2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team

The 2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. Hawaii is competing in the Big West Conference. The Rainbow Warriors played their home games at Les Murakami Stadium. Coach Mike Trapasso lead the Rainbow Warriors in his 20th season with the program.

2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record24–26 (16–24 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumLes Murakami Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍y 32 8   .800 43 18   .705
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍y 29 11   .725 41 20   .672
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 26 14   .650 28 15   .651
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 21 19   .525 31 25   .554
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 21 19   .525 21 19   .525
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 21 19   .525 24 28   .462
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 17 19   .472 20 23   .465
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 16 24   .400 24 26   .480
Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 13 23   .361 20 35   .364
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 12 28   .300 15 36   .294
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 8 32   .200 14 43   .246
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

After a strong start, seeing the Warriors nationally ranked, the program finished the season with a 24–26 record.

Previous season

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The 2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team notched an 11–6 (0–0) regular-season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason

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Coaches Poll

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The Big West baseball coaches' poll was released on February 10, 2021. Hawaii was picked to finished 7th in the Big West.[2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
1 UCSB 119 (10)
2 Long Beach State 96
3 UC Irvine 95
4 Cal Poly 94
5 Cal State Fullerton 78
6 CSUN 64 (1)
7 Hawaii 61
8 UC Davis 39
9 UC San Diego 33
10 UC Riverside 29
11 CSU Bakersfield 18

Personnel

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Roster

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2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 OF Scotty Scott L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Cypress, TX
2 INF Kole Kaler S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Queen Creek, AZ
3 Tyler Best R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Eagle, ID
4 OF Matt Wong R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Mililani, HI
5 INF Aaron Ujimori S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Honolulu, HI
6 INF Stone Miyao L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Hilo, HI
7 INF Matt Campos R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Waipahu, HI
8 C Dallas Duarte R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Hilo, HI
9 INF Kenji Suzuki R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Seattle, WA
10 INF Alex Baeza L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr West Jordan, UT
12 LHP Tai Atkins L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Kohala, HI
13 RHP Li'i Pontes R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mililani, HI
15 RHP Cameron Hagan R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Salem, OR
17 C Tyler Murray R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Huntington Beach, CA
18 OF Adam Fogel R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Palos Verdes Estates, CA
19 INF Safea Mauai L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Hilo, HI
20 INF Dustin Demeter L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Goleta, CA
21 C Jared Quandt S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Los Gatos, CA
22 INF Bubba Akana L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Honolulu, HI
23 LHP Austin Teixeira L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Waimānalo, HI
24 RHP Aaron Davenport R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Duvall, WA
26 Jacob Igawa R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hilo, HI
27 LHP Brandon Ross L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Murrieta, CA
28 RHP Jake Hymel R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Cypress, TX
29 RHP Trevor Ichimura R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Mililani, HI
30 OF Naighel Calderon R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lanai City, HI
31 C Blake Hiraki R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mililani, HI
32 Nainoa Cardinez R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Kapaa, HI
33 C Konnor Palmeira R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Kahului, HI
36 RHP Tyler Dyball R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Honolulu, HI
37 LHP Connor Harrison L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Granite Bay, CA
38 RHP Dalton Renne R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Banks, OR
39 RHP Ashton Goddard R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Laguna Beach, CA
40 RHP Cade Halemanu R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Pearl City, HI
42 RHP Buddie Pindel R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Las Vegas, NV
44 Logan Pouelsen L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Huntington Beach, CA
45 RHP Calvin Turchin R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Maple Valley, WA
Head coach

Mike Trapasso

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Brown
Carl Fraticelli
Kila Kaʻaihue


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 24, 2021

Coaching Staff

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2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
Hawaii
Alma Mater
Mike Trapasso Head Coach 20 Oklahoma State University (1985)
Mike Brown Assistant Coach 3 University of Kentucky (2007)
Carl Fraticelli Assistant Coach 10 Loyola Marymount University (1988)
Kila Kaʻaihue Assistant Coach 1 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (2020)

Game log

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2021 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Baseball Game Log
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Hawaii team member
Regular Season (24–26)

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[3]—*
Baseball America[4]
Collegiate Baseball^[5]RV30
NCBWA[6]RV
D1Baseball[7]

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2021 MLB Draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Aaron Davenport RHP 6 186 Cleveland Indians

References

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  1. ^ "Big West Conference". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Gauchos Picked To Win 2021 Baseball Championship". bigwest.org. February 10, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  4. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  5. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  6. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  7. ^ D1 Baseball
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