TABLE OF CONTENTS 2012 OPPONENTS Dates Opponent Location Feb. 17-20 Oregon LMS Feb. 23-26 Wagner College LMS Mar. 1-4 Wichita State LMS Mar. 7-10 Central Michigan LMS Mar. 15-18 San Francisco LMS Mar. 20 Portland Portland, OR Mar. 22-25 Gonzaga Spokane, WA 5/29-4/1, 5/14 UC Davis LMS Apr. 5-7 *Fresno State LMS Apr. 13-15 St. Mary’s (CA) LMS Apr. 20-22 *San Jose State San Jose, CA Apr. 24 Grambing State Grambling, LA TABLE OF CONTENTS Apr. 26-28 *Louisiana Tech Ruston, LA May 3-5 *New Mexico State LMS 2 MEDIA INFORMATION 41 RECORDS May 11-13 *Sacramento State Sacramento, CA Quick Facts _______________________________ 2 Year-by-Year Records _______________________ 41 Media Information __________________________ 3 Individual Hitting Records ________________ 42-43 May 17-19 *Nevada LMS Media Outlets _____________________________ 4 Individual Pitching Records ________________44-45 Team Records __________________________ 46-47 BOLD = Home games played at Les Murakami Baseball Stadium * = WAC game RAINBOW BASEBALL Opponents Records ________________________ 48 5 Game Records ____________________________ 49 Rosters ___________________________________ 5 Season Outlook ___________________________ 6-7 UH MANOA POLICY ON GENDER EQUITY IN Head Coach Mike Trapasso __________________8-9 50 HISTORY INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Associate Head Coach Chad Konishi ___________ 10 Retired Numbers __________________________ 50 Gender equity in athletics extends the doctrine of fair- Assistant Coaches __________________________ 11 Awards and Honors ______________________ 51-52 ness to all areas of athletic activity at the University level. Corporate Sponsors ________________________ 12 Postseason History _______________________53-54 It is activated by a sense of moral obligation that exceeds Player Profiles __________________________ 13-31 ‘Bows In The Pros _______________________ 55-56 any specific duty to comply with legal requirements, Historic Moments _________________________ 57 although it also recognizes the necessity of observing the Season Openers _________________________ 58-59 2011 IN REVIEW tenets of Title IX, Patsy Mink Act. Its desired effect is 32 All-Time Letterwinners ___________________ 60-61 2011 Season Review ______________________32-33 to offer women and men equal opportunities to partici- All-Time Results ________________________ 63-75 2011 Overall Statistics ______________________ 34 pate in sports for which there is demonstrated interest TV/Radio Roster __________________________ 76 2011 Results _____________________________ 35 among athletes in Hawai‘i and to provide equitable 2011 Western Athletic Conference Statistics _____ 36 levels of support for coaching, travel, scholarships, PRESEASON ALL-WAC operating expenses and facilities used. Beyond these THE OPPONENTS specific goals, gender equity also fosters an attitude and 37 Matt Sisto __________________________ P, Sr. establishes an environment in which men’s and wom- Western Athletic Conference _________________ 37 Collin Bennett _____________________ 3B, Sr. en’s sports are encouraged in comparable ways. Those 2011 Opponents ________________________ 38-39 who support gender equity are willing to cooperate in All-Time Opponent Series Records ____________ 40 Breland Almadova ____________________OF, Jr. Pi‘ikea Kitamura _____________________ SS, Jr. frequent self-evaluations and to implement change so Predicted order of finish _______________ Third that all student-athletes can have the same opportunity UH Baseball to realize the highest level of their abilities. To Join Big West In 2013 ON THE COVER: (L-R): RHP Matt Sisto, University of Hawai‘i baseball joins the Big SS Pi‘ikea Kitamura, West Conference beginning with the 2012- OF Breland Almadova 13 academic year. Th is season marks the 33rd and fi nal season for UH in the Western CREDITS: The 2012 Athletic Conference, which it joined in University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Baseball 1979. Th e majority of UH’s sports will Media Guide was pro- compete in the Big West Conference also duced by the University in 2012-13, and football will begin its fi rst of Hawai‘i Sports season in the Mountain West Conference. Media Relations Office. All rights reserved. Derek Inouchi, Director; Neal Iwamoto, Kara Nishimura, John Barry, Assistant Directors; Troy Yamamoto, Internet Specialist; Jay Metzger, Multimedia Specialist; Kainoa Andrade, Kaui Awong, Dean Kramp, Bree Nidds, Ryan Rose, Student Assistants. Layout and design by John Barry. Cover designs by Kara Nishimura and Kainoa Andrade. 2012 RAINBOW BASEBALL 1 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY FACTS Infielders Notes Location _______________________________________Honolulu, HI Jesse Moore, 5-11, 175, Sr. .181 BA, 17 R, 8 RBI Founded ______________________________________________1907 Pi‘ikea Kitamura, 6-1, 195, Jr. .208 BA, 37 R, 33 RBI Enrollment __________________________________________ 20,000 Nickname ________________________________________ Rainbows Outfielders Notes Colors ___________________________ Green, Black, White & Silver Breland Almadova, 6-1, 195, Jr. .298 BA, 54 R, 42 RBI Conference __________________________________ Western Athletic Collin Bennett, 6-1, 200, Sr. .292 BA, 22 R, 20 RBI Stadium (Capacity) ________________ Les Murakami Stadium (4,312) Zack Swasey, 6-0, 185, Sr. .320 BA, 44 RBI, First Team all-WAC Press Box Number _____________________________ (808) 956-6253 Chancellor __________________________________Virginia Hinshaw Catchers Notes Athletics Director ________________________________Jim Donovan Garrett Champion, 6-0, 190, Sr. .242 BA, 25 R, 12 RBI MEDIA RELATIONS STARTERS LOST (5) Media Relations Director _________________________ Derek Inouchi Pitching (starters) Notes E-mail [email protected] Zach Gallagher 5-3, 4.52 ERA, 40 K, .292 BA Office _____________________________________(808) 956-7523 Cell ______________________________________(808) 954-0234 Pitching (relievers) Notes Asst. Media Relations Director/Baseball contact __________ John Barry Lenny Linsky 1.30 ERA, 14 sv, ABCA All-American E-Mail [email protected] Office _____________________________________(808) 956-7506 Infielders Notes Cell ______________________________________(808) 292-1462 Kolten Wong .378 BA, 7 HR, ABCA All-American Assistant Directors ____________________ Kara Nishimura, Neal Iwamoto Fax _________________________________________ (808) 956-4470 Outfielders Notes Address _______________________________ UH Sports Media Relations Jeffrey Van Doornum .309 BA, 3 HR, 17 doubles, .447 slg% 1337 Lower Campus Rd., Honolulu, HI 96822 Sean Montplaisir .289 BA, 15 doubles, 5 triples, 30 runs Website _____________________________ www.HawaiiAthletics.com LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (17) TEAM INFORMATION Position players (10): Breland Almadova, AJ Bayus, Collin Bennett, Head Coach ___________________________________ Mike Trapasso Kalani Brackenridge, Garrett Champion, Conner George, Pi‘ikea Alma Mater (Year) _______________________ Oklahoma State (1987) Kitamura, Jesse Moore, Zack Swasey, Matt Harrison Record at Hawai‘i (Years) __________________________314-269 (10) Overall Record (Years) __________________________________ Same Pitchers (7): Brent Harrison, Connor Little, Jim MacWilliam, Patrick Baseball Office Number _________________________ (808) 956-6247 O’Rourke, Matt Sisto, Riley Welch, Jarrett Arakawa Associate Head Coach ____________________________Chad Konishi Assistant Coach ______________________________Rusty McNamara LETTERWINNERS LOST (16) Volunteer Assistant ______________________________ Carl Fraticelli Position players (9): Michael Blake, Russell Doi, Jeffrey Van Doornum, Director of Baseball Operations ____________________Cydni Johnson Chase Koissian, Jake MacWilliam, Zach McDonell, Sean Montplaisir, Team Manager ________________________________Michel Trapasso David Peterson, Kolten Wong. 2011 Record _________________________________________ 34-25 2011 Conference Record (Finish) ____________________ 17-7 (T1st) Pitchers (7): Trent Allianic, Alex Capaul, Zach Gallagher, Lenny Linksy, Lettermen Returning/Lost _______________________________ 17/16 Robert Parucha, Blair Walters, Randy Yard. Position Starters Returning/Lost ____________________________ 6/3 Position Players Returning/Lost ____________________________10/9 Position Player Newcomers __________________________________9 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost ____________________________ 3/1 Pitchers Returning/Lost ___________________________________ 7/7 Pitching Newcomers _______________________________________9 HAWAI‘I BASEBALL HISTORY First Year _____________________________________________1923 First Year as NCAA Division I _____________________________1971 All-Time Collegiate Record (Years) _______________ 1414-875-4 (41) WAC Record _________________________________ 482-368-2 (32) WAC Regular Season Titles ____________________ 1991, 1992, 2011 WAC Tournament Titles _________________________________2010 NCAA Tournament Appearances (Record) ______________ 13 (24-26) College World Series Appearances (Years) _________________1 (1980) Highest National Finish _____________________________2nd (1980) STARTERS RETURNING (9) Pitching Notes Matt Sisto, RHP, 6-5, 230, Sr. 5-5, 3.67 ERA, 55 K, .250 BA Connor Little, RHP, 6-6, 220, Sr. 4-4, 5.18 ERA, 32 K, .222 BA Jarrett Arakawa, LHP, 6-0, 185, So. 5-4, 4.50 ERA, 65 K, .279 BA 2 2012 RAINBOW BASEBALL MEDIA INFORMATION SPORTS MEDIA RELATIONS This publication has been provided to enhance SERVICES 1337 Lower Campus Rd. fan participation and