Rich Hill (baseball coach)
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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]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Hawai'i |
Conference | Big West |
Record | 94–60 (.610) |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1962-06-30) June 30, 1962 (age 62) |
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.