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Rich Hill (baseball coach)

Rich Hill
Hill in 2022
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamHawai'i
ConferenceBig West
Record94–60 (.610)
Biographical details
Born (1962-06-30) June 30, 1962 (age 62)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Alma materCalifornia Lutheran University
Playing career
1981–1982San Diego State
1983–1985Cal Lutheran
Position(s)Second baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1993Cal Lutheran
1994–1998San Francisco
1999–2021San Diego
2022–presentHawaii
Head coaching record
Overall1,173–798–4 (.595)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2× Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships (1992, 1993)
  • 2× Division III College World Series appearances (1992, 1993)
  • 2× West Coast Conference West Division Regular season Championships (2002, 2003)
  • 4× West Coast Conference Regular season Championships (2007, 2008, 2010, 2015)
  • 4× West Coast Conference Championship Series Titles (2002, 2003, 2007, 2008)
  • West Coast Conference Tournament Title (2013)
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 American baseball coach, who is the current head baseball coach of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.

Biography

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Hill played college baseball briefly at San Diego State before transferring to Cal Lutheran to finish his college career. He played one season of professional baseball (1985) with the Class-A Savannah Cardinals as a second baseman.[2]

Hill was the head coach of the Cal Lutheran Kingsmen from 1988 to 1993 and the San Francisco Dons from 1994 to 1998. He was then the head coach of the San Diego Toreros from 1999 to 2021. Hill's career head coaching record was 715-481–3, through the 2011 season.[3] He has served as the head baseball coach for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors since the 2022 season.[4]

Hill also managed the Chatham A's, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League, from 1990 to 1993.[5]

Hill and his wife Lori have two children.[3]

Head coaching record

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Below is a table of Hill's yearly records as an NAIA and NCAA head baseball coach.[6][7][8][9]

Statistics overview
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 COVID-19
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
Hawaii: 94–60 57–33
Total: 1,173–798–4

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rich Hill Minor League Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Richard Hill". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Rich Hill #10". USDToreros.CSTV.com. San Diego Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 22 July 2012. 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.
  4. ^ "Rich Hill Tabbed as Third-Ever Baseball Head Coach". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. ^ Iacuessa, Mike (August 18, 1992). "Cape League Championship Series Earns Straight A's". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. p. 15.
  6. ^ "CLU Baseball History". CLUSports.com. Cal Lutheran Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  7. ^ "2012 San Diego Baseball Virtual Guide". San Diego Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  8. ^ "2012 West Coast Conference Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  9. ^ "2012 WCC Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-04. Retrieved 22 July 2012.