HONOLULU – Hawai'i junior right-hander
Isaiah Magdaleno earned third-team Perfect Game All-America honors Wednesday, adding another national accolade to his historic 2026 campaign.
With the selection, Magdaleno becomes the first Rainbow Warrior to earn All-America honors of any kind since Kole Kaler during the 2020 COVID-shortened season. Furthermore, he is the first UH player to be named an All-American following a full season since Kolten Wong in 2011.
He joins Wong as the only UH players to earn Perfect Game All-America recognition, and is the 18th different Hawai'i player all-time to be named an All-American by one of the major college baseball outlets.
Magdaleno's overall season statistics place him firmly among the country's elite arms. The Los Angeles native finished his junior campaign ranking fifth nationally in WHIP (0.92), sixth in hits allowed per nine innings (5.38), and 13th in ERA (2.36). Over 15 total starts, he compiled a 7-5 record and overpowered hitters to rack up an incredible 116 strikeouts while allowing just 57 hits and 25 earned runs across 95.1 innings of work.
The prestigious honor recognizes a phenomenal late-season stretch where Magdaleno was arguably the best pitcher in the nation. Over the final month of the season, the Friday night ace posted a staggering 0.83 ERA, striking out 43 batters while issuing just three walks in 32.1 innings pitched since May 1. That unprecedented run included a pair of nine-inning, one-hit shutouts against UC Riverside and CSUN, making him the first pitcher nationally since 2017 to throw multiple nine-inning, one-hit shutouts in a single season.
His put up incredible numbers in Big West action on the way to earning first-team All-Big West honors. Magdaleno turned in a microscopic 1.47 ERA against conference foes, striking out 85 batters and yielding just 34 hits over 67.1 innings on the mound. His brilliance down the stretch also earned him three consecutive Big West Pitcher of the Week honors—a feat no player had accomplished since 2018.
Magdaleno transitioned seamlessly from the closer role last season into Hawai'i's lead starting role, also garnering American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Second-Team All-West Region recognition. He led the way for a Rainbow Warrior pitching staff that ranked among the nation's best, finishing the regular season ranked third nationally and first in the Big West with a phenomenal 3.44 team ERA.
