Hawaii’s Magdaleno earns 3rd straight Big West honor ahead of tournament
Ahead of the Hawaii baseball team’s flight to California, right-handed pitcher Isaiah Magdaleno received a familiar parting gift. For the third week in a row, Magdaleno was named the Big West’s Pitcher of the Week. The junior from Los Angeles continued a remarkable run with last Wednesday’s one-hit, 14-strikeout shutout of Cal State Northridge.
In his last three starts, Magdaleno posted these numbers: one earned run, six hits, 39 strikeouts against two walks, in 26 innings. “The last three weeks, I’ve never seen anything like that,” UH head coach Rich Hill said. “That’s four decades, maybe more, of watching this thing.
… He’s certainly on a roll. (But) it’s all about that next game. You know how baseball is.
It’s pitch by pitch. ” Magdaleno is focused on Wednesday’s play-in game against Cal State Fullerton in the Big West Tournament in Irvine, Calif. The winner advances into the double-elimination round.
The loser heads into the offseason. “It’s not too much pressure now,” said Magdaleno, referencing last year’s play-in victory over UC Santa Barbara in the inaugural Big West Tournament. “We’ve been here before as a team.
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