2019 DIVISION I   »  Division II


Yonamine, Haole lead All-Hawaii D1 team

The Iolani catcher, Baldwin pitcher was tops on the diamond in Division I. ScoringLive photo illustration

Player of the Year: Micah Yonamine, Iolani

Pitcher of the Year: Kaipo Haole, Baldwin

Coach of the Year: Keenan Sue, Punahou


FIRST TEAM

Jason Shiigi

Mililani  •  Sr
P

Charles Winchester

Mililani  •  Jr
P

Kaipo Haole

Baldwin  •  Sr
P

Micah Yonamine

Iolani  •  Sr
C

Varen Sabino

Campbell  •  Jr
1B

Noah Tory

Saint Louis  •  Sr
2B

Jake Tsukada

Punahou  •  Sr
SS

Makana Murashige

Punahou  •  Jr
3B

Shane Sasaki

Iolani  •  Sr
OF

Aaron Tom

Punahou  •  Jr
OF

Kalai Rosario

Waiakea  •  Jr
OF

Caleb Lomavita

Saint Louis  •  So
U

Bryson Ewaliko

Kailua  •  Sr
U

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SECOND TEAM

Ayzek Silva

Campbell  •  Sr
P

Dylan Rawlins

Kamehameha  •  Sr
P

Matt McConnell

Punahou  •  Sr
P

Cade Kalehuawehe

Baldwin  •  Sr
C

Safea Mauai

Waiakea  •  Jr
1B

Kalae Harrison

Punahou  •  Jr
2B

Stone Miyao

Waiakea  •  Sr
SS

Aaron Ujimori

Iolani  •  Sr
3B

Cole Kashimoto

Saint Louis  •  Sr
OF

Jayton Pang

Mililani  •  Jr
OF

Kevin Varner Jr.

Baldwin  •  Sr
OF

Chase Mindoro

Aiea  •  Sr
U

Bennett Zeigler-Namoa

Baldwin  •  So
U

HONORABLE MENTION

Pitchers: Richard Vidal III, Saint Louis; Landon Carter, Punahou; Ty Honda, Waiakea; Javyn Pimental, Kamehameha; Kelena Sauer, Kamehameha; Pono Lyman, Kaiser; Ocean Gabonia, Hilo; Makaio Bruchal, Saint Louis; Christian DeJesus, Kamehameha; Ty Yukumoto, Leilehua; Curtis Chung, Jr., Kaiser; Clyde Enos, Farrington; Leo Ishii-Hao, Kapolei; Taelen-John Bates, Maui; Dayton Robinson, Campbell; Jaydon Tomas, Mid-Pacific; Roy Meinen, Baldwin.

Infielders: Shaydon Sabangan, Campbell; Ikaika Ganancial, Campbell; Landon Shigeta, Kaiser; JT Navyac, Saint Louis; Ethan Thomas, Mililani; Hunter Peneueta, Saint Louis; Shaydon Kubo, Iolani; Lee Matsuzaki, Mid-Pacific; Jalen Ah Yat, Kailua; Christian Reasoner, Kaiser; Makana Ontai, Saint Louis; DJ Akiyama, Aiea; Cody Hirano Punahou; Shyden Cordero, Leilehua; Vance Oshiro, Mililani.

Outfielders: Cody Kunimitsu, Waiakea; Haku Dudoit, Baldwin; Austin Teiexeira, Saint Louis; Brandon Sarae, Kailua; John Navarro, Aiea; William Willinski, Farrington; Koa Eldredge Punahou.

Catchers: Kalua Neves, Kailua; Mackenzee Higuchi, Mid-Pacific.

Position Player of the Year: Micah Yonamine, Iolani, C/1B/3B, Sr.
Iolani's Micah Yonamine, a repeat selection at catcher, is the Player of the Year. He also played first and third base. His most notable accomplishment this past season was setting a state single-season record with 11 home runs. He hit .500 and led the state with 34 RBIs. Yonamine, recently named Hawaii's Gatorade Player of the Year, earned his honors the old-fashioned way.

"(He is) constantly working on his craft," Iolani coach Kurt Miyahira wrote in a text. "He's also very professional about the way he goes about his business. (He) never gets too high or too low. He's a great teammate."

Yonamine has been described as a class act.

"I loved his demeanor in all the things he did," Saint Louis coach George Gusman wrote in an email. "If, he hit a single, double, home run, etc., he never showed anyone up. He always played the game the right way and respected his opponents."

Yonamine was signed to play collegiately at Illinois State, but was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 29th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft last week. He has since signed a pro contract to play in the Phillies organization.


Pitcher of the Year: Kaipo Haole, Baldwin, P/SS, Sr.
All Baldwin pitcher Kaipo Haole did was post a 6-0 record with a 1.43 earned run average. He struck out 34 and walked four in 34 1/3 innings in helping guide the Bears to the Maui Interscholastic League title and yet another state tournament appearance.

Baldwin coach Shane Dudoit described Haole's demeanor as "very calm, collected."  Mostly, Haole knew how to win.

"He has only lost one game in his career, little league through high school," Dudoit wrote in an email. "His one loss was in the Pony World Series Championship game, I think in 2016. His experience over the years definitely played a part in his composure both as a freshman in the state final as well as against Punahou in the quarters last year and his ability to hang in there this year after going down 3-0 to Waiakea (in the state quarters)."

Haole helped the Bears win MIL titles in all his four seasons, as well as state titles in 2016 and 2018. His exploits might have been overshadowed because he played on Maui. But they weren't missed by Saint Louis' Gusman, who routinely takes his team to Maui for preseason tournaments.

"The thing about Kaipo is that he has velocity and can throw other pitches for strikes as well," wrote Gusman in an email. "He can pitch you inside, outside, along with going up or down in the strike zone. He competes and fields his positions as good as anyone else out there. Kaipo is just an old-fashioned baseball player that can do it all."


Coach of the Year: Keenan Sue, Punahou
Punahou added another trophy to its collection last month.

The Buffanblu captured their 14th state crown — their first since winning seven straight from 2004 to 2010 — with a 7-3 win over Mililani in the Division I title game.

Sue also guided Punahou to an Interscholastic League of Honolulu first round title with a 13-2 record, and later the overall ILH championship with a 2-0 victory of Kamehameha for the Buffanblu's first league crown since 2008.