Hawaii third baseman Alex Sawelson was lifted for a pinch runner in the eighth inning of Friday’s 2-1 win over Baylor in the Houston College Classic. After the game, coach Mike Trapasso said it wasn’t a situational move to put a faster runner on base in the late innings. Sawelson was struggling with a hip flexor that started to nag him worse and worse as the game wore on. “I’m a little concerned,” Trapasso said. “We’ll see how it feels […]

Hawaii got a much-needed win to open the Houston College Classic on Friday as four pitchers combined to allow only two hits in a 2-1 victory over Baylor. L.J. Brewster made the jump from No. 3 starter to staff ace and continued to show he’s Hawaii’s best option on the mound, allowing two hits in 6 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts to improve his record to 3-1. Hawaii walked six in the game, which is something I wrote about in […]

UH needs a victory on Sunday to escape Malibu with a four-game split against Pepperdine.

After two wildly different games, Hawaii and Pepperdine are back at it in Game 3 of an incredibly high-scoring series. Through two games, the Waves have outscored the Rainbow Warriors 24-16. A 16-1 Pepperdine win on Friday, matching the worst in Mike Trapasso‘s 14 years, will do that. UH will turn to junior L.J. Brewster, who through two weeks has been its best pitcher, to try and take the series lead. Brewster, a converted third baseman, was one out away […]

Hawaii faces Pepperdine ace Jackson McClelland with a chance to get above .500 for the first time this season.