Baseball

The Hawaii baseball team has a chance to do something few thought they’d have a crack at — a series win at No. 2 Vanderbilt, the defending national champion. Taking advantage of the scratch of ailing All-America starter Kumar Rocker, the Rainbow Warriors shook off some cold weather and turned to some solid pitching and timely hitting to take the middle game of the series, 3-1, on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn., and even up the three-game set 1-1. And just like […]

If the opportunity to play the defending national champion wasn’t enough, the Hawaii baseball team gets to spend some time in the country music capital of the world. UH (7-3) opens a three-game series at No. 2 Vanderbilt (8-2) on Friday. The Commodores’ Hawkins Field is located in Nashville, Tenn., making this one of the longest road trips in program history, and a rare opportunity for Mike Trapasso’s team. It is the first time since 2004 UH is facing the […]

After leading for seven innings in the series finale, the Hawaii baseball team gave up six runs in the final two innings to lose a 6-5 heartbreaker to the Washington State Cougars. Washington State narrowly avoided the series defeat to the Rainbow Warriors (7-3), as the come-from-behind victory tied up the series at 2-2. The loss came in spite of a near-perfect performance for starting pitcher Brandon Ross (1-0). Making his second start of the season, the junior college transfer […]

For the first time in over 50 games, the Hawaii baseball team saw a new face leading off the batting order. Outfielder Tyler Best jumped from No. 9 to No. 1 in the lineup, hitting 2-for-3 for two runs on two doubles to lead the Rainbow Warriors (7-2) to a 4-3 victory over the Washington State Cougars. “It was a good team win. Before the game I was talking to Dustin (Demeter),” Best said. “I was a little amped. He […]