One year extension for Trapasso? … NMSU and Fresno State for crown
By dreardon
Three people with very close ties to the University of Hawaii baseball program told me that coach Mike Trapasso will receive a 1-year extension upon completion of his 4-year contract June 30. We first reported this possibility several weeks ago, but the latest buzz about one more year came after UH’s 10-3 loss Saturday to Fresno State in the WAC Tournament, ending UH’s season.
Trapasso has coached eight seasons at Hawaii, taking the team to one NCAA regional. That’s not good enough for some powerful backers of the program who would like to see a change. Many fans are disappointed by the way the team slumped down the stretch after being nationally ranked during the middle of the season.
If the contract is indeed extended a year, expect some lofty goals that must be met in order for Trapasso to continue on at UH after 2010.
I wrote about why I think UH doesn’t owe Trapasso another year, in Sunday’ Further Review column. It hits this web site at 1:30 a.m. Hawaii Time.
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New Mexico State held on to beat San Jose State 10-9 in Saturday’s late game. That set up two chances for the Aggies to beat Fresno State today for the tournament championship and automatic NCAA regional bid that comes with it. They meet at noon, and again 35 minutes after the first game if the Bulldogs force a final.
–By Dave Reardon
Quick Reads
May 25th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
lofty goals?
C’mon, we all know at UH Manoa lofty and mediocre are words used interchangeably to describe the same substandard performance.
lets face it, the baseball team under Coach Mike increased attendance by 25% this season. Name another program among the 19 that saw an increase in gate?
It takes a criminal act to remove UH coaches and that nearly happened in one program, but not before that coach was rolled-over and sued the UNiversity.
Lol, Coach Mike will get rolled-over and pitty the program if he is removed in the future and JD puts together another selection committee apparatus with Saturday Night Live content.
May 26th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Considering Coach Murakami’s last title was back around ‘92 and then went downhill for quite “long” awhile after his success years, “attendance” & “interest” are on the rise, team is young with many quality players returning, we were “ranked” a few times with “quality wins”, etc. I think Coach Trap deserve’s an extension. While extremely disappointed on how the season ended, to be fair we really need to assess performance for the “entire” season which has to encompass “off-season” recruiting. I think landing Wong was also a huge catch! So yes consider the highs and lows….extend.
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