Baseball

Hunter Sasaki learned how to hit the books to make his dream come true. The Leilehua senior signed to play baseball for St. Martin’s (Wash.). The plan is to major in civil engineering. “Luckily, they have it,” said Sasaki, who has a 4.0 grade-point average. “I felt connected with the coaches. I visited the campus a couple of times with my travel team.” The Saints are in NCAA Division II and play in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. “I have […]

2020 was nearly as minimal as it got for a team and a pitcher when the high school baseball season got cancelled. Shaydan Lovediro made the most of it as junior-varsity hurler. Kamehameha played three JV baseball games and was on track to join the varsity, eventually. As the COVID-19 pandemic forced closures across the country, the 6-foot, 220-pound senior didn’t get to pitch for the Warriors’ varsity squad, but he remained busy. One year later — 11 months, to […]

There is no rush, but Kaikea Harrison is fine with being early. In Harrison’s universe, timing is everything. The time was right for the Punahou junior to make a commitment to Texas A&M baseball. On Monday, the smooth-fielding shortstop gave the Aggies his word. “I wanted to get it over with. It’s just been a long journey and especially how the times are now, it’s been harder for us as kids because of COVID,” Harrison said on Tuesday. Harrison, who […]