Les Murakami (born June 1, 1936)[1] is an American former college baseball coach who served as the head baseball coach for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team. He played college baseball at Santa Clara and during his coaching years for Hawaii, he won 1,079 games. The Les Murakami Stadium, home ballpark of the Rainbow Warriors, was named in his honor in 2002.[2][3]

Awards

  • Hawaii Sportsman of the Year (1977, 1980)
  • Lefty Gomez Award (1981)
  • District Coach of the Year (1986)
  • WAC Coach of the Year (1987, 1991)
  • American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer

Head coaching record

The following is a record of Murakami's record as a head coach.[4]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Hawaii (Independent) (1971–1979)
1971 Hawaii 0–4
1972 Hawaii 1–3
1973 Hawaii 1–7
1974 Hawaii 6–11
1975 Hawaii 25–13
1976 Hawaii 29–12
1977 Hawaii 43–13 NCAA Regionals
1978 Hawaii 38–14–1
1979 Hawaii 69–15 NCAA Regionals
Hawaii: 212–92–1
Hawaii (Western Athletic Conference) (1980–2000)
1980 Hawaii 60–18 19–5 T–1st College World Series
1981 Hawaii 50–16 10–5 2nd
1982 Hawaii 59–17 17–7 1st NCAA Regional
1983 Hawaii 47–20 17–7 2nd
1984 Hawaii 48–22–1 8–6 1st NCAA Regional
1985 Hawaii 56–31 15–9 2nd
1986 Hawaii 43–24 15–9 2nd NCAA Regional
1987 Hawaii 45–19 21–2 1st NCAA Regional
1988 Hawaii 40–21–1 21–6–1 T–2nd
1989 Hawaii 40–27 18–10 T–2nd NCAA Regional
1990 Hawaii 37–24–1 17–10–1 4th
1991 Hawaii 51–18 22–5 1st NCAA Regional
1992 Hawaii 49–14 20–6 1st NCAA Regional
1993 Hawaii 34–25 11–13 4th NCAA Regional
1994 Hawaii 28–28 8–16 5th
1995 Hawaii 30–24 12–17 6th
1996 Hawaii 29–26 12–18 5th
1997 Hawaii 22–34 14–16 4th
1998 Hawaii 34–22 12–18 4th
1999 Hawaii 37–20 15–14 5th
2000 Hawaii 28–28 15–15 4th
Hawaii: 867–556–3 319–214–2
Total: 1079–648–4

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Rainbows in Omaha". ESPN Honolulu. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ "LES MURAKAMI". Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  3. ^ Aimee Harris (April 1, 2012). "Les Murakami: The Heart of a Warrior". Generations Magazine. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  4. ^ 2013 Hawaii Rainbows Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Hawaii Rainbows. pp. 63–70. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Murakami
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