Baseball

Today’s UH-Long Beach State is the final sporting event on the Manoa campus this athletic year. It also will be the final home game for 12 baseball seniors — a 13th, Colin Ashworth, is expected to return on a medical exemption. Today’s senior celebration comes with a bonus. Dr. Ron Cambra, UH’s Assistant Vice Chancellor of Undergraduate Education, will present replica diplomas to this year’s 14 graduates. Most of the graduates, including junior Jackson Rees, missed UH’s commencement ceremony last […]

Belated congratulations to Ashley Lelie, who earned an MBA last weekend. Lelie is a Radford High graduate who joined the Warriors as a walk-on receiver. He entered the NFL draft following his junior year, was the 19th pick overall, and then enjoyed a pro career while earning a bachelor’s degree. After that, he coached for a few years before returning to UH to earn a master’s in business administration. * * * * * This is the final homestand for […]

* * * * * Because of the overwhelming number of spring graduates in recent years, graduation day is now split into two sessions. Not all the student-athlete graduates participated in the ceremony or the athletic department’s festivities. Here’s a list of the spring/summer football graduates: Spring: > Luke Clements > Dylan Collie > Jackson Dionne > Asotui Eli > John Estes (master’s) > Jett Jasper (master’s) > Meffy Koloamatangi > Daniel Lewis > Kainoa McDonald > Kealoha Pilares > […]

The baseball ‘Bows are heading to the Golden State for the third time in advance of this weekend’s non-conference series against Fresno State. The visiting baseball locker room should be familiar. That’s where the UH football team used to get ready before games at Bulldog Stadium. Logan Pouelsen has been cleared to pitch, and Neil Uskali is expected to receive clearance. * * * * * In 1998, Fred vonAppen was the head football coach, kids were playing with their […]

Hawaii reliever Colin Ashworth’s collegiate career ended when he suffered an ankle injury. And now, thanks to a new NCAA rule, his career might not have ended. The NCAA now allows for a player who has a non-injury redshirt year to extend his career if he misses another season because of an injury. Previously, a player had to miss two years because of an injury to apply for a sixth year. Ashworth, who redshirted as a freshman at Arizona State, […]

UH baseball coach Mike Trapasso has reached an agreement on an multi-year contract extension. Trapasso’s contract was set to expire in August. But Trapasso and athletic director David Matlin told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser a deal has been reached, although details will not be discussed until after the 2018 season. The ‘Bows are 21-15 overall and 7-5 in the Big West in Trapasso’s 17th season as UH head coach. Trapasso and Les Murakami are the only head coaches in the program’s […]

The Warriors are inviting football alumni to attend the April 28 spring game and ensuing reception at the UH baseball game. The Warriors have sent out personal invitations, although all football alumni are invited. The spring festivities, including the spring game, will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Ching Athletic Complex. The reception will be in a grass area inside the Les Murakami Stadium gates. Na Koa will provide free tickets for the baseball game. Interested former […]

If your Oahu high school has a football team and a head coach who works at that school, there will be a UH assistant coach on that campus today. The open period for NCAA recruiting has started, and beginning today, coaches are permitted to have on-campus visits at high schools. UH has scheduled visits to every school that fields a varsity football team and whose head coach is an employee. The plan calls for UH coaches to visit every football-playing […]