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.[2] He was the head coach of the San Diego Toreros from 1999 to 2021. Prior to San Diego, Hill was the head coach of the Cal Lutheran Kingsmen from 1988–1993 and the San Francisco Dons from 1994–1998. He also managed the Chatham A's, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League from 1990 to 1993.[3] Hill's career head coaching record is 850–570–3, as of the end of the 2013 season.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
![]() Hill in 2022 | |
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Hawai'i |
Conference | Big West |
Record | 94–60 (.610) |
Biographical details | |
Born | June 30, 1962 |
Alma mater | California Lutheran University |
Playing career | |
1981–1982 | San Diego State |
1983–1985 | Cal Lutheran |
Position(s) | Second baseman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1988–1993 | Cal Lutheran |
1994–1998 | San Francisco |
1999–2021 | San Diego |
2022–present | Hawaii |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1,173–798–4 (.595) |
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) | |
Prior to his coaching career, 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.[5]
Hill is married to Lori and has two children, including Trevor Bauer accuser Lindsey Hill.
Head coaching record
editBelow 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 | ||||
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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
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rich Hill Minor League Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ^ "Rich Hill Tabbed as Third-Ever Baseball Head Coach". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Iacuessa, Mike (August 18, 1992). "Cape League Championship Series Earns Straight A's". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. p. 15.
- ^ "Rich Hill #10". USDToreros.CSTV.com. San Diego Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Richard Hill". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ a b "CLU Baseball History". CLUSports.com. Cal Lutheran Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ a b "2012 San Diego Baseball Virtual Guide". San Diego Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ a b "2012 West Coast Conference Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ a b "2012 WCC Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-04. Retrieved 22 July 2012.