Rich Hill (baseball coach) explained
| Rich Hill |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Hawai'i |
| Current Conference: | Big West |
| Birth Date: | June 30, 1962 |
| Birth Place: | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | California Lutheran University |
| Player Years1: | 1981–1982 |
| Player Team1: | San Diego State |
| Player Years2: | 1983–1985 |
| Player Team2: | Cal Lutheran |
| Player Positions: | Second baseman |
| Coach Years1: | 1988–1993 |
| Coach Team1: | Cal Lutheran |
| Coach Years2: | 1994–1998 |
| Coach Team2: | San Francisco |
| Coach Years3: | 1999–2021 |
| Coach Team3: | San Diego |
| Coach Years4: | 2022–present |
| Coach Team4: | Hawaii |
| 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)
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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 American baseball coach, who is the current head baseball coach of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.
Biography
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
Below is a table of Hill's yearly records as an NAIA and NCAA head baseball coach.[6] [7] [8] [9]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Rich Hill Minor League Stats. baseball-reference.com. June 4, 2017.
- Web site: Richard Hill. Baseball-Reference.com. 22 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20141021202825/http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=hill--001ric. live. 2014-10-21.
- Web site: Rich Hill #10. USDToreros.CSTV.com. San Diego Sports Information. 22 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120708043812/http://usdtoreros.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/hill_rich00.html. dead. 2012-07-08 . 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..
- Web site: Rich Hill Tabbed as Third-Ever Baseball Head Coach . University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics . 18 June 2021.
- News: Iacuessa . Mike . Cape League Championship Series Earns Straight A's . 15 . The Cape Codder . Orleans, MA . August 18, 1992 .
- Web site: CLU Baseball History. CLUSports.com. Cal Lutheran Sports Information. 22 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120921231940/http://www.clusports.com/pages/history/baseball_history.php. dead. 2012-09-21.
- Web site: 2012 San Diego Baseball Virtual Guide. San Diego Sports Information. 22 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120702184635/http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5e998fd. dead. 2012-07-02.
- Web site: 2012 West Coast Conference Baseball Media Guide. 22 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120813011512/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/west/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/baseballrecordbook2011-12.pdf. dead. 2012-08-13.
- Web site: 2012 WCC Baseball Standings. D1Baseball.com. 22 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120704104755/http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_wcc.htm. dead. 2012-07-04.
