BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Ka’aua out 4-6 weeks
By Billy Hull on February 21, 2016UH’s depth at catcher will be tested early after sophomore Chayce Ka’aua breaks his finger in the home opener.
Latest news
Preseason honors for UH’s Ramirez
By Billy Hull on February 16, 2016UH sophomore Eric Ramirez is considered the Big West’s top first baseman by D1Baseball.com.
WEEK 1 WRAP: Hawaii Hilo
By Billy Hull on February 15, 2016Hawaii Hilo coach Kallen Miyataki was clearly excited with the way his Vulcans battled Hawaii over the weekend. Despite its Division II status and a lack of success in recent years, the Vulcans gave Hawaii everything it wanted and then some at Francis Wong Stadium, splitting two games to open the 2016 season. For a UH program that took a small step forward last season with its 12-12 mark in the Big West, the two games provided more questions than […]
LIVE BLOG: UH-Hilo 1, Hawaii 0
By Billy Hull on February 13, 2016Hawaii and UH-Hilo meet for the first time since 2008 to start the 2016 season.
Play Ball!
By Billy Hull on February 12, 2016Hawaii opens the season on the road for the first time since 1994, renewing a rivalry with UH-Hilo.
‘Bows lose OF Fitchett to shoulder injury
By Billy Hull on February 9, 2016Hawaii junior outfielder Alex Fitchett will miss at least the first three weeks of the season with a dislocated shoulder suffered Monday night. Fitchett, a 6-foot-4, 225-pound junior from Cosumnes River College, was slotted to start opening day on Saturday at UH-Hilo in right field while batting cleanup. Fitchett said he hurt it diving for a ball in the outfield. He was at practice on Tuesday with his right shoulder in a sling. He throws left-handed but bats righty. “It […]
Hornung to start season opener at UH-Hilo
By Billy Hull on February 4, 2016For the second consecutive year, Hawaii will start a newcomer on opening night. Rainbow Warriors baseball coach Mike Trapasso said Thursday that RHP Brendan Hornung, a transfer from Chaffey Community College in California, will start next Saturday’s season opener at UH-Hilo. Hornung went 5-2 with a 2.66 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 64 1/3 innings last season. Last season, Hawaii started Tyler Brashears on opening night against Oregon. Brashears, who went on to become UH’s first player selected to the […]
UH picked to finish seventh in BWC
By Billy Hull on January 28, 2016Hawaii expected to drop two spots in the Big West in 2016 after finishing fifth in the conference in 2015 at 12-12.