1980 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team

The 1980 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. It was the program's 58th season of existence, and their first season in the Western Athletic Conference. In the Warriors' first season in the WAC, they won divisional and conference honors, winning the South Division regular season, and the WAC Championship Series against BYU. The Rainbow Warriors received an automatic berth into the 1980 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. There, they won the Central Regional and advanced to the College World Series, where they lost in the final to Arizona.

1980 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1980 record60–18 (19–5 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Coop DeRenne
  • Jim Fujimori
  • Dave Murakami
  • Carl Furutani
  • Ron Nomura
Home stadiumUH Stadium
1980 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
BYU  xy 143 .824  4118 .695
Wyoming   116 .647  2320 .535
Utah   512 .294  1719 .472
Colorado State   413 .235  1737 .315
South
No. 2 Hawaii  xy 195 .792  6018 .769
New Mexico   168 .667  4320 .683
San Diego State   1112 .478  4026 .606
UTEP   122 .043  2239 .361
x Division champion
Championship Series champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Background

The 1979 season saw the Rainbow Warriors finish with an overall record of 69-15, including notable wins over Vanderbilt, North Carolina and Oregon State. Their record provided the Warriors with an at-large berth into the 1979 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The Warriors lost in the midwest regional final to Arizona.[1]

Roster

1980 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • Chuck Crim
  • Bryan Duquette
  • Sam Kakazu
  • Wes Kimura
  • Alan Lane
  • Mark Olmos
  • Scott Roberts
  • Glenn Silva
  • David Smith
 

Infielders

  • Howard Dashefsky
  • Wade Mauricio
  • Larry O'Connor
  • Kimo Perkins
  • Thad Reece
  • Eric Tokunaga

Utility

  • Joel Lono'
  • Greg Oniate
  • Gordon Muramaru
 

Catchers

  • Collin Tanabe

Outfielders

  • Rick Bass
  • Jay Erdahl
  • Les Kakazu
  • Kevin Williams
 

Schedule

Legend
 Hawaii win
 Hawaii loss
 Postponement/cancellation
1980 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Postseason

Warriors in the 1980 MLB Draft

The following members of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball program were drafted in the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Derek TatsunoRHP2nd29thNew York Mets[3]
Kevin WilliamsOF11th272ndMinnesota Twins[4]
Rick BassOF17th441stMilwaukee Brewers[4]

References

  1. Hogue, Bob (June 4, 2014). "The Magical UH Spring Of 1979". MidWeek. Black Press. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  2. Lewis, Ferd (July 20, 2009). "1980 baseball 'Bows had the world at their feet". The Honolulu Advertiser. Black Press. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  3. "2nd Round of the 1980 MLB January Draft - Secondary Phase". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  4. "1980 Baseball Draft". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
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