has not allowed a run in 4.1 innings.
 
7-8-9 IS 'BOW WARRIOR TIME
After a 2025 season that saw the Rainbow Warrior bats conjure up some late magic, the 'Bows have continued that trend into the new year. UH has won three games via go-ahead scoring plays in the eighth inning or later, including a pair of walk-off wins. Hawai'i walked off in the 10th inning on opening night when an error on an Elijah Ickes bunt allowed the winning run to score. Ickes then scored on a wild pitch in the series finale vs. Gonzaga on Feb. 16 for a 4-3 win before Kody Watanabe drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning double to cap off a six-run comeback vs. Wichita State on Feb. 19.
 
LAST RIDE IN THE BIG WEST
Hawai'i will play its final season in the Big West in 2026 before joining the majority of the athletic department's other sports in the Mountain West starting in 2027. UH has been a part of the Big West since 2013, and heads into this final year in the conference with a record of 159-172 in league play over 14 years of membership. The Rainbow Warriors have enjoyed their best success in the Big West in recent years, finishing in the top four of the conference each of the last four seasons with a 73-47 record over that stretch.