Rick Hirtensteiner
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_(cropped).jpg) Hirtensteiner with Pepperdine in 2010 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Oaks Christian Lions |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 9, 1967 Riverside, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1986–1989 | Pepperdine |
| 1989 | Bend Bucks |
| 1989 | Palm Springs Angels |
| 1990 | Quad Cities Angels |
| 1991 | Salt Lake City Trappers |
| 1992 | Harrisburg Senators |
| 1993 | Ottawa Lynx |
| 1993 | St. Paul Saints |
| 1994 | Brevard County Manatees |
| 1994 | Portland Sea Dogs |
| Position | Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | Lamar (Asst) |
| 1998–2015 | Pepperdine (Asst) |
| 2016–2024 | Pepperdine |
| 2025–present | Oaks Christian School |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 194–226 |
| Tournaments | WCC: 3–5 NCAA: 0–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Medal record | |
Richard Scott Hirtensteiner (born October 9, 1967) is the head coach for the Oaks Christian School baseball team. He was previously the head coach for the Pepperdine Waves baseball team from 2016 to 2024.[1] He previously played at Pepperdine for four years, earning All-American honors in 1989. In 1987, he represented the United States in the Pan American Games.[2] From 1989 to 1994, he played professionally.[3]
In 877 at-bats at Pepperdine, he hit .336 with 27 home runs and 176 RBI. In his All-American senior year, he slashed .366/.469/.620 with 12 home runs, 41 RBI and 13 steals.[4] In the 1987 Pan American Games, he batted .409. In 1988, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and was named a league all-star.[5][6]
He was drafted three times, last by the California Angels in the 8th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft. He played in the Angels system through 1990 before joining the unaffiliated Salt Lake City Trappers in 1991. With them, he hit .356 with 11 home runs and 20 RBI in 70 games. He joined the Montreal Expos system in 1992, played briefly at Triple-A in 1993 (spending most of the year in the independent ranks) and finished his career in the Florida Marlins system in 1994.[7]