Les Murakami

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Les Murakami
Biographical details
Born (1936-06-01) June 1, 1936 (age 86)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Playing career
1955–1958 Santa Clara
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–2000Hawaii
Head coaching record
Overall1079–648–4

Les Murakami (born June 1, 1936) [1] is a former head coach of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball team. During his coaching years, he won 1,079 games. The Les Murakami Stadium, home field of the Rainbow Warriors, was named in his honor in 2002. [2] [3]

Contents

Awards

Head coaching record

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

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
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 60–1819–5T–1st College World Series
1981 Hawaii 50–1610–52nd
1982 Hawaii 59–1717–71stNCAA Regional
1983 Hawaii 47–2017–72nd
1984 Hawaii 48–22–18–61stNCAA Regional
1985 Hawaii 56–3115–92nd
1986 Hawaii 43–2415–92ndNCAA Regional
1987 Hawaii 45–1921–21stNCAA Regional
1988 Hawaii 40–21–121–6–1T–2nd
1989 Hawaii 40–2718–10T–2ndNCAA Regional
1990 Hawaii 37–24–117–10–14th
1991 Hawaii 51–1822–51stNCAA Regional
1992 Hawaii 49–1420–61stNCAA Regional
1993 Hawaii 34–2511–134thNCAA Regional
1994 Hawaii 28–288–165th
1995 Hawaii 30–2412–176th
1996 Hawaii 29–2612–185th
1997 Hawaii 22–3414–164th
1998 Hawaii 34–2212–184th
1999 Hawaii 37–2015–145th
2000 Hawaii 28–2815–154th
Hawaii:867–556–3319–214–2
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

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References

  1. "Rainbows in Omaha". ESPN Honolulu. 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.