FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific baseball team is set to host Hawai'i Pacific for a four-game PacWest Conference series, beginning on Thursday and concluding on Saturday afternoon.    
 
SCHEDULE
Series 7 – vs. Hawai'i Pacific

Thursday, March 29 • 6:00 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. • FPU Diamond
Live Stats • Audio
 
Friday, March 30 • 2:00 / 5:00 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. • FPU Diamond
Live Stats • Audio
 
Saturday, March 31 • 12:00 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. • FPU Diamond
Live Stats • Audio
 
About Fresno Pacific (11-11, 8-8 PacWest)
• The Sunbirds split their last series with Hawai'i Hilo, dropping both games on Saturday before bouncing back with a pair of close wins on Monday afternoon.
• FPU's first three starters all pitched into the ninth inning against the Vulcans before Josue Mendivil picked up a complete game in the seven-inning series finale.
• Ross Dodds' streak of reaching base safely ended at 19 games, the longest such streak of any Sunbird this season. Eddie Sievers (13) now becomes the active team leader in that category.
• This series will end a 16-game home stand for the Blue and Orange, with just one home series remaining on the schedule (4/12 – 4/14 vs. California Baptist) after this week.
 
Sunbird Leaderboard
• Batting average: Adam Aleman, .339
• RBI: Eddie Sievers, 20
• Steals: Eddie Sievers, 5
• Doubles: Nate Case, 8  
• Triples: Derek Arkelian, 2
• Home runs: Hunter Villanueva, 7
• Wins: two players tied, 3
• ERA: Alex Garcia, 0.81
• Strikeouts: Esteban Lizaola, 46
 
About Hawai'i Pacific (12-12, 6-10 PacWest)
• The Sharks dropped three of four last week on the road against Dixie State, but split the series with nationally-ranked California Baptist a week earlier.
• HPU first baseman Christian Kapeliela has been among the best players in the league this season, hitting .468 through 16 conference games so far.
• Relievers Evan Spitzer, Joshua Muneno, and Joshua Savea have eached posted a sub-3.00 earned run average to date, combining for 35.0 innings out of the Shark bullpen.
• Outfielder Tanner Tokunaga has been a catalyst atop the HPU lineup, reaching base in each of his last 14 games while leading the team in steals.  
 
Shark Leaderboard
• Batting average: Christian Kapeliela, .395
• RBI: Christian Kapeliela, 19
• Steals: Tanner Tokunaga, 4
• Doubles: Christian Kapeliela, 8
• Triples: four players tied, 1  
• Home runs: Jordan Mopas, 4
• Wins: William Clemens, 3
• ERA: William Clemens, 2.25
• Strikeouts: Marc Sauceda, 25
 
All-Time Series
• The Sunbirds have seen their share of ups and downs against the Sharks, entering this week with a 9-11 record in the all-time series.
• After dropping the first two games in Honolulu last season, FPU came back to even the series, outscoring their hosts 21-6 over the final 16 innings.
• HPU has not won a series against the Sunbirds since 2015, when they swept a four-game league series in Honolulu.
 
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