Baseball

Roughly one year ago, Mack Higuchi was in surgery to repair his throwing arm. Higuchi recovered, rehabbed and turned his opportunity into a reward. Hawaii Pacific offered Higuchi a baseball scholarship, and he committed to the Sharks. In the fall of 2021, he will join former Mid-Pacific teammates Kyle Layugan and Shane Adams. “I feel very excited. I’m ready to play in front of our home crowd and show out,” Higuchi said. “(HPU’s coaches are) very welcoming. Very driven. Always […]

His power was on the mound at first. Then Jadon Arakaki developed into a hitting machine. The ‘Iolani senior rode a strong summer to a scholarship offer from Nebraska. Arakaki committed to the Cornhuskers on Wednesday. “Thank you for this amazing opportunity,” Arakaki wrote on social media. “Can’t wait to be a Husker. Thank you to my family, coaches and friends for always supporting me.” The 6-foot, 175-pound left-hander batted .478 at the Hawaii Sandlot Classic in July at Hans […]

Aiva Arquette’s week was just about perfect, but landing most valuable player honors at the Hawaii Sandlot Classic is a nice landing. The selection results were announced on Tuesday night. A panel of 14 observers were involved with the selections, Classic organizer Ikaika Du Pont said. The Saint Louis junior-to-be batted .600 (6-for-10) during the three-game event at Hans L’Orange Park with two triples, a double, three RBIs and four runs scored while drawing three walks and a hit by […]

After one inning, starting pitchers Tommy Tereschuk and Kahiau Shenck had struck out the side in the championship game of the inaugural Hawaii Sandlot Classic at Hans L’Orange Park. By the time Tereschuk left after 3 2/3 innings, he had seven strikeouts and a 2-1 lead. It didn’t last, however, as Team ‘Elima rode the efficient pitching of Keola Yim and Paa Elarionoff for a 5-4 come-from-behind win over Team ‘Ekahi. The game had a major pivot point in the […]