Baseball

Saint Louis 13, Maui High 4 The Crusaders erased a 4-3 deficit thanks in part to a seven-run fifth inning and elevated starting pitcher Pono Anderson from would-be loser to winning hurler. Matt Ornelles doubled and drove in two runs, while Ryder Kuhns and Taylor Meilleur collected two hits apiece. Micah Jio went three-for-four with two runs scored and Kingsley Ballao drove in two runs to lead the Saber offense. Treston Carter surrendered five runs and took the loss for Maui. […]

It’s preseason baseball time, and below are the scores from the first two days of the 35th annual Richard Kitamura Baseball Tournament at Mid-Pacific Institute. The high school baseball season officially starts league play in March and runs through the state tournament in May. Richard Kitamura Baseball Tourament Wednesday, at Mid-Pacific Institute Mililani 10, Moanalua 2 Aiea 4, Waianae 2 Waipahu 2, Castle 0 Campbell 5, Saint Louis 3 Thursday Mid-Pacific 9, Roosevelt 1 Maui 14, Waimea 1 Iolani 6, […]

Kamehameha didn’t go far to find its new baseball coach. Tom Perkins, the intermediate baseball coach at the school since 1996, is well-versed in all aspects of Warriors baseball and that should serve him well in his new job at the varsity level. The 1974 Kamehameha graduate said Monday that it’s “an honor” to have been chosen. “Some of the players who played for me at the younger level asked me if I was going to apply for the (varsity) […]

Purple and gold is going to be a very familiar sight at Patsy Mink Central Oahu Regional Park this academic year.  Hanalani is branching out to the diamond to field its first varsity and intermediate baseball teams.  A lot of energy is going into its fledgling baseball program, which has 16 varsity players, 16 intermediate players, and ILH D-II coach of the year Brian Tsutsui, formerly of Pac-Five. The field is less than three miles from the school campus. Prior […]

Kodi Medeiros can finally begin his professional career. The 12th overall pick of the 2014 MLB draft signed a contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday morning, guaranteeing the Waiakea High alumnus a $2.5 million signing bonus, the Star-Advertiser has confirmed. Medeiros also gets an addition $240,000 for four years of college at Pepperdine, where he signed last fall but will not attend after the Brewers made him the highest draft pick ever selected from Hawaii without going to college. […]