1980 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1980 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball Hawaii Warriors logo.svg 150 Western Athletic Conference WAC 60–18 19–5 Les Murakami (10th year) Coop DeRenne Jim Fujimori Dave Murakami Carl Furutani Ron Nomura UH Stadium WAC Regular season championsWAC Championship Series winners College World Series Runners-up 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 its 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. 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.Hogue Bob The Magical UH Spring Of 1979 http://www.midweek.com/magical-uh-spring-1979/ MidWeek Black Press February 21, 2017 June 4, 2014 Roster 1980 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors rosterLewis Ferd 1980 baseball 'Bows had the world at their feet http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2009/Jul/20/sp/hawaii907200318.html The Honolulu Advertiser Black Press February 21, 2017 July 20, 2009  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 background:#02452f;color:white; 1980 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball game log ! style="background:#02452f;color:white;"| Regular season |- valign="top" y background:#FFF;color:#02452f; February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |- align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 1 || at Hawaii–Hilo || Francis Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI || W 6–2 || 1–0 || — |- align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 1 || at Hawaii–Hilo || Francis Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI || W 8–5 || 2–0 || — |- align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 2 || at Hawaii–Hilo || Francis Wong Stadium • Hilo, HI || W 15–1 || 3–0 || — |- align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 3 || Hawaii–Hilo || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 9–0 || 4–0 || — |- align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 3 || Hawaii–Hilo || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 7–3 || 5–0 || — |- align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 9 || Hawaii–Hilo || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 10–3 || 6–0 || — |- align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 10 || Hawaii–Hilo || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 7–1 || 7–0 || — |- align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 10 || Hawaii–Hilo || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 13–2 || 8–0 || — |- align=center bgcolor="#ffdddd" |February 15 || Arizona State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || L 11–13 || 8–1 || — |- align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 15 || Arizona State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 8–7 || 9–1 || — |- align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 16 || Arizona State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 8–6 || 10–1 || — |- align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 16 || Arizona State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 13–2 || 11–1 || — |- align=center bgcolor="#ffdddd" |February 17 || Arizona State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || L 11–13 || 11–2 || — |- align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 17 || Arizona State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 4–2 || 12–2 || — |- align=center bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 29 || Oklahoma || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 3–2 || 13–2 || — |- y background:#FFF;color:#02452f; March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 1 || Oklahoma || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || L 1–2 || 13–3 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 1 || Oklahoma || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 11–1 || 14–3 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 2 || Oklahoma || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || L 0–1 || 14–4 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 2 || Oklahoma || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 8–7 || 15–4 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 3 || Oklahoma || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || L 5–6 || 15–5 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 7 || Murray State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 7–6 || 16–5 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 7 || Murray State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 16–7 || 17–5 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 8 || Murray State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 6–0 || 18–5 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 8 || Murray State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 12–6 || 19–5 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 9 || Murray State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 7–3 || 20–5 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 10 || Wichita State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || L 2–6 || 20–6 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 12 || Wichita State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || L 1–6 || 20–7 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 12 || Wichita State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || L 8–9 || 20–8 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 13 || Wichita State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 7–3 || 21–8 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 18 || Kearney State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 9–0 || 22–8 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 18 || Kearney State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 11–0 || 23–8 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 21 || Cal State Los Angeles || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 6–1 || 24–8 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 22 || Cal State Los Angeles || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 8–3 || 25–8 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 24 || Missouri || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 6–2 || 26–8 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 25 || Chuo || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 5–3 || 27–8 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 26 || Cal Poly Pomona || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 10–7 || 28–8 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 27 || Cal Poly Pomona || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 6–0 || 29–8 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 27 || Chuo || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 14–5 || 30–8 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 28 || Missouri || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || L 2–10 || 30–9 || — |- y background:#FFF;color:#02452f; April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 4 || at UTEP || Dudley Field • El Paso, TX || W 15–8 || 31–9 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 4 || at UTEP || Dudley Field • El Paso, TX || W 10–6 || 32–9 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 5 || at UTEP || Dudley Field • El Paso, TX || W 12–8 || 33–9 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 5 || at UTEP || Dudley Field • El Paso, TX || W 12–4 || 34–9 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 7 || at Wichita State || Shocker Field • Wichita, KS || W 9–1 || 35–9 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 8 || at Wichita State || Shocker Field • Wichita, KS || W 12–6 || 36–9 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 10 || at New Mexico || UNM Ballpark • Albuquerque, NM || W 6–1 || 37–9 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 10 || at New Mexico || UNM Ballpark • Albuquerque, NM || W 13–11 || 38–9 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 11 || at New Mexico || UNM Ballpark • Albuquerque, NM || L 0–14 || 38–10 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 11 || at New Mexico || UNM Ballpark • Albuquerque, NM || L 6–11 || 38–11 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 17 || San Diego State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 7–4 || 39–11 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 18 || San Diego State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 11–4 || 40–11 || 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 19 || San Diego State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 6–5 || 41–11 || 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 19 || San Diego State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 7–4 || 42–11 || 10–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 20 || San Diego State || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || L 4–9 || 42–12 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 24 || UTEP || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 9–4 || 43–12 || 11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 25 || UTEP || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 10–2 || 44–12 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 25 || UTEP || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 7–1 || 45–12 || 13–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 26 || UTEP || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 9–0 || 46–12 || 14–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 26 || UTEP || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 7–6 || 47–12 || 15–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 27 || UTEP || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || L 1–10 || 47–13 || 15–4 |- y background:#FFF;color:#02452f; May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 2 || at San Diego State || SDSU Ballpark • San Diego, CA || W 7–1 || 48–13 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 2 || at San Diego State || SDSU Ballpark • San Diego, CA || L 2–3 || 48–14 || 16–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 3 || at San Diego State || SDSU Ballpark • San Diego, CA || L 5–8 || 48–15 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 3 || at San Diego State || SDSU Ballpark • San Diego, CA || W 9–3 || 49–15 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 7 || New Mexico || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 8–7 || 50–15 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 8 || New Mexico || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || L 1–4 || 50–16 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 8 || New Mexico || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 11–10 || 51–16 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 9 || New Mexico || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 9–0 || 52–17 || 17–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 9 || New Mexico || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 4–3 || 53–17 || 18–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 10 || New Mexico || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 4–2 || 54–17 || 19–5 |- |- ! style="background:#02452f;color:white;"| Postseason |- valign="top" y background:#FFF;color:#02452f; WAC Championship Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Potseason Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 16 || BYU || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 9–2 || 55–17 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 17 || BYU || UH Stadium • Honolulu, HI || W 7–0 || 56–17 || 2–0 |- y background:#FFF;color:#02452f; NCAA Central Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Postseason record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 23 || vs. Texas–Pan American || Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 8–4 || 57–17 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 24 || vs. Louisiana Tech || Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 2–1 || 58–17 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 25 || at Texas || Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || W 7–3 || 59–17 || 5–0 |- y background:#FFF;color:#02452f; College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Postseason record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 30 || vs. Florida State || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 7–6 || 60–17 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 1 || vs. St. John's || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 7–6 || 61–17 || 7–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 3 || vs. Miami || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 9–3 || 62–17 || 8–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | June 4 || vs. Arizona || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || L 4–5 || 62–18 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | June 5 || vs. Arizona || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || L 3–5 || 62–19 || 8–2 |- 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 Tatsuno RHP 2nd 29th New York Mets2nd Round of the 1980 MLB January Draft - Secondary Phase https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1980&draft_round=2&draft_type=jansec&query_type=year_round Baseball-Reference.com Sports Reference February 21, 2017 Kevin Williams OF 11th 272nd Minnesota Twins1980 Baseball Draft http://www.baseball-almanac.com/draft/baseball-draft.php?yr=1980 Baseball Almanac February 21, 2017 Rick Bass OF 17th 441st Milwaukee Brewers References External links WAC Record Book https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110732/http://wacsports.com/documents/2017/2/9//2017_WAC_Baseball_Record_Book.pdf?id=4387 2017-02-22 UH Manoa Baseball Record Book Hawaii Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball seasons Category:College World Series seasons Category:Western Athletic Conference baseball champion seasons Category:1980 in sports in Hawaii