University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo pitcher Blake Saucedo has been named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II West Region Pitcher of the Week following his nine-inning complete-game shutout performance in a 3鈥�0 victory over Hawaiʻi Pacific University (HPU), May 1.

Saucedo made his second start of the season in the series-opening game against HPU, tossing all nine innings with six hits, two walks and four hit batsmen surrendered while striking out seven batters.

“It’s just the best outing I’ve had in my career for sure,” Saucedo said. “I finished the sixth inning and was like, ‘Okay, let me get seven for a quality start,’ and then I was like, ‘Okay, let me go to eight.’ I struck out the side in the eighth. I was like, ‘Why not one more?’ The coaches asked me how I was feeling—I was like, ‘Coach, you don’t even gotta ask me. I’m ready to go.’”

Saucedo was also selected as the Pacific West Conference Pitcher of the Week for the final week of the regular season.

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For the second straight year, the University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa team placed five players on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America team, highlighted by first-team selections for setter Tread Rosenthal and outside hitter Louis Sakanoko.

Adrien Roure earned second-team honors, while Quintin Greenidge and Justin Todd received honorable mention recognition. The five selections tie for the program鈥檚 second-most in a single season.

Rosenthal, a finalist for National Player of the Year, ranks second nationally in assists per set, while Sakanoko played a career-best season offensively. Roure continues to be a key contributor with a team-high in aces, and Greenidge leads the Big West in digs. Todd has anchored the middle with strong blocking and efficient hitting.

The honors mark the ninth time in the past 10 years the Rainbow Warriors have had at least four All-Americans.

The Rainbow Warriors face Long Beach State in the semifinals of the NCAA Championships on May 9 in Los Angeles, California. The winner will advance to the national championship game on May 11.

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First-year head coach Panita Thanatharn earned Big West Co-Coach of the Year honors, sophomore Taryn Irimata was voted Big West Pitcher of the Year and a total of seven Rainbow Wahine garnered all-conference honors, announced on May 5.

东精影业 Mānoa鈥檚 seven All-Big West selections—as voted on by the league鈥檚 10 head coaches—are the most for the Rainbow Wahine since 2017. Milan Ah Yat (junior, shortshop), Millie Fidge (senior, first base/pitcher), Irimata (sophomore, pitcher) and Jamie McGaughey (junior, third base/first base) were voted to the All-Big West First Team, while Hannah Pitts (senior, pitcher) and Kayara Tuiloma (sophomore, left field) were placed on the second team. Rookie Briana Maio-Silva rounded out the awardees, becoming just the 12th 东精影业 player to earn a spot on the Big West’s All-Freshman Team.

Thanatharn led the ‘Bows to a 29-18 overall record and a 21-6 mark in conference to claim the second seed in this week’s Big West Championship. After a slow start, the Rainbow Wahine caught fire during the conference season, winning seven of nine series鈥攊ncluding five series sweeps. It is only the sixth time in program history that 东精影业 has reached the 20-win plateau in conference play.

Irimata, a Campbell High School graduate from ʻEwa Beach, leads the league with a 2.21 overall earned-run average and a minuscule 1.60 ERA in conference games. Irimata leads the team in strikeouts (83), complete games (13), shutouts (5) and innings pitched (117.0), while holding opponents to a .216 batting average.

The Rainbow Wahine earned the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination Big West Softball Championship at Anderson Family Field in Fullerton, California. 东精影业 will play the winner of No. 3 seed UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 6 seed UC San Diego on May 7.

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University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa setter Tread Rosenthal has been selected as one of four finalists for the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Men鈥檚 Collegiate Player of the Year Award.

The announcement comes just after Rosenthal led the Rainbow Warriors to a four-set victory over USC in the NCAA Regional Final.

A first-team AVCA All-American last season, Rosenthal currently ranks second nationally in assists per set while directing the nation’s No. 4-ranked offense. The three-time All-Big West first team honoree has been selected as the league’s Setter of the Week a record 11 times this season. Rosenthal was also recently named the Big West Player of the Year.

The other three finalists were Pepperdine’s Cole Hartke, Ball State’s Patrick Rogers and UCLA‘s Andrew Rowan. The Player of the Year will be announced on Friday, May 8.

The Rainbow Warriors will face Long Beach State on May 9 in the semifinals of the NCAA Championships in Los Angeles, California. The winner will play the winner of UC Irvine vs. Ball State on May 11 for the national championship.

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鈥檚 Isaiah Magdaleno has earned several national pitcher of the week honors after putting together a masterpiece performance on May 1 against UC Riverside. The junior struck out 16 batters in a complete game, one-hit shutout in which he took a no-hitter into the ninth inning.

Magdaleno’s national honors

• Golden Spikes Award/D1Baseball National Player of the Week
• College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Week
• National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association National Pitcher of the Week
• Perfect Game National Pitcher of the Week
• Baseball America National Team of the Week

Magdaleno was dominant from the opening pitch, becoming the only pitcher in the country this year to throw a complete-game shutout with at least 16 strikeouts. He punched out at least one batter in every inning, including multiple punch-outs in each of the first six frames, on his way to allowing just one hit and one walk on 107 pitches.

The right-hander was perfect through 6.1 innings before issuing a walk on a 3-2 pitch that narrowly missed the zone. He carried the no-hitter into the ninth inning before allowing his first hit on an infield chopper that bounced over the head of third baseman Tate Shimao with one out in the final frame.

Despite losing the no-hit bid with two outs to go, Magdaleno settled down and picked up a strikeout to strand the tying run at third and preserve the win, setting the tone for 东精影业‘s three-game sweep of the Highlanders.

Magdaleno’s masterpiece marked the first complete-game effort by a Rainbow Warrior pitcher since Randy Abshier on April 22, 2023. He is one of only six pitchers nationally to strike out 16 or more batters in a game this year. In doing so, he became just the third pitcher in program history—and the first since 1979—to strike out at least 16 batters in a game, joining Gerald Ako and program record-holder Derek Tatsuno, who famously struck out 20.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo placed three players on the All-PacWest Conference postseason awards list, as the Vulcans prepare for the conference tournament.

Left fielder Lexie Tilton headlined the group, repeating as PacWest Defender of the Year while also earning All-PacWest Second Team honors. Tilton became part of a growing tradition under head coach Aisha Sueda, marking the program鈥檚 fourth Defender of the Year selection since 2022. She previously earned All-PacWest recognition in 2024 and 2025.

Pitcher Janessa Santos was named to the All-PacWest First Team after a dominant season in the circle. Santos ranked among the conference鈥檚 top five in multiple pitching categories, including a league-best .174 opposing batting average.

Right fielder Rayna White rounded out Hilo鈥檚 honorees with an All-PacWest Second Team selection, leading the Vulcans offensively. White also earned second team recognition in 2024.

The four-team PacWest Championships run May 5鈥�7 in La Mirada, California, with the Vulcans opening tournament play against Biola on May 5.

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University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo baseball鈥檚 Blake Saucedo was selected as the Pacific West Conference Pitcher of the Week after tossing a nine-inning complete-game shutout against Hawaiʻi Pacific University (HPU) in the Vulcans’ regular-season series finale.

Saucedo made his second consecutive start in his 10th appearance on the mound this season going the entire nine innings with no runs allowed in a 3-0 victory to open the four-game series. Saucedo surrendered just six hits, two walks and four hit batsmen while tallying up seven strikeouts along with two putouts and one assist.

This marked the third shutout of the season by the Vulcans—and the only one to go nine innings—as well as the fourth time this season that HPU had been kept off the scoreboard.

The Vulcans also claimed victory in game two for the doubleheader sweep to help eliminate HPU from qualifying for the four-team PacWest Championships postseason tournament.

东精影业 Hilo ended its season at 18-29 overall with a 17-25 record in PacWest play to finish No. 9 in the conference.

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University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa baseball鈥檚 Isaiah Magdaleno was recognized with a Golden Spikes Award and D1 Baseball National Player of the Week honors after pitching a one-hit shutout against UC Riverside on May 1.

Magdaleno became the only pitcher in the country this year to throw a complete-game shutout with at least 16 strikeouts, and is one of only six pitchers nationally to strike out 16 or more batters in a game this year. In doing so, he became just the third pitcher in program history—and the first since 1979—to strike out at least 16 batters in a game, joining Gerald Ako and program record-holder Derek Tatsuno, who famously struck out 20.

Magdaleno also earned Big West Pitcher of the Week honors, marking his second conference pitcher of the week selection this season.

On the heels of their series sweep of UC Riverside, the Rainbow Warriors will head to UC Davis for a three-game series beginning May 8.

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University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa third baseman Jamie McGaughey was named Big West Field Player of the Week after leading the Rainbow Wahine to a series sweep at UC Riverside to close the regular season, May 1–2.

McGaughey batted .600 with three home runs, a double, six runs scored and four RBI over the weekend. She delivered a standout performance, hitting 4-for-4 with two home runs in the second game of the series.

She finished the series with a 1.600 slugging percentage and .667 on-base percentage while also playing error-free defense at third base.

The Rainbow Wahine (29-18 overall, 21-6 Big West) earned the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination Big West Softball Championship at Anderson Family Field in Fullerton, California. 东精影业 will play the winner of No. 3 seed UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 6 seed UC San Diego on May 7.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa鈥檚 duo of Julia Lawrenz and Izadora Stedile has been named a 2026 Top Flight Award winner by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), recognizing their excellence as the top pair on the team鈥檚 roster.

The award honors top-performing pairs across all flights who compete in at least 15 matches together and win 75% or more of those contests. Lawrenz and Stedile met that mark with a 21-7 record at the top flight, facing tough competition from nationally ranked teams. Overall, the pair went 23-8 and was the only 东精影业 duo to compete together in every match this season.

The recognition caps a standout week for the pair, who also earned AVCA second-team All-America and All-Big West first-team honors.

The Rainbow Wahine have now collected 16 Top Flight awards since the honor was introduced in 2018 and has had at least one pair recognized in seven of the eight years.

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