IRVINE, Calif. – Five Hawai'i baseball players earned All-Big West honors, the conference announced Tuesday. Starting pitcher Isaiah Magdaleno and relief pitcher Tsubasa Tomii earned First Team All-Big West selections, while starter Hekili Robello was named to the Second Team, and position players Tate Shimao and Ben Zeigler-Namoa secured Honorable Mention recognition.
 
The postseason come ahead of the Rainbow Warriors' opener of the Big West Championship Wednesday against Cal State Fullerton in a single-elimination game at 3 p.m. HT. With their late-season surge, Hawai'i secured the No. 4 seed in the upcoming Big West Championship, remaining the only program in the league to finish in the top five of the conference standings in each of the last five seasons.
 
Hawai'i's representation heavily reflects its elite pitching staff, which led the Big West and finished the regular season ranked third nationally with a phenomenal 3.44 team ERA. Magdaleno, Tomii and Robello combined to account for 47.7 percent of the team's innings pitched while posting a remarkable 2.49 ERA over 206.0 innings of work.
 
Magdaleno firmly established himself as one of the best arms on the West Coast, finishing the regular season ranked third nationally in hits allowed per nine innings and fourth in WHIP. A first-team All-Big West selection last year as UH's closer, he moved into the Friday night starter role and has thrived on the way to his dominant finishing stretch. Meanwhile, Tomii proved to be an invaluable weapon out of the bullpen, leading the team in appearances in his first year with the program.
 
Offensively, the Rainbow Warriors were paced by Shimao and Zeigler-Namoa, who provided clutch hitting and veteran leadership to earn Honorable Mention honors. Hawai'i heated up significantly at the plate over the final month, batting .283 with runners in scoring position during conference games to consistently back up their elite pitching staff.
 
Isaiah Magdaleno, First Team All-Big West

• Named the Big West Pitcher of the Week three consecutive times to close the regular season, becoming the first player to do so since 2018
• Finished the year with a 2.33 overall ERA, including a microscopic 1.47 ERA and a .148 opponent batting average during Big West conference play
• Overpowered hitters to rack up 112 strikeouts—the most by a Rainbow Warrior pitcher since 2006—while issuing just 30 walks across 89.0 innings
• Ranked third nationally in hits allowed per nine innings (5.16), fourth in WHIP (0.91), and eighth in total strikeouts
• Became the first pitcher nationally since 2017 to throw multiple nine-inning, one-hit shutouts in a single season after back-to-back masterpieces against UC Riverside and CSUN

 
Tsubasa Tomii, First Team All-Big West

• Emerged as a dominant late-inning weapon, posting a 1.56 overall ERA with a 3-1 record over 25 relief appearances
• Was nearly untouchable in Big West play, turning in a 1.11 ERA while holding hitters to a .163 batting average over 24.1 innings in conference games
• Struck out 29 batters and issued just 11 walks while scattering 20 hits over 34.2 total innings of work
• Earned his first career save during a crucial 4-1 victory over UC Davis on May 8

 
Hekili Robello, Second Team All-Big West

• Anchored the weekend rotation by tying for second in the Big West and 10th nationally with nine victories, becoming the first UH pitcher to win nine games since 2007 (Mark Rodrigues)
• Posted a 3.06 overall ERA and a 3.49 conference ERA, striking out 74 batters to just 17 walks across 82.1 innings of work
• Ranked second in the Big West in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.35) and fourth in WHIP (1.11)
• Got the game two start in every series, working six or more innings in 11 of his 14 starts
• Was brilliant at Les Murakami Stadium, logging a 7-0 record and a 0.74 ERA over eight home starts

 
Tate Shimao, Honorable Mention All-Big West

• Paced the Hawai'i offense with a team-high .308 batting average and 13 doubles
• Excelled during the conference slate, ranking second on the team by hitting .337 with 11 doubles and 19 RBIs against Big West pitching
• Caught fire late in the season, hitting an incredible .371 (36-for-97) with nine doubles over his final 28 games
• Tied for the team lead with 33 runs scored while adding 26 RBIs and two home runs

 
Ben Zeigler-Namoa, Honorable Mention All-Big West

• Finished the regular season hitting .300 with 10 doubles, five home runs, and a team-leading 37 RBIs
• Bolstered his standing as the active program leader in career hits (211) and career RBIs (142)
• Delivered consistently in clutch moments, batting .327 on the season with runners in scoring position
• Hit safely in 22 of his final 28 games, carrying a .327 batting average over that crucial late-season stretch