Baseball

Winning ugly was the name of the game Friday night at Les Murakami Stadium, as the Rainbow Warriors won an error-filled three-hit affair over the Washington State Cougars 4-2 to even the series at one win apiece. “Winning ugly is an interesting way to putting it,” head coach Mike Trapasso said. “You’re not going to win many games when you get outhit 11-3, but we did that because we played good defense, and we didn’t walk anybody.” A staple for […]

Throw strikes and let the defense play behind you. It’s the philosophy Hawaii coach Mike Trapasso has used with his pitchers for his nearly 20 years on the job and it was exactly what starter Logan Pouelsen did in the opener of a four-game series against Washington State on Thursday night at Les Murakami Stadium. Unfortunately for Pouelsen, the Cougars, led by first-year coach Brian Green — the former UH assistant who turned around New Mexico State over the past […]

Following a lackluster offensive performance by Hawaii in the series opener against North Dakota State, getting the bats going was an obvious priority in Game 2. A new-look lineup responded with 10 runs on 10 hits in a 10-2 beatdown of the Bison on Saturday afternoon. “We’re a really good ball club all the way up and down,” leadoff hitter Scotty Scott said. “Three or four new guys, but they act like they’ve been there. Daylen (Calicdan) got a couple […]

After clinging to a one-run lead for over six innings, the Hawaii baseball team gave up a run in each of the final three innings to take a 3-1 loss to the North Dakota State Bison, the Rainbow Warriors’ first loss of the season. The loss came in spite of a strong performance by starting pitcher Logan Pouelsen. The Huntington Beach, Calif., native pitched for 6 1/3 innings, throwing a total of 92 pitches. He gave up just one run […]

The Hawaii baseball team picked up up its second win of the 2020 season, 6-4 over Hawaii Hilo, thanks in part to the bat of shortstop Kole Kaler on Saturday afternoon at Les Murakami Stadium. The junior was terrific at the plate, picking up a team-best three hits in his four at-bats, including each of his first three. He also finished with one sacrifice bunt, as well as one stolen base. “I thought Kole, the whole weekend, was outstanding. We […]