Baseball

Beau Sylvester knows the long way around the baseball diamond well. That’s why a road trip with his 6-year-old brother, Gage, and 77-year-old grandfather, Jim, was the sweet spot of all journeys this fall. Sylvester, an outfielder-catcher at Kamehameha, gave his support crew a thrill or two for the generations. He hit a home run and threw out a baserunner from the outfield, and finished 4-for-6 at the plate during Arizona Junior Fall Classic play with his teams, Team Hawaii […]

One swing, one smack and Kennedy Hara rounded the bases in Peoria, Ariz. The Mid-Pacific infielder-pitcher had his moments of fun in the desert at the Arizona Junior Fall Classic over the weekend. None were as thrilling as his mighty swat over the left-field fence 330 feet away. “The fence was about 20, 30 feet tall. It was a fastball, middle in,” Hara said on Tuesday. Mid-Pacific coach Dunn Muramaru saw the social-media video of Hara’s tater. “He’s gotten bigger, […]

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 […]