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2025 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record29–17 (12–12 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachKeith Zuniga (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsay Meggs (2nd season)
  • Rayson Romero (2nd season)
  • Casey Isa (2nd season)
  • Chris Jimenez (2nd season)
Hitting coachDave Nakama (4th season)
Pitching coachKeith Zuniga (2nd season)
Home stadiumLes Murakami Stadium
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 13 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 20 – 4 – 0   .833 34 – 11 – 0   .756
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 18 – 6 – 0   .750 31 – 15 – 0   .674
Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 25 – 22 – 0   .532
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 24 – 22 – 0   .522
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13 – 0   .519 30 – 16 – 0   .652
Hawai'i  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 29 – 17 – 0   .630
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15 – 0   .444 18 – 27 – 0   .400
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 22 – 25 – 0   .468
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 17 – 32 – 0   .347
CSUN  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 12 – 30 – 0   .286
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 16 – 30 – 0   .348
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 5, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team represent the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. Hawaii is competing in the Big West Conference. The Rainbow Warriors played their home games at Les Murakami Stadium. Coach Rich Hill is leading the Rainbow Warriors in his fourth season with the program.

Previous season

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Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team notched an 37–16 (20–10) regular-season record during the 2024 season. The Rainbow Warriors finished third in the Big West Conference. Hawaii did not receive an at-large berth into the NCAA tournament.

Personnel

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Starters

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Lineup
Pos. No. Player. Year
C 33 Konnor Palmeira Senior
1B 4 Ben Zeigler-Namoa Senior
2B 2 Shunsuke Sakaino Senior
3B 23 Xaige Lancaster Sophomore
SS 1 Elijah Ickes Sophomore
LF 25 Kamana Nahaku Senior
CF 37 Matthew Miura Junior
RF 21 Jared Quandt Senior
DH 5 Draven Nushida Junior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday 36 Sebastian Gonzalez Sophomore
Saturday 17 Itsuki Takemoto Sophomore
Sunday 41 Liam O'Brien Senior

Roster

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2025 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 INF Elijah Ickes R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Hawaii Wahiawa
2 INF Shunsuke Sakaino L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr California San Diego
3 INF Jordan Donahue L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Hawaii Mililani
4 UTL Ben Zeigler-Namoa L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Hawaii Lahaina
5 OF Draven Nushida L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Hawaii Kailua
6 INF Kedren Kinzie R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Hawaii Hilo
8 INF Jarret Nielsen R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr California Cerritos
12 RHP Freddy Rodriguez R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr California West Sacramento
13 LHP Joshua Surigao L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr South Carolina Little River
15 OF Jack Salmon L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr California Newport Beach
17 UTL Itsuki Takemoto L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Japan Wakayama
18 RHP Cooper Walls R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr California Carlsbad
19 RHP Max Jones R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Gr California San Diego
20 OF Will Bowen L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr California Redwood City
21 OF Jared Quandt S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr California Los Gatos
22 INF Kevin Ferguson Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Washington (state) Battle Ground
23 UTL Xaige Lancaster R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Hawaii Hilo
24 OF Britton Beeson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr California Villa Park
25 OF Kamana Nahaku R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Washington (state) Auburn
26 RHP Isaiah Magdaleno R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So California Los Angeles
27 RHP Josiah Shipley R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Oregon Beaverton
28 RHP Danny Veloz R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr California Pacoima
29 C David Vergel de Dios R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Hawaii Kahului
31 LHP Bobby Perebzak L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ohio Wadsworth
32 C Hunter Faildo R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Hawaii Miliani
33 C Konnor Palmeira R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hawaii Kahului
34 RHP Zacary Tenn R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Hawaii Kailua
35 RHP Ethan Thomas R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr California Alameda
36 LHP Sebastian Gonzalez L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So California Oakley
37 OF Matthew Miura R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hawaii Honolulu
38 RHP Charlie Adamson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr California Malibu
40 LHP Jimmy Urban L/L 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Arizona Phoenix
41 RHP Liam O'Brien R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Arizona Tucson
43 RHP Kyle Dobyns R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr California San Diego
44 LHP Cory Ronan L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Illinois Jacksonville
47 OF Aidan Kuni L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Texas Flower Mound
48 RHP Anthony Andrews R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr California Los Gatos
49 LHP Dylan Waite L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Hawaii Wailuku
51 RHP Kaysen Raineri R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr California Temecula
54 RHP Koen Barton R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Hawaii Wahiawa
Head coach

Rich Hill

Assistant coach(es)

Keith Zuniga
Dave Nakama
Lindsay Meggs

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 9, 2025

Offseason

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Departures

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Offseason Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jake Tsukada 2 INF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 pounds (79 kg) Senior Aiea, Hi Graduated
Aaron Ujimori 5 INF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Senior Honolulu, HI Graduated
Kyson Donahue 6 INF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Senior Honolulu, HI Graduated
Connor Harrison 7 LHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Senior Granite Bay, CA Graduated
Dallas Duarte 8 C 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Graduate Hilo, HI Graduated
Stone Miyao 9 INF 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Senior Hilo, HI Graduated
Tai Atkins 12 LHP 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Senior Kohala, HI Graduated
Randy Abshier 13 LHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Graduate San Diego, CA Graduated
Rylen Bayne 15 RHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Junior Port Orchard, WA Did not return
Nainoa Cardinez 18 UTL 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Senior Kapaa, HI Graduated
Austin Machado 19 C 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Junior Cardiff by the Sea, CA Signed with Atlanta Braves as undrafted free agent
Naighel Calderon 20 OF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Senior Lanai City, HI Graduated
Sean Rimmer 24 OF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Senior Mesa, AZ Graduated
Trevor Ichimura 29 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Senior Mililani, HI Graduated
Blake Hiraki 31 C 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) Senior Mililani, HI Graduated
Tyler Dyball 35 RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) Senior Honolulu, HI Graduated
Myles Standish 48 LHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Freshman Eureka, CA Did not return

Outgoing transfers

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Outgoing Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Source
Bronson Rivera 27 INF 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Holualoa, HI Junior Hawaii Pacific
Hunter Gotschall 33 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Peyton, CO Freshman SLCC[a]
DJ Akiyama 34 INF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) Aiea, HI Junior Campbell
Harrison Bodendorf 41 LHP 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Temecula, CA Sophomore Oklahoma State
Alex Giroux 50 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Lake Oswego, OR Junior Miami (FL)
Brayden Marx 54 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Pleasant Grove, UT Freshman BYU

2024 MLB Draft

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Main article: 2024 Major League Baseball draft

No Hawaii players were selected in the 2024 MLB draft.

Acquisitions

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Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Previous school Source
Shunsuke Sakaino 2 INF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) San Diego, CA Senior CSUN
Draven Nushida 5 INF/OF 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Kailua, HI Junior Cal State Fullerton
Kedren Kinzie 6 INF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Hilo, HI Junior Pierce (WA)[a]
Freddy Rodriguez 12 RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) West Sacramento, CA Junior Cal Poly
Jake Salmon 15 OF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Newport Beach, CA Junior Golden West[a]
Max Jones 19 RHP 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) San Diego, CA Graduate San Francisco
Will Bowen 20 OF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) Redwood City, CA Junior San Mateo[a]
Britton Beeson 24 OF 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Villa Park, CA Junior Fullerton College[a]
Josiah Shipley 27 RHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 pounds (100 kg) Beaverton, OR Junior Clackamas[a]
Bobby Perebzak 31 LHP 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Wadsworth, OH Junior San Diego City College[a]
Liam O'Brien 41 RHP 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Tucson, AZ Senior Gonzaga
Aidan Kuni 47 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) Flower Mound, TX Junior McLennan[a]

Incoming recruits

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2025 Hawai'i Recruits
Name Number B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School Source
Jarret Nielsen 8 R/R INF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Cerritos, CA Long Beach Jordan
Joshua Surigao 13 L/L LHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Little River, CA North Myrtle Beach
Cooper Walls 18 R/R RHP 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Carlsbad, CA La Costa Canyon
David Vergel de Dios 29 R/R UTL 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Kahului, HI Maui
Anthony Andrews 48 R/R RHP 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) Las Gatos, CA Los Gatos
Kaysen Raineri 51 R/R RHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Temecula, CA Great Oak
Koen Barton 54 R/R RHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Wahiawa, HI Leilehua

Preseason

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Coaches poll

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The coaches poll was released on February 7, 2025. Hawaii was selected to finish fourth the conference.[2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish 		Team Points
1 UCSB 99 (9)
2 UC Irvine 89 (2)
3 Cal Poly 79
4 Hawaii 76
5 UC San Diego 63
6 CSUN 50
7 UC Davis 47
T−8 Cal State Fullerton 36
T−8 Long Beach State 36
10 Cal State Bakersfield 18
11 UC Riverside 12

Game log

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2025 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball game log (29–16)
Regular season: 29–16 (Home: 23–8; Away: 6–8)
April: 8–8 (Home: 5–4; Away: 3–4)
Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall BWC
April 1 Hawaii Pacific* Les Murakami Stadium W 10–8 Rodriguez (3–0) Vanek (3–2) Thomas (1) 3,234 21–6 —
April 4 SSN Long Beach State Les Murakami Stadium W 10–5 Gonzalez (3–0) Montgomery (5–3) Magdaleno (5) 4,465 22–6 9–4
April 5 SSN Long Beach State Les Murakami Stadium L 2–3 Roblez (2–0) O'Brien (2–1) Kahalekai (1) 4,585 22–7 9–5
April 6 Long Beach State Les Murakami Stadium L 4–5 Geiss (4–5) Walls (2–1) Kahalekai (2) 4,094 22–8 9–6
April 8 at Santa Clara* Stephen Schott Stadium
Santa Clara, CA		 W 5–3 Jones (1–0) Habermann (0–1) Thomas (2) 500 23–8 —
April 11 at Cal Poly Robin Baggett Stadium
San Luis Obispo, CA		 W 4–210 Magdaleno (4–0) Sagouspe (3–2) None 2,818 24–8 10–6
April 12 at Cal Poly Robin Baggett Stadium L 5–12 Downs (4–0) O'Brien (2–2) None 2,892 24–9 10–7
April 13 at Cal Poly Robin Baggett Stadium L 2–5 Torres (1–2) Walls (2–2) None 3,017 24–10 10–8
April 15 BTN+ at USC* George C. Page Stadium
Los Angeles, CA		 W 5–4 Rodriguez (4–0) Matson (2–1) Thomas (3) 498 25–10 —
April 17 ESPN+ at No. 13 UC Irvine Anteater Ballpark
Irvine, CA		 L 1–3 Ojeda (8–0) Ronan (1–2) Martin (9) 733 25–11 10–9
April 18 ESPN+ at No. 13 UC Irvine Anteater Ballpark L 0–4 Hansen (6–0) Adamson (0–1) None 1,170 25–12 10–10
April 19 ESPN+ at No. 13 UC Irvine Anteater Ballpark L 0–5 Brooks (5–2) Walls (2–3) None 1,089 25–13 10–11
April 22 Chaminade* Les Murakami Stadium W 14–7 Jones (2–0) Cody (4–4) None 3,040 26–13 —
April 25 Cal State Bakersfield Les Murakami Stadium L 6–710 Scheurman (1–0) Magdaleno (4–1) Gutierrez (1) 3,723 26–14 10–12
April 26 Cal State Bakersfield Les Murakami Stadium W 5–4 Ronan (2–0) Gutierrez (3–5) Rodriguez (2) 4,096 27–14 11–12
April 27 Cal State Bakersfield Les Murakami Stadium W 11–4 O'Brien (3–2) Brown (1–1) None 3,710 28–14 12–12
Postseason (0–0)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Hawaii team member   * Non-conference game
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.[3]

Rankings

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Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[4]RVRV*RVRV—RVRVRVRVRV———
Baseball America[5]—————————————
NCBWA†[6]——RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
D1Baseball[7]—————————————
Perfect Game[8]—————————————

† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Junior college

References

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  1. ^ "Big West Conference 2025 Baseball Standings". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "UC Santa Barbara Predicted to Win The Big West in 2025 Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll". bigwest.org. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Baseball Schedule". hawaiiathletics.com. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  6. ^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  7. ^ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  8. ^ "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
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