{"id":229266,"date":"2026-02-10T15:09:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T01:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=229266"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T01:09:26","slug":"pitcher-magdaleno-national-watch-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/10\/pitcher-magdaleno-national-watch-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Warrior pitcher Magdaleno lands on national watch list"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"Isaiah<\/p>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa baseball<\/a> pitcher Isaiah Magdaleno has been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association\u2019s (NCBWA<\/abbr>) Stopper of the Year preseason watch list, an award presented annually to the nation\u2019s top relief pitcher.<\/p>\n

A first-team All-Big West selection in 2025 and a preseason all-conference pick heading into 2026, Magdaleno emerged as one of college baseball\u2019s most effective relievers last season. He finished fifth nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio, while also ranking among the top 30 in ERA<\/abbr> (2.70), saves and walks allowed per nine innings.<\/p>\n

Magdaleno appeared in 24 games, all in relief, posting a 4-1 record with nine saves. He struck out 77 batters against just 11 walks over 60 innings and held opponents to a .205 batting average.<\/p>\n

Entering the 2026 season, he is expected to compete for a role in the starting rotation while remaining a key bullpen option.<\/p>\n

Read more at Hawaiiathletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Isaiah Magdaleno earned preseason national recognition after a standout 2025 season as one of college baseball\u2019s top relievers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":229275,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[58,1491,9,550],"class_list":["post-229266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-athletics","tag-baseball","tag-uh-manoa","tag-manoa-athletics","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t