{"id":232796,"date":"2026-04-22T12:35:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T22:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=232796"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T22:36:13","slug":"magdaleno-pitcher-of-the-year-semifinalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/22\/magdaleno-pitcher-of-the-year-semifinalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Warrior Magdaleno named 2026 National Pitcher of the Year semifinalist"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"Isaiah<\/p>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa pitcher Isaiah Magdaleno earned a spot as a semifinalist for the 2026 National Pitcher of the Year Award, by the College Baseball Foundation.<\/p>\n

The right-handed junior currently boasts a stellar 2.37 ERA<\/abbr> over 60.2 innings, racking up 71 strikeouts while issuing just 26 walks in his 10 starts.<\/p>\n

Magdaleno’s ability to limit baserunners ranks among the best in the country. He ranks second in the Big West and 12th nationally in hits allowed per nine innings at just 5.64. Additionally, he ranks second in the conference and 14th nationally, holding opposing batters to a .179 average.<\/p>\n

The \u02bbBows have played well under Magdaleno’s lead, posting a 7-3 record in his starts and holding opponents to an average of just 3.0 runs in those contests.<\/p>\n

Magdaleno is one of three Big West pitchers featured on the semifinalist list, with the winner to be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa will face No.<\/abbr> 6 Oregon State on the road April 24\u201326, as the season winds down.<\/p>\n

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

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s Magdaleno is one of three Big West pitchers featured on the semifinalist list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":232787,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[58,1491,9,550],"class_list":["post-232796","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