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Stone David Bryson Korrey Nainoa Casey Chayce

Parker: Nakamura: Ballesteros: Siracusa: Keahi: Yamauchi: Akaka:
Kailua Waiakea Kailua Mililani Baldwin Waiakea Baldwin
Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Catcher First base Second base Third base
Pitcher of the Year

Wyatt Micah Kala‘i Cade Anthony Kaipo Shane

Young: Bello: Rosario: Yonamine: Hoopii-Tuionetoa: Haole: Dudoit:
Mid-Pacific Hilo Waiakea ‘Iolani Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin
Shortstop Outfield Outfield Outfield Utility/Designated hitter Utility/Designated hitter Coach of the Year
Position Player of the Year

BIG-TIME IN CRUNCH TIME

Baldwin’s Anthony
Hoopii-Tuionetoa and
pitched with just 12 walks. He
went the distance at the state
tourney, hurling seven innings
Kailua’s Stone Parker with one run and three hits al-
lowed as Kailua advanced.
delivered when the His impeccable season is
stakes were high quite the reward following the
adversity of injuries. As a sopho-
more, Parker was an understudy
By Paul Honda of sorts under then-ace Joey
phonda@staradvertiser.com Cantillo. But Parker injured his
UCL and rotator cuff.

I
s it a most valuable player
honor?
Is it a mad-statistics re-
ward?
Or is it about being Mr.
Clutch when everything is on
the table.
Coaches and media may not
have been certain through most
of the 2018 prep baseball sea-
son. When the time came for
big-boy results, the panel of vot-
ers made it clear that Anthony
Hoopii-Tuionetoa of Baldwin
and Stone Parker of Kailua were
the best at what they do.
That was not easy in ’18, not
with a wealth of talent across
the state on the mound and at
key fielding positions.
Hoopii-Tuionetoa was nearly
a sweep for both honors, but in
the end, was voted the Star-Ad-
vertiser All-State Baseball posi-
tion player of the year. Parker
edged Hoopii-Tuionetoa for
pitcher of the year honors.
These days, UTIL is basically
an MVP at the prep level, espe-
cially with a player such as
Hoopii-Tuionetoa. Known better
as “Bubba” to friends and family,
he was arguably the MVP for the
state-champion Baldwin Bears,
though shortstop/pitcher Kaipo
Haole and third baseman
Chayce Akaka were also in the
conversation. Hoopii-Tuione-
toa’s stellar play in center field
was a big factor, and his foray
into pitching resulted in an un-
beaten mark with a perfect 0.00
ERA in Maui Interscholastic
League play. He then had a spec-
tacular state tourney, batting
.600 (6-for-10) with seven RBIs
and two runs scored. He also
pitched five innings for one of
Baldwin’s victories. It was one of
the best all-around, clutch per-
formances in state-tourney his-
tory. He was a near-unanimous
selection for the award, never
mind that MLB teams have kept
close tabs on him for some time.
“What the scouts didn’t know
is that this is actually his first
“My release was over the top,
but after I recovered, I dropped
it to more three-quarter, so now
I have more of a tail to it,” said
Parker, who signed with the Uni-
DARRYL OUMI / MAY 9 DARRYL OUMI / MAY 9 versity of Kansas. “My arm’s
Baldwin’s Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa Kailua’s Stone Parker pitched a been healthy ever since.”
made a game-saving catch against complete-game three-hitter to beat He hits the upper 80s on the
Punahou in a state quarterfinal game. Mid-Pacific in a state quarterfinal game. speed gun, but his repertoire is
like a menu of gourmet excel-
lence: fastball, curve, slider,
FIRST TEAM change-up, sinker.
Pos. Name School Yr. W-L Miscellaneous Statistics Corey Ishigo, the longtime
P Stone Parker Kailua Sr. 6-1 51 IP, 0.69 ERA, 66 SO; HHSAA: 1-0, 7 IP, 1 ER Kailua coach, beamed with sat-
P David Nakamura Waiakea Sr. 6-0 35 IP, 0.40 ERA, 44 SO; .458 BA, SLG .667 isfaction for Parker.
P Bryson Ballesteros Kailua Jr. 5-0 38 IP, 0.00 ERA, 46 SO; HHSAA: 1-0, 6 IP, 0 ER “It’s been a long time, proba-
Pos. Name School Yr. BA Miscellaneous Statistics bly six or seven years, working
C Korrey Siracusa Mililani Sr. .511 20 RBIs, OBP .639, SLG .925; HHSAA: .714 with Stone on our club team. We
1B Nainoa Keahi Baldwin Sr. .350 13 RBIs, OBP .619, SLG .475; HHSAA .545 knew this was going to happen.
2B Casey Yamauchi Waiakea Sr. .500 OBP. 600, SLG .661, 10 SB; HHSAA: .500 It was just a matter of time, the
3B Chayce Akaka Baldwin Sr. .473 OBP .517, SLG .582, 9 SB; HHSAA: .444, Sv ups and downs with his arm,”
SS Wyatt Young Mid-Pacific Sr. .468 22 R, 9 RBIs, OBP .554, SLG .968, 9 SB Ishigo said. “To accomplish
OF Micah Bello Hilo Sr. .564 26 R, 9 RBIs, OBP .667, SLG .821, 16 SB com what he didcom this season, it’s just
OF Kala‘i Rosario Waiakea So. .526 23 RBIs, OBP .625, SLG .816; HHSAA: .545 amazing.”
OF Cade Yonamine ‘Iolani Sr. .426 22 RBIs, OBP .507, SLG .738; HHSAA: .364 Parker, who was also named
U/DH Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa Baldwin Sr. .359 HHSAA BATTING AVG: .600; 0.80 ERA, 6-0 W-L Gatorade player of the year in
U/DH Kaipo Haole Baldwin Jr. .342 HHSAA BATTING AVG: .364; 1.81 ERA, 6-0 W-L Hawaii on Tuesday, was joined
on the first team by Waiakea ace
>> Position Player of the Year: Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa, Baldwin David Nakamura and Surfriders
>> Pitcher of the Year: Stone Parker, Kailua teammate Bryson Ballesteros.
>> Coach of the Year: Shane Dudoit, Baldwin The coach of the year honor
went to Dudoit after he guided
Head shots by Paul Honda, Star-Advertiser; Craig T. Kojima, Star-Advertiser (Kailua players); Baldwin to a 16-1 season and the
Rodney Yap (Baldwin players) and Tim Wright (Waiakea players), special to the Star-Advertiser state title. Also receiving votes
were Eric Tokunaga of Far-
rington, Mark Hirayama of Milil-
Go to hawaiiprepworld.com to read comments on each ani, Rory Inouye of Waiakea and
first-team player, plus a few videos, including Kailua’s Stone Timo Donahue of Damien.
Parker and Kailua coach Corey Ishigo talking about his Dudoit coached at St. Anthony
All-State first-team pitchers, Parker and Bryson Ballesteros. a decade ago, then was an assis-
tant under Jon Viela. After Viela
guided the Bears to a state crown
year of being a pitcher through the coach said. “Just an all- voting at every nearly position in ’16, he left to become athletic
the high school year,” Bears around good kid from a good was tight. One of the few deci- director at Kamehameha-Maui.
coach Shane Dudoit said. family. He will still get lickens sive margins was in the outfield, Dudoit was hired as head coach,
“There’s not much mileage (on from his grandfather if he where Bello was a leading retired from the Maui Fire De-
his arm), and he throws 93, 94 doesn’t do the yard on Sun- vote-getter. The senior is at the partment and has put his all into
mph with a good splitter, and he days.” Major League Baseball pre-draft developing players.
hasn’t gotten control of his cur- Other players receiving votes workouts this week. “The kids buy in, and that’s
veball yet.” for position POY included “We played against (Bello) in the toughest part as a coach,
Hoopii-Tuionetoa projects as Mid-Pacific shortstop Wyatt preseason,” Dudoit recalled. but for us and our program, it’s
a ninth- to 14th-round pick in Young, Akaka, Hilo outfielder Mi- “First pitch of the game, he hit a about pono, do what is right.
this week’s MLB draft, Dudoit cah Bello, Waiakea second base- screaming double 400 feet off Buy into each other,” Dudoit
said. man Casey Yamauchi and Bubba.” said. “That’s one of the biggest
“He’s a good kid, super re- Damien shortstop Jordan Dona- Parker, a 6-foot-5, 205-pound goals before the season, is for
spectful, a super team player. hue. senior, went 6-1 with an 0.69 everyone, players and parents,
You rarely find guys like that,” In a deeply rich pool of talent, ERA, 66 strikeouts in 51 innings to have an ohana spirit.”

SECOND TEAM THIRD TEAM HONORABLE MENTION

Pos. Name School Yr. Pos. Name School Yr. Ryan Nishi, Punahou Logan Respicio, Hilo
PITCHERS THIRD BASEMEN
P Shion Matsushita Mid-Pacific Sr. P Cade Halemanu Pearl City Sr. Shiloh Kaeo, Damien Dakota Kadooka, Kailua
P Trevor Ichimura ‘Iolani Sr. P Jamin Kalaola Campbell Sr. Cody Hirata, Waiakea Jacob Igawa, Waiakea Stone Miyao, Waiakea Pomai Kim, Damien
Roy Meinen, Baldwin Caleb Lomavita, Saint Louis Jordan Hara, ‘Iolani Paul Mezurashi, Damien
P Ayzek Silva Campbell Jr. P Cole Mayeshiro Mililani Sr. Javyn Pimental, Kamehameha Makana Poole, St. Francis Asa Kurasaki, Punahou Jaxon Holl, King Kekaulike
C Cade Kalehuawehe Baldwin Jr. C Micah Yonamine ‘Iolani Jr. Kekoa Gabriel, Kalani Jace Okamoto, Kaiser Matthew Kaleiohi, Kailua
1B Jake Tsukada Punahou Jr. 1B Zach Alcos St. Francis Sr. Pono Lyman, Kaiser Tyler Quinn, Maryknoll SHORTSTOPS Shea Yamaguchi, Mililani
Bryce Uyeno, Damien Akila Arecchi, Damien
2B Kalae Harrison Punahou So. 2B Cody Isa Moanalua Sr. Michael China, Mid-Pacific Kyson Donahue, Punahou
FIRST BASEMEN
3B Jacob Yoshino Mid-Pacific Sr. 3B Charles Lopez III Saint Louis Sr. Tai Atkins, KS-Hawaii Bubba Akana, St. Francis
Drayden Yamauchi, Maryknoll Matthew Aribal, Pearl City UTILITY/DH
SS Jordan Donahue Damien So. SS Shaydon Kubo ‘Iolani Jr. Jarod Kaneshiro, Kalani
Kahi Bisho, Punahou Puukani De Sa, Hilo Nathan Facuri, KS-Maui Jack Dillon, Radford
OF Shane Sasaki ‘Iolani Jr. OF Haku Dudoit Baldwin So. Justice Yamashita, Maryknoll Cameron Ching, Mid-Pacific Chaesten Chon, Kamehameha Kaimana Cameron, Damien
OF Kirk Terada-Herzer Punahou Jr. OF Chasen Castilliano Farrington Sr. Kaimi Malina, Kapaa Jonny Shimabukuro, Jacob Filio, Aiea
OF Christian Ontai Leilehua Sr. OF Cody Hirano Punahou So. Richard Akana III, Radford Kamehameha OUTFIELDERS Kalamaku Kuewa,
Zakaia Michaels, KS-Hawaii Matt Inaba, ‘Iolani Kamehameha
U/DH Kyle Layugan Mid-Pacific Sr. U/DH Jalen Ah Yat Kailua Jr. Christian Manera, Kauai SECOND BASEMEN
Micah Pi, Mid-Pacific Reese Mondina, Waiakea
U/DH Kalua Neves Kailua Jr. U/DH Rico Rosario Waianae Sr. Jacob Chong, Baldwin Bobby Drayer, Baldwin Braedyn Chong, Waianae
CATCHERS Iokepa Supnet, KS-Maui Cole Kashimoto, Saint Louis Stanley McKenzie, Saint Louis
Andrew Oasay, Moanalua Aaron Ujimori, ‘Iolani Jet Uechi, Mid-Pacific Chris Fernandez, Nanakuli