Assistant coach Dickie Titcomb begins his 14th season with the Rainbow Wahine coaching staff after serving 12 years as a volunteer coach, Titcomb was elevated to assistant coach for the 2023 season. Previously, he served over 23 years as a successful assistant and head coach for several levels of community youth and high school softball and baseball teams. Since joining the UH softball staff, the 'Bows have won two WAC championships, one Big West championship, and appeared in three NCAA tournaments.
His coaching career began in 1987 with Halawa Little League, where he coached Minor, Major, and Big League teams until 2002. As an assistant, he helped guide the Hawaii District IV Big League squad to the World Series four years.
He has coached several high school teams in both softball and baseball. Titcomb helped the Kamehameha Schools softball program from 2001-2007 both as a head coach for the junior varsity and an assistant for the varsity team. He helped lead the 2002 Warriors to the Division I state title, and later helped guide the PAC5 varsity softball team to a Division II championship crown in 2008. Titcomb has also been a JV head coach for both St. Louis School and Roosevelt High School in 2001 and ’03 respectively. Additionally, he was a volunteer coach for the Hawaii Pacific University softball team from 2004-’05.
A strong supporter of community athletics, Titcomb has been the president of the Halawa Athletic Booster Club since 1993. He also served as the director, manager, and head coach of the 18-under and 16-under Hawai‘i Pearls Softball Club for several years. Titcomb led the Pearls to six state titles and took the elite travel team to the Colorado Fireworks tournament where he over 60 of his players were recruited to various collegiate teams across the country.
Titcomb is a graduate of Farrington High School where he was a running back and linebacker on the football team and a pitcher and outfielder for the Governors’ baseball team. Today, he owns RME Contractors Hawaii, Inc. He is married to wife, Dale, and has three children and seven grandchildren. His youngest daughter, Richie-Anne Titcomb, was a four-year Rainbow Wahine letterwinner who finished her playing career in 2009. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, traveling, camping and spending time with family and friends.
“Dickie has been very successful in developing strong hitters and skill players,” said Coolen. “He has been a good recruiter of local talent at the Junior Olympic level before coming up to the collegiate level where he will assist with the development of our current players. He works with Coach Dee and the infielders as well as our hitters along with Coach Lans.”
