At least 43 UH alumni will attend exhibition

Advertiser Staff

The alumni should feel at home in today's exhibition against the 2003 Hawai'i baseball team.

Game time is 1 p.m. at Les Murakami Stadium.

The alumni will be occupying the third base dugouts, which had been the Rainbows' dugout since the program's Division I inception in 1971. The Rainbows switched to get out of the afternoon setting sun.

At least 43 former players will either play or attend the annual exhibition. Among them are pitchers Mark Johnson, Matt Apana, Bill Blanchette, Aaron Pribble, Rich Snider and Sean Yamashita.

Some position players returning are Howard Dashefsky, Trey Garman, Corey Ishigo, Danny Kimura, Ron Nomura, Lane Nogawa, Steven Otani, Greg Oniate, Todd Takayoshi and Curt Watanabe.

Hawai'i coach Mike Trapasso said the game will allow him to use most of his players, especially the freshman pitchers who will get to feel what it is like to perform in front of a crowd.

Alumni team

Expected to attend: Matt Apana, Darin Baker, Billy Blanchette, Tyler Cheff, Wakon Childers, Howard Dashefsky, Ryan Fujitani, Trey Garman, Lars Hansen, Kenny Harrison, Dean Hashimoto, Kelsey Isa, Corey Ishigo, Mark Johnson, Ian Jones, Danny Kimura, Todd Koishigawa, John Matias, Lane Nogawa, Ron Nomura, Greg Oniate, Steven Otani, Markus Owens, Moku Paiva, Aaron Pribble, Mark Rasmussen, John Snider, Todd Takayoshi, Lon Tanigawa, Scott Teruya, Curt Watanabe, Randy Weinstein, Sean Yamashita. Attending but not playing: Kawika Aganos, Lance Belen, Gerald Briones, Alan Higuchi, Colin Miyabara, Chester Murata, Guy Ogawa, Brady Perreira, Kyle Tengan, Eric Tokunaga.