.jpg) Hill in 2022 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Hawai'i |
| Conference | Big West |
| Record | 129–81 (.614) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1962-06-30)June 30, 1962 (age 63) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California Lutheran University |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1982 | San Diego State |
| 1983–1985 | Cal Lutheran |
| Position | Second baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1993 | Cal Lutheran |
| 1994–1998 | San Francisco |
| 1999–2021 | San Diego |
| 2022–present | Hawai'i |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1,208–819–4 (.596) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
2× Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships (1992, 1993)
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| Awards | |
| 1 Cape Cod Baseball League Manager of the Year Award (1992) 2 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the year Awards (1992, 1993) 2 ABCA West Region Coach of the Year Awards (1992, 1993) 2 California Lutheran Alumni Career Excellence Awards (1993, 1994) | |
Richard Bradley Hill (born June 30, 1962)[1] is an Americanbaseball coach, who is the current head baseball coach of theHawaii Rainbow Warriors.
Hill playedcollege baseball briefly atSan Diego State before transferring toCal Lutheran to finish his college career. He played one season of professional baseball (1985) with the Class-ASavannah Cardinals as asecond baseman.[2]
Hill was the head coach of theCal Lutheran Kingsmen from 1988 to 1993 and theSan Francisco Dons from 1994 to 1998. He was then the head coach of theSan Diego Toreros from 1999 to 2021. Hill's career head coaching record was 715–481–3, through the2011 season.[3] He has served as the head baseball coach for theHawaii Rainbow Warriors since the 2022 season.[4]
Hill also managed theChatham A's, acollegiate summer baseball team in theCape Cod Baseball League, from 1990 to 1993.[5]
Hill and his wife Lori have two children, includingTrevor Bauer accuser Lindsey Hill.[3]
Below is a table of Hill's yearly records as an NAIA and NCAA head baseball coach.[6][7][8][9]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Lutheran Kingsmen(NAIA)(1988–1991) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Cal Lutheran | 20–23 | |||||||
| 1989 | Cal Lutheran | 31–18 | |||||||
| 1990 | Cal Lutheran | 35–16 | District Champions | ||||||
| 1991 | Cal Lutheran | 32–8 | |||||||
| Cal Lutheran Kingsmen(SCIAC (Division III))(1992–1993) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Cal Lutheran | 43–6 | 20–1 | 1st | D-III Runner-Up | ||||
| 1993 | Cal Lutheran | 32–9 | 19–2 | 1st | D-III National Final | ||||
| Cal Lutheran: | 193–80 | 39–3 | |||||||
| San Francisco Dons(West Coast Conference)(1994–1998) | |||||||||
| 1994 | San Francisco | 22–33 | 9–21 | 6th | |||||
| 1995 | San Francisco | 24–35 | 11–17 | 5th | |||||
| 1996 | San Francisco | 30–25 | 15–13 | 4th | |||||
| 1997 | San Francisco | 29–27 | 17–11 | 3rd | |||||
| 1998 | San Francisco | 34–24 | 18–12 | T–3rd | |||||
| San Francisco: | 139–144 | 70–74 | |||||||
| San Diego Toreros(West Coast Conference)(1999–2021) | |||||||||
| 1999 | San Diego | 28–27–1 | 13–16–1 | 3rd(West) | |||||
| 2000 | San Diego | 34–27–1 | 14–16 | 2nd(West) | |||||
| 2001 | San Diego | 35–21 | 20–10 | 2nd(West) | |||||
| 2002 | San Diego | 39–23 | 18–12 | 1st(West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2003 | San Diego | 32–30 | 18–12 | 1st(West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2004 | San Diego | 35–21 | 19–11 | 2nd(Coast) | |||||
| 2005 | San Diego | 30–27–1 | 16–14 | 2nd(Coast) | |||||
| 2006 | San Diego | 33–25 | 13–8 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2007 | San Diego | 43–18 | 18–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2008 | San Diego | 44–17 | 16–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2009 | San Diego | 29–25 | 11–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2010 | San Diego | 37–22 | 19–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2011 | San Diego | 22–31 | 11–10 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2012 | San Diego | 40–17 | 15–9 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | San Diego | 37–25 | 15–9 | T–2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2014 | San Diego | 34–20 | 16–11 | T–4th | |||||
| 2015 | San Diego | 33–22 | 19–8 | 1st | West Coast tournament | ||||
| 2016 | San Diego | 27–29 | 13–14 | T–6th | |||||
| 2017 | San Diego | 35–18–1 | 18–9 | T–4th | |||||
| 2018 | San Diego | 23–32 | 12–15 | T–6th | |||||
| 2019 | San Diego | 32–21 | 14–13 | T–6th | |||||
| 2020 | San Diego | 12–4 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2021 | San Diego | 33–12 | 19–8 | 2nd | |||||
| San Diego: | 747–514–4 | 347–225–1 | |||||||
| Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors(Big West Conference)(2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Hawai'i | 28–24 | 19–11 | 3rd | |||||
| 2023 | Hawai'i | 29–20 | 18–12 | T–5th | |||||
| 2024 | Hawai'i | 37–16 | 20–10 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2025 | Hawai'i | 35–21 | 16–14 | T–4th | |||||
| Hawai'i: | 129–81 | 73–47 | |||||||
| Total: | 1,208–819–4 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
The 2012 spring season will be Hill's 24th year as a head coach at the collegiate level, and 14th at USD, having enjoyed 20 winning seasons in 23 years.