Softball

Cira Bartolotti has traveled near and far to achieve a dream. The Kapolei senior signed with Hawaii on National Letter of Intent Day, but she is far from satisfied. “It’s motivation and a self-awareness having that motivating you to work harder knowing have (college) next year,” said Bartolotti, who struck out 76 in 80 innings as the Hurricanes’ ace last spring. In her first season at Kapolei after transferring from Maui, she also clocked a team-high five home runs with […]

Aleia Agbayani is having a typical day at ‘Iolani, arriving early for class and grinding through the workload. Oh, and there was that ceremony at the Hawaii Convention Center at 6 a.m., when the senior softball standout signed a letter of intent to accept a scholarship from the University of California at Berkeley. “It’s a big relief. I’ve been waiting awhile to do this,” said Agbayani, an ace pitcher and the team’s leading hitter, their leader in RBIs and run […]

If signing the most important document of your life at 6 in the morning isn’t memorable enough, maybe the preparation is. Kaena Keliinoi found that out this morning, commuting from Waianae to the Hawaii Convention Center for the National Letter of Intent signing ceremony hosted by Education 1st. The standout catcher at Division II state champion St. Francis signed her document to play softball for Hawaii. Kellinoi, Roosevelt’s Maya Nakamura and Kapolei’s Cira Bartolotti all signed with UH to play […]

Defending Division II softball state champion St. Francis got a boost with the arrival of junior pitcher Shaylann Grace, a transfer from Konawaena. Grace helped the Wildcats reach the semifinals of the 2017 Division II state tournament. St. Francis rallied to edge Konawaena 8-7 and went on to capture the state title with a win over Kamehameha-Hawaii in the final. Grace homered and went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and three runs scored against St. Francis. She will bolster a talented […]

Roosevelt’s Mari Foster was named as the Hawaii Gatorade softball player of the year by the Gatorade Company recently. The award recognizes outstanding athletic excellence, high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character on and off the field. The 5-foot-7 senior outfielder and right-handed pitcher led the Rough Riders (15-3) to the Division I tournament play-in game. Foster batted .604 (29-for-48) with nine home runs, 34 RBIs, 23 runs scored, a .627 on-base percentage and a 1.333 slugging percentage. In […]