{"id":237267,"date":"2026-07-13T13:52:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T23:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=237267"},"modified":"2026-07-13T13:52:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T23:52:53","slug":"zeigler-namoa-drafted-by-atlanta-braves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/13\/zeigler-namoa-drafted-by-atlanta-braves\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Braves selects UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa athlete in MLB<\/abbr> draft"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa utility player Ben Zeigler-Namoa has been selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 10th round of the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft, taken with the 292nd overall pick.<\/p>\n

Zeigler-Namoa becomes the 113th Rainbow Warrior all-time to be drafted by a Major League organization. He is also the seventh Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> player to be picked during the tenure of Head Coach Rich Hill, continuing the program’s strong pipeline to the professional ranks.<\/p>\n

A versatile left-handed hitter who played outfield and first base, Zeigler-Namoa was a model of consistency and durability. He was the only Rainbow Warrior to start all 50 games in 2026, earning Honorable Mention All-Big West awards. He finished the year with a .294 batting average and a .433 slugging percentage, racking up 57 hits, 33 runs scored, 10 doubles, a triple, and five home runs.<\/p>\n

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

Ben Zeigler-Namoa was drafted in the 10th round. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":237266,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[679,58,1491,9,550],"class_list":["post-237267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-alumni-recognition","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