RAINBOW BASEBALL PLAYBOOK
vs. UCLA Bruins
First pitch -- Tomorrow and Friday, 6:35 p.m.; Saturday 12:05 p.m., Rainbow Stadium.
Coaches -- Hawaii: Carl Furutani first season (2-1, .667); UCLA: Gary Adams, 27th season (1,054-771-12, .577).
Season -- Hawaii (2-1); UCLA (0-1).
Series -- Hawaii leads, 25-21. Last meeting -- The Bruins swept the three-game series here last season, 15-3, 10-3, 9-3, Feb. 3-5.
Probable starting pitchers -- Hawaii: Right-hander Jeff Coleman (Jr., 0-0, 0.00); right-hander Sean Yamashita (Jr., 0-0, 0.00); right-hander Gavin Garrick (Sr., 0-1, 11.57). UCLA: With 2000 statistics, right-hander Josh Karp (Jr., 10-2, 5:06); right-hander Jon Brandt (Sr., 7-5, 4:03); left-hander Bobby Roe (Sr., 7-5, 4.44).
Top position players -- Hawaii: Second baseman/designated hitter Matthew Purtell (Sr., .462 batting average, .533 on-base percentage); infielder Gregg Omori, (Jr., .364, 3 doubles, 3 runs batted in); first baseman Danny Kimura (Sr., .333, 3 RBIs); third baseman Patrick Scalabrini (Sr., .308). UCLA: With 2000 statistics, utility player Matt Pearl, (Sr., .347, 4 home runs); first baseman Adam Berry (Jr., 303, 4 HR); center fielder Nick Lyon (Sr., .341, 8 HR).
Keys -- The series is really about both teams showing improvement over last week. The Rainbows have just one more week to be ready for WAC competition. UCLA is a quality program from a tough conference and will provide the Rainbows with a good measuring stick.
Also of note -- The Bruins lost their season opener to UC Riverside, 10-6, when the Highlanders scored four runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth. ... The last four series between the teams have been sweeps. UCLA won all three games in 1997 and 2000 while the Rainbows swept three-game series in 1998 and 1999.
On the air -- Friday and Saturday live on KCCN radio (1420 AM) and Saturday liv RealAudio: 'Net broadcast Click Here
e on KFVE TV (Channel 5).
Tickets -- $6 orange and blue sections, $5 red section. $4 senior citizens (65 and over), students 4-18 and UH students with valid ID. Available at the Stan Sheriff Center, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Rainbow Stadium box office opens one hour prior to all games. Parking: $3.
Al Chase, Star-Bulletin
