| Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1923; 103 years ago (1923) |
| University | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| Athletic director | Matt Elliott |
| Head coach | Rich Hill (5th season) |
| Conference | Big West |
| Location | Honolulu,Hawaii |
| Home stadium | Les Murakami Stadium (Capacity: 4,312) |
| Nickname | Rainbow Warriors |
| Colors | Green, black, silver, and white[1] |
| College World Series runner-up | |
| 1980 | |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 1980 | |
| NCAA regional champions | |
| 1980 | |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2010 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 1982, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1992, 2010 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1992, 2011 | |
TheHawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of theUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa inHonolulu, Hawaii, United States.[2] The team is a member of theBig West Conference, which is part of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association'sDivision I. Hawaii's first baseball team was fielded in 1923. The team plays its home games atLes Murakami Stadium inHonolulu, Hawaii. The Rainbow Warriors are coached byRich Hill.

| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Otto Klum | 1–2 | |||||||
| 1924 | Otto Klum | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1925 | Otto Klum | 4–7 | |||||||
| 1926 | Otto Klum | 7–5 | |||||||
| 1927 | Otto Klum | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1928 | Otto Klum | 12–5 | |||||||
| 1929 | Otto Klum | 8–7 | |||||||
| 1930 | Otto Klum | 8–4 | |||||||
| 1931 | Otto Klum | 3–11 | |||||||
| 1932 | Otto Klum | 3–2 | |||||||
| 1933 | Otto Klum | 1–10 | |||||||
| 1934 | Otto Klum | 3–6–1 | |||||||
| 1935 | Otto Klum | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1936 | Otto Klum | 4–1 | |||||||
| No program(1937–1937) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Luke Gill | 9–2 | |||||||
| 1939 | Luke Gill | 5–6 | |||||||
| No program(1940–1940) | |||||||||
| 1941 | Tom Kaulukukui | 9–2 | |||||||
| No program(1942–1945) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Jesse James Kelly | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1947 | Tom Kaulukukui | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1948 | Tom Kaulukukui | 18–3 | |||||||
| 1949 | Tom Kaulukukui | 21–9 | |||||||
| 1950 | Toku Tanaka | 12–6 | |||||||
| 1951 | Toku Tanaka | 8–6 | |||||||
| 1952 | Jerry Burns | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1953 | Jim Asato | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1954 | Thomas Ige | 3–16 | |||||||
| 1955 | Toku Tanaka | 5–14 | |||||||
| 1956 | Toku Tanaka | 26–18 | |||||||
| 1957 | Toku Tanaka | 27–19–1 | |||||||
| 1958 | Toku Tanaka | 12–19 | |||||||
| 1959 | Toku Tanaka | 8–20 | |||||||
| 1960 | Toku Tanaka | 17–23 | |||||||
| 1961 | Henry Tominaga | 13–14–1 | |||||||
| 1962 | Henry Tominaga | 11–9–2 | |||||||
| 1963 | Jyun Hirota | 8–13 | |||||||
| No program(1964–1964) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Jyun Hirota | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1966 | Henry Tominaga | 13–14 | |||||||
| 1967 | Henry Tominaga | 10–21 | |||||||
| 1968 | Henry Tominaga | 10–23 | |||||||
| 1969 | Dick Kitamura | 8–8 | |||||||
| No program(1970–1970) | |||||||||
| NCAA Independent(1971–1979) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Les Murakami | 0–4 | |||||||
| 1972 | Les Murakami | 1–3 | |||||||
| 1973 | Les Murakami | 1–7 | |||||||
| 1974 | Les Murakami | 6–11 | |||||||
| 1975 | Les Murakami | 25–13 | |||||||
| 1976 | Les Murakami | 29–12 | |||||||
| 1977 | Les Murakami | 43–13 | NCAA Regional (0-2) | ||||||
| 1978 | Les Murakami | 38–14–1 | |||||||
| 1979 | Les Murakami | 69–15 | NCAA Regional (2-2) | ||||||
| Western Athletic Conference(1980–2012) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Les Murakami | 60–18 | 19–5 | t-1st | WAC (2–0) NCAA Regional (3–0) World Series (3–2) | ||||
| 1981 | Les Murakami | 50–16 | 10–5 | 2nd | WAC South (7–2) WAC (0–2) | ||||
| 1982 | Les Murakami | 59–17 | 17–7 | 1st | WAC (3–0) NCAA Regional (0–2) | ||||
| 1983 | Les Murakami | 47–20 | 17–7 | 2nd | WAC (1–2) | ||||
| 1984 | Les Murakami | 48–22–1 | 18–6 | 1st | WAC (3–1) NCAA Regional (1–2) | ||||
| 1985 | Les Murakami | 56–31 | 15–9 | 2nd | WAC (0–1) | ||||
| 1986 | Les Murakami | 43–24 | 15–9 | 2nd | WAC (5–2) NCAA Regional (2–2) | ||||
| 1987 | Les Murakami | 45–19 | 21–2 | 1st | WAC (3–0) NCAA Regional (1–2) | ||||
| 1988 | Les Murakami | 45–19 | 21–6 | t-2nd | WAC (0–2) | ||||
| 1989 | Les Murakami | 40–27 | 18–10 | t-2nd | WAC (4–1) NCAA Regional (0–2) | ||||
| 1990 | Les Murakami | 37–24–1 | 17–10–1 | 4th | WAC (0–2) | ||||
| 1991 | Les Murakami | 51–18 | 22–5 | 1st | WAC (2–2) NCAA Regional (3–2) | ||||
| 1992 | Les Murakami | 49–14 | 20–6 | 1st | WAC (3–1) NCAA Regional (4–2) | ||||
| 1993 | Les Murakami | 34–25 | 11–13 | 4th | NCAA Regional (1–2) | ||||
| 1994 | Les Murakami | 28–28 | 8–16 | 5th | |||||
| 1995 | Les Murakami | 30–24 | 12–17 | 6th | |||||
| 1996 | Les Murakami | 29–26 | 12–18 | 5th | |||||
| 1997 | Les Murakami | 22–34 | 14–16 | 4th | |||||
| 1998 | Les Murakami | 34–22 | 12–18 | 4th | |||||
| 1999 | Les Murakami | 37–20 | 15–14 | 5th | WAC (1–2) | ||||
| 2000 | Les Murakami | 28–28 | 15–15 | 4th | |||||
| 2001 | Carl Furutani | 29–27 | 16–20 | 6th | |||||
| 2002[3] | Mike Trapasso | 16–40 | 5–25 | 6th | |||||
| 2003[4] | Mike Trapasso | 30–26 | 11–19 | 4th | |||||
| 2004[5] | Mike Trapasso | 31–24 | 13–16 | 4th | |||||
| 2005[6] | Mike Trapasso | 28–27 | 15–14 | 3rd | |||||
| 2006[7] | Mike Trapasso | 45–17 | 17–6 | 2nd | WAC (3–2) NCAA Regional (2–2) | ||||
| 2007[8] | Mike Trapasso | 34–25 | 11–13 | t-4th | WAC (1–2) | ||||
| 2008[9] | Mike Trapasso | 29–31 | 18–14 | t-2nd | WAC (2–2) | ||||
| 2009[10] | Mike Trapasso | 32–26 | 11–12 | 5th | |||||
| 2010[11] | Mike Trapasso | 35–28 | 12–12 | 4th | WAC (4–1) NCAA Regional (2–2) | ||||
| 2011[12] | Mike Trapasso | 34–25 | 17–7 | t-1st | WAC (2–1) | ||||
| 2012[13] | Mike Trapasso | 30–25 | 10–8 | 4th | WAC (0–2) | ||||
| Big West Conference(2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Mike Trapasso | 16–35 | 1–16 | 7th | |||||
| 2014 | Mike Trapasso | 22–31 | 6–18 | 8th | |||||
| 2015 | Mike Trapasso | 21–32 | 12–12 | 5th | |||||
| 2016 | Mike Trapasso | 23–30 | 12–11 | 6th | |||||
| 2017 | Mike Trapasso | 28–23 | 10–14 | T-5th | |||||
| 2018 | Mike Trapasso | 27–24 | 11–13 | 6th | |||||
| 2019 | Mike Trapasso | 20–30 | 8–16 | T-7th | |||||
| 2020 | Mike Trapasso | 11–6 | Season canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||
| 2021 | Mike Trapasso | 24–26 | 16–24 | 8th | |||||
| Rich Hill(Big West)(2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Rich Hill | 28–24 | 19–11 | 3rd | |||||
| 2023 | Rich Hill | 29–20 | 18–12 | T–5th | |||||
| 2024 | Rich Hill | 37–16 | 20–10 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2025 | Rich Hill | 35–21 | 16–14 | T–4th | Big West (2–2) | ||||
| Total: | |||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0–2 | .000 | West Regional |
| 1979 | 2–2 | .500 | Midwest Regional |
| 1980 | 6–2 | .750 | College World Series (Runner-up) |
| 1982 | 0–2 | .000 | West I Regional |
| 1984 | 1–2 | .333 | West II Regional |
| 1986 | 2–2 | .500 | West Regional |
| 1987 | 1–2 | .333 | West II Regional |
| 1989 | 0–2 | .000 | West I Regional |
| 1991 | 3–2 | .600 | West I Regional |
| 1992 | 4–2 | .667 | West Regional |
| 1993 | 1–2 | .333 | Central I Regional |
| 2006 | 2–2 | .500 | Corvallis Regional |
| 2010 | 2–2 | .500 | Tempe Regional |
Hawaii has had 119Major League Baseball draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[15]