Baseball

Taven Hathaway loves pitching. That’s why, in the midst of the pandemic, he and his family built a mound in their back yard. “We made three trips out to Waianae to get filtered dirt to build it,” said Hathaway’s father, Steve. “We used clay and cement mix with the dirt.” One step further, they converted their garage into a mini weight room. The process of gaining more strength also included cardio work. The offseason regimen led to a scholarship offer […]

Hawaii Elite 2G is in turbo mode. The conglomeration of the top high school baseball players in the islands won the Perfect Game title in Iowa two weeks ago. “We had our full team. A couple of our pitchers had scheduled shutdown periods, but for the most part, we had everyone. We had Aiva (Arquette) and (Beau) Sylvester,” Elite coach Brandon “Bu” Toro said. Beau Sylvester (‘22, HI) blasts one to the moon!!! His second HR of the day, this […]

There’s a lot of ability in Saint Louis senior Nu‘u Contrades. Reliability. Availability. Add versatility and flat-out talent, and schools across the West Coast were yearning to land the standout baseball player. Contrades, who recommitted from Cal State Northridge in August, made an oral commitment to Arizona State on Thursday. “I feel good. I actually feel great. It’s a very good feeling being able to put that behind me and focus on just playing baseball,” Contrades said. “It was definitely […]