Hawaii picked sixth in Big West preseason baseball poll
JAMM AQUINO
St. Mary's Brenden Kalfus barely gets back to second on the tag from Hawaii's Piikea Kitamura in the top of the fourth inning of a men's college baseball game between the Hawaii Rainbows and the St. Mary's College Gaels on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Les Murakami Stadium in Manoa.
St. Mary's Brenden Kalfus barely gets back to second on the tag from Hawaii's Piikea Kitamura in the top of the fourth inning of a men's college baseball game between the Hawaii Rainbows and the St. Mary's College Gaels on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Les Murakami Stadium in Manoa.
In its first season in the Big West Conference, the Hawaii baseball team was picked to finish sixth in the preseason coaches poll released today.
Cal State Fullerton was picked to repeat as champions, followed by UC Irvine and Long Beach State.
Cal Poly, UC Santa Barbara, Hawaii, UC Riverside, Cal State Northridge, UC Davis and Pacific round out the rest of the poll.
The Rainbows open their season at home Feb. 15 against Oregon.
