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‘Iolani catcher Micah Yonamine closed out his prep career with a bang, swatting 11 home runs and driving home 34 runs. Yonamine also batted .500 and was voted Star-Advertiser All-State position player of the year. He chatted with Hawaii Prep World about everything from his favorite athlete (Kris Bryant) to his favorite teacher, traveling East and West, and his secret talent. Yonamine, who signed with Illinois State, was selected in the 29th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year […]

Within two hours, there were more than 100 texts and a whole lot of calls on Shane Sasaki‘s phone. That’s the life of a future professional baseball player. The Tampa Bay Rays made Sasaki their third-round selection, the No. 99 pick, in the MLB First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday. The ‘Iolani senior batted .565 with 26 RBIs and 26 runs scored as a senior, and was voted to the Star-Advertiser All-State team.

Campbell seemed to have Saturday’s OIA Division I baseball championship game under control through five innings, but Mililani persisted and rallied for a 3-2 walk-off victory at Les Murakami Stadium.

The Radford Rams upset previously unbeaten Waipahu 12-2 in five innings on Saturday to capture their first Oahu Interscholastic Association Division II baseball title since 2011. This is the second league title under Jacob Sur. Richard Akana III and winning pitcher Daniel May chatted with Hawaii Prep World after the win.