UC Irvine silences Hawaii baseball again
For the Hawaii baseball team, a once-promising, eight-game road trip dissolved into an empty feeling. Read more
Stephen Tsai
Stephen Tsai is the Honolulu Star-Advertiser's sports beat reporter covering University of Hawaii football, men's basketball and baseball.
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Tsai reported for The Honolulu Advertiser for 29 years and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser since 2010. The National Sports Media Association has named Tsai as Hawaii's Sportswriter of the Year seven times. He served three terms as president of the Asian American Journalists Association's Hawaii chapter.
Tsai was born in New York City, and is a graduate of Roosevelt High and the University of Hawaii. Tsai and his wife have two daughters, a fireknife-performing son and five grandchildren.
Latest Stories by Stephen Tsai
Rainbows shut out for second game in a row by No. 13 UC Irvine
The ’Bows went 3-5 during the 14-day road trip. They play host to Chaminade on Tuesday at Les Murakami Stadium. Read more
UC Irvine’s Hansen shuts out Hawaii to take big series
Caught in a perfect storm on Friday, the Hawaii baseball team struggled at the plate, lost a series, and fell in the Big West standings. Read more
UC Irvine baseball shuts out Hawaii
Trevor Hansen pitched a three-hitter for his first career shutout in UC Irvine’s 4-0 baseball victory over Hawaii Friday at Cicerone Field at Anteater Park in Orange County, Calif. Read more
Rainbows come up short against No. 13 UC Irvine
The 13th-ranked UC Irvine baseball team survived and then thrived in Thursday’s 3-1 victory over Hawaii at Cicerone Field at Anteater Park in Orange County, Calif. Read more
Rainbows fall at series opener against No. 13 UC Irvine
Anthony Martinez drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and 13th-ranked UC Irvine added an insurance run in the eighth for a 3-1 victory over Hawaii at Cicerone Field at Anteater Park in Orange County, Calif. Read more
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Baseball mentors’ lessons carry on in coaches for UH and UC Irvine
It appears a baseball “business trip” also can be about fun and games (and study halls). Read more
Hawaii’s Tom Beattie and Gytis Nemeiksa enter transfer portal
University of Hawaii basketball guard Tom Beattie and forward Gytis Nemeiksa are entering the NCAA transfer portal. Read more
Zeigler-Namoa keys Rainbows’ comeback win over USC
It’s not supposed to rain in Southern California. But Hawaii first baseman Ben Zeigler-Namoa made it pour, belting a towering solo homer in the third inning and then smacking the decisive two-run single in the ninth in Tuesday’s 5-4 victory over USC in Los Angeles. Read more
Speedy cornerback commits to Hawaii football team
Making the secondary a priority, the University of Hawaii football team secured a commitment from a speedy junior college cornerback. Read more
Rainbows rally in ninth to beat USC on the road
Ben Zeigler-Namoa’s two-run single in the ninth inning boosted the Hawaii baseball team to Tuesday’s 5-4 victory over USC in Los Angeles. Read more
Stephen Tsai: Spring portal brings uncertainty, opportunity for Warriors
In the days ahead of the start of spring training in February, University of Hawaii coach Timmy Chang was asked to assess his 2025 football team. Read more
Cal Poly’s pitching too much for Hawaii
The Cal Poly baseball team’s effective pitching and last-chance hitting were too much for Hawaii in Sunday’s 5-2 victory at Baggett Stadium in San Luis Obispo. Read more
Cal Poly’s pitching stymies Rainbows to take series
Cal Poly’s Ethan Marmie and Jake Torres combined on a five-hitter in Sunday’s 5-2 baseball victory over Hawaii at Baggett Stadium in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Read more
Wild start dooms the UH baseball team to a 12-5 loss to Cal Poly on the road
The Hawaii baseball team’s wild start spiraled into Saturday’s 12-5 loss to Cal Poly at Baggett Stadium in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Read more
Shunsuke Sakaino puts Hawaii past Cal Poly in 10th inning
The ’Bows are 5-1 in extra-inning games this season. Read more
Cal Poly takes control to beat ‘Bows
First pitch is 10 a.m. for the finale of this three-game series Sunday. Read more
Hawaii baseball rallies for road win over Big West leaders
By winning the opener of the three-game road series, the Rainbow Warriors improved to 24-8 overall and 10-6 in the Big West. Read more
Hawaii counting on Tropical Swarm against clever Cal Poly
There are several approaches to playing a road series against the Big West leader with a powerful lineup, efficient pitchers and a head coach who is an enigmatologist in solving nearly every baseball puzzle. Read more
Warriors name Kapanui new quarterbacks coach
Filling a key position, the University of Hawaii football team has hired Chad Kapanui as quarterbacks coach, head coach Timmy Chang announced on Wednesday. Read more
UH hires Chad Kapanui as quarterbacks coach
The University of Hawaii football team has hired Chad Kapanui as quarterbacks coach, head coach Timmy Chang announced today. Read more
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