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Hawaii Baseball Report

By Sjarif Goldstein
July 12, 2015

Statistics of players with Hawaii ties in professional baseball through Friday’s games:

MAJOR LEAGUE
Player, Team, League	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
Greg Garcia, St. Louis, National	12	1	5	1	0	1	1	.417
Kolten Wong, St. Louis, National	310	43	87	18	2	9	37	.281
Shane Victorino, Boston, American	70	9	17	2	0	1	3	.243
Kurt Suzuki, Minnesota, American	239	20	56	10	0	3	24	.234
Pitcher, Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
Steven Wright, Boston, American	11	431/3	41	20	13	24	3-2	4.15
Kirby Yates, Tampa Bay, American	8	71/3	11	5	1	10	0-0	6.14
CLASS AAA
Player, Team, League	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
Greg Garcia, Memphis (Cardinals), Pacific Coast	233	36	75	11	2	0	26	.322
Kila Ka’aihue, New Orleans (Marlins), Pacific Coast	180	22	38	8	0	5	26	.211
Pitcher, Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
Steven Wright, Pawtucket (Red Sox), International	7	45	46	18	14	36	2-4	3.60
Kanekoa Texeira, Gwinnett (Braves), International	15	412/3	45	18	17	34	0-3	3.89
Kirby Yates, Durham (Rays), International	11	11	13	10	7	13	0-1	8.18
CLASS AA
Player, Team, League	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
David Freitas, Bowie (Orioles), Eastern	128	17	28	6	0	5	17	.219
Pitcher, Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
Dustin Antolin, New Hampshire (Blue Jays), Eastern	22	331/3	36	12	9	27	2-2	3.24
CLASS A — ADVANCED
Player, Team, League	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
Chace Numata, Clearwater (Phillies), Florida State	142	18	41	7	0	1	20	.289
Kean Wong, Charlotte (Rays), Florida State	276	27	78	12	1	1	30	.283
Breland Almadova, Visalia (D’backs), California	275	43	71	16	1	2	35	.258
Carlton Tanabe, Bakersfield (Mariners), California	71	6	13	2	0	2	10	.183
Michael Suiter, Winston-Salem (White Sox), Carolina	120	12	21	3	0	1	6	.175
Isiah Kiner-Falefa, High Desert (Rangers), California	42	3	7	0	0	0	4	.167
Pitcher, Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
Blair Walters, Carolina (Braves), Carolina	18	702/3	59	21	18	47	4-2	2.67
CLASS A
Player, Team, League	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
Iolana Akau, Beloit (Athletics), Midwest	24	6	9	2	0	1	5	.375
Pitcher, Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
Matt Cooper, Kannapolis (White Sox), South Atlantic	20	26	17	7	8	33	2-0	2.42
Kodi Medeiros, Wisconsin (Brewers), Midwest	16	701/3	59	32	31	73	4-2	4.09
CLASS A — SHORT SEASON
Player, Team, League	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
Ka’ai Tom, Mahoning Valley (Indians), N.Y.-Penn	51	4	15	3	0	0	4	.294
Branden Kaupe, Brooklyn (Mets), N.Y.-Penn	29	4	5	0	1	0	2	.172
Pitcher, Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
L.J. Brewster, Batavia (Marlins), N.Y.-Penn	5	7	10	4	2	4	0-0	5.14
Scott Squier, Batavia (Marlins), N.Y.-Penn	4	122/3	20	11	3	12	1-0	7.82
Joey Aquino, Vancouver (Blue Jays), N.Y.-Penn	8	72/3	12	9	5	5	1-1	10.57
Robert Kahana, Tri-City (Astros), N.Y.-Penn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	—
ROOKIE
Player, Team, League	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
Jensen Park, Grand Junction (Rockies), Pioneer	45	12	19	4	0	3	11	.422
Jodd Carter, AZL Indians (Indians), Arizona	50	8	14	5	0	1	11	.280
Tim Arakawa, Orem (Angels), Pioneer	41	2	11	0	0	0	1	.268
Kewby Meyer, Princeton (Rays), Appalachian	53	5	13	3	0	1	5	.245
Pitcher, Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
Quintin Torres-Costa, AZL Brewers (Brewers), Arizona	4	11	9	4	1	17	1-0	3.27
Jordan Yamamoto, Helena (Brewers), Pioneer	5	232/3	40	22	11	26	0-3	8.37
Ian Kahaloa, AZL Reds (Reds), Arizona	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	—

>> The Cardinals optioned Greg Garcia (Hawaii) to Memphis on July 4 and the Red Sox optioned pitcher Steven Wright (Hawaii) on Monday.

>> The Dodgers released pitcher Brandon League (Saint Louis) on Friday, 10 days after designating him for assignment.

>> Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong (Kamehameha-Hawaii, Hawaii) missed a game and came off the bench in another after suffering a concussion after making a diving catch Tuesday. He returned to the starting lineup Friday.

>> The Carolina Mudcats have won Blair Walters’ last five starts. He is 2-0 with a 2.17 ERA over that span.

>> Clearwater catcher Chace Numata (Pearl City) is on a seven-game hitting streak during which he has gone 14-for-31, lifting his batting average from .246 to .295 (through Saturday).

>> Kannapolis reliever Matt Cooper (Hawaii) earned his seventh save of the season Tuesday by getting the final four outs in a 3-1 win over Augusta.

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