Play Ball: Our season-long tribute to Rainbow Baseball.

The Rainbow Baseball team defeated Punahou, 10-2, in their first game ever in 1923.

In 1960, Hawai'i played its first game against future WAC rival Fresno State and won 4-1.

The very first coach of the UH baseball program was probably more widely known for leading the UH football team.

Coaches such as Toku Tanaka, Henry Tominaga, and many others contributed to the growth of Rainbow Baseball leading up to the well-known Les Murakami Era.

The year 1971 not only welcomed Les Murakami as head coach, but also gave way to UH becoming an NCAA Division 1 Program.

In 1975 Hawai'i went 25-13, giving Les Murakami his first winning season since taking over in 1971.

Les Murakami not only posted measurable records, but also raised public awareness of a once ignored University of Hawai'i baseball program.

In 1980, Hawai'i officially joined the Western Athletic Conference and won the league championship by beating BYU.

The 4,312-seat Rainbow Stadium was unveiled in 1984 and gave Rainbow fans a stage to witness their nationally ranked team.

Remembering Coach Les Murakami's final years as Rainbow Baseball's most beloved head coach.

Mike Trapasso is hired in 2001 as the 12th head coach to lead the Rainbow Baseball program. In 2006 they reached their first NCAA Regionals in 13 years.

In 1977 the 43-3 Rainbows had been invited to their first NCAA Regional and asked to host.

In his senior season at Aiea, Ako signed with the University of Hawai'i, and went on to live up to the hype created by the marvel of Les Murakami.

A standout catcher, Nomura played four seasons at UH from 1976-'79.

Leading hitter for the 1977 Regional, this Rainbow was given the nickname "Tank" for returning to the baseball diamond within a couple of weeks of shattering his cheekbone.

The Rainbows made their second ever NCAA Regional appearance.

This well-known outfielder always came up big for the Rainbows.

Brothers Gene and David came out of Kaimuki High School in the late '70s and performed brilliantly as pitchers for UH.

Probably the most recognized name in Rainbow Baseball, Tatsuno was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Bass played for UH from 1977-1980 and still holds several UH baseball records.

The pitcher to follow Derek Tatsuno, Chuck Crim was able to post a career record of 34-9 upon leaving UH after his junior year when drafted by the Milwaulke Brewers.

Known as "Duke" to his teammates, he pitched 7 strong innings to lead the Rainbows to a 7-0 shutout against BYU in the 1980 WAC Championship.

These relief pitchers made major contributions to the Rainbows through from the late '70s to the early '80s.

Playing throughout the late '70s - early '80s, these clutch hitters still hold Rainbow Baseball records.

The Rainbows had a strong start and finsh in this year's regular season, hosted the WAC Tournament, and went on to its 3rd NCAA Regional in 4 years.