It’s all hands on deck for the UH baseball team. Senior Stephen Ventimilia is starting at second and hitting leadoff for the first time in 14 games. Also, catcher Steven Pollakov is getting his first action of the season after coming back from an elbow injury. LINEUPS New Mexico State Aaron Duran, 2B Quinnton Mack, CF Joseph Koerper, RF Michael Paulson, 1B Jay Sheeley, LF Camerons Haskins, DH Lucas Martinez, C Kyle Graf, 3B Daniel Kennon, SS LHP Trey Higginbotham […]

Highlights from last night’s 6-2 win courtesy of OCSports. Same lineup for tonight for UH. Linebarger gets the start again at second base. LINEUPS New Mexico State Aaron Duran, 2B (.317, 6 runs) Quinnton Mack, CF (.308, 6 2bs, 3 3bs, 1 HR, 10 RBIs) Joseph Koerper, RF (.377, 3 2bs, 1 HR, 10 RBIs) Michael Paulson, 1B (.236, 6 2bs, 8 RBIs) Jay Sheeley, LF (.162, 2 2bs, 6 runs) Camerons Haskins, DH (.182, 2 HR, 6 RBIs) Lucas […]

All along, I’ve felt Hawaii needed to be at .500 or better heading into Big West Conference play to have a realistic shot at the postseason. To do that, the Rainbow Warriors will need a win today against the Sooners, followed by four wins next week against a 2-15 New Mexico State team. First chance to see LHP Jarrett Arakawa today. Arakawa worked two innings in his first outing last week in Houston. LINEUPS Oklahoma Craig Aikin, CF Taylor Alspaugh, […]

Can Hawaii build off its 2-1 win over Oklahoma last night? A lot will hinge on the pitching of junior right-hander Kyle Von Ruden. Von Ruden is back in the starting rotation after coming out of the bullpen last week in Hawaii’s third game of the Houston College Classic. Von Ruden has posted a 2.20 ERA in three starts in which he’s pitched at least five innings all three times, but never gotten out of the sixth. Against Houston last […]