- Hawai'i relief pitcher Alex Giroux threw five perfect innings out of the bullpen against CSUN to claim The Big West Pitcher of the Week award. It is the Giroux's first career weekly honor.
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Coming into the game with the Rainbow Warriors up 3-2, the righty retired all 15 batters in order to preserve the lead and earn the win.
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Eight of Giroux's 15 outs were via strikeout, including six in a row from the final out of the fifth inning through the second out of the seventh inning.
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Hawai'i won game two and three by scores of 5-0 and 9-1, respectively, to earn the series sweep over the Matadors.
- Hawai'i is 29-15 overall with a 12-9 conference record. Giroux is 5-2 with a 4.50 ERA with 54 strikeouts in 52.2 innings of work this season.