IRVINE, Calif. – The Hawai'i baseball team had five different players earn All-Big West postseason recognitions Tuesday, headlined by Cooper Walls taking home conference freshman pitcher of the year honors.
 
Bullpen ace Isaiah Magdaleno and two-way player Itsuki Takemoto earned spots on the first team while Matthew Miura and Ben Zeigler-Namoa received second-team recognition. It's the first time since 2018 that the Rainbow Warriors have had four players take home either first or second-team All-Big West honors.
 
Walls is the just the second Hawai'i player ever to be named the Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year, joining Dylan Thomas in 2017. He is also only the third UH player to claim any kind of Big West postseason individual award, joining Thomas and Scotty Scott (2019 Freshman Field Player of the Year).
 
Cooper Walls, Freshman Pitcher of the Year, Honorable Mention

• Owns a 3.67 ERA with 44 strikeouts to just 14 walks.
• Currently 3-3 with 12 starts in 14 appearances, working 56.1 innings with a 1.38 WHIP.
• Struck out 29 batters while walking just seven over 40.2 innings pitched in Big West play.
• Named Big West Pitcher of the Week after working seven shutout innings on Mar. 16 in a 1-0 win over UC Santa Barbara.
• Pitched five shutout innings in a May 4 win over Oregon State, taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning.

 
Isaiah Magdaleno, First Team

• Currently in the top 30 nationally in K/BB ratio (4th, 7.89), walks allowed per nine innings (20th, 1.51), WHIP (22nd, 0.97) and strikeouts per nine innings (28th, 11.91).
• 4-1 with a 2.68 ERA and seven saves over 22 appearances.
• Pitched 53.2 innings and has struck out a team-high 71 batters while walking just nine.
• Has pitched multiple innings in 16 of his 22 appearances.
• Team is 16-6 in games that he pitches in.
• At least one strikeout in all 22 appearances, including multiple punch-outs in 17 games.

 
Itsuki Takemoto, First Team

• Earned first-team recognition as a two-way player.
• Hitting .267 with eight doubles, a homer and 21 RBIs while leading the team with 66.1 innings pitched over 14 appearances (13 starts).
• The series opening starter for nine consecutive weeks prior to last week's final series of the regular season vs. UC San Diego.
• At least five innings pitched in nine of his 13 starts on the mound.
• Has started at both designated hitter and pitcher in seven games.

 
Matthew Miura, Second Team

• Second on the team with a .327 batting average and first with 47 runs scored and a .448 OBP.
• Leads the Big West with 44 walks – seven more than second place – and has struck out just 20 times.
• Third in the conference with 17 stolen bases.
• Hitting .468 with runners in scoring position and .404 with two outs in an inning.
• Has committed just two errors in center field in his career – both coming in consecutive games at CSUN Mar. 28-29.

 
Ben Zeigler-Namoa, Second Team

• First on the team with a .333 batting average and 46 RBIs to go along with five homers.
• Tied for fourth in the Big West with 16 doubles, ninth in RBIs.
• Batting .441 on the season with runners in scoring position and .500 with RISP in conference play.
• Hit .357 in Big West play with 26 RBIs and 11 doubles.
• Team's active career leader with 97 RBIs and has started at five different positions in his career.