Reigning National League MVP Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers will take part in a youth camp hosted by Team Kado Baseball and 808 Sports Foundation on Dec. 28 and 29 at Mid-Pacific Institute.
Bellinger, the 2017 NL rookie of the year, won his first MVP award after hitting .305 with 47 home runs this season. He also won the Gold Glove in right field and was named to the All-MLB first team this week.
Bellinger was able to fit the camp into his winter schedule and “him wanting to come here and spend time with the kids and just having the kids hang around with him is big,” said Donny Kadokawa, who runs the camp.
The camp will also feature local pros and will be split into a session for players in first to fourth grades and another for those in fifth to eighth grades both days. Proceeds will go toward helping local players attend USA Baseball tournaments on the mainland.
“All these guys get exposure when they go out there,” Kadokawa said. “So it helps the local kids, especially the youth guys, to help them dream of getting better so one day they can be like him.”
The cost of the camp is $195 per player. Space is limited and registration is open at kadobaseball.com.
Sharks women win, men lose in Oakland
The No. 20 Hawaii Pacific women’s basketball team breezed to an 87-34 victory over Holy Names on Thursday in Oakland, Calif.
Avery Cargill came off the bench to score 21 points to lead the Sharks (7-1, 2-0 Pacific West). The Hawks (0-7, 0-2) were led by Gernijah Martin’s 10 points.
The men took the court after the women, where the Sharks came up short in a 66-61 loss. Ronald Blain scored 25 points to lead Hawaii Pacific, which fell to 2-4 and 0-2. HPU also got 14 points each from Neema Namdar and Jacob Fey. Justice De Corsi led Holy Names (4-4, 2-0) with 15 points.
>> Jordan Graves had 17 points to lead the Hawaii Hilo men’s basketball team (2-4, 1-3) in an 82-68 loss to Point Loma in San Diego. Jordan May led Point Loma (7-2, 3-0) with 25 points.
>> Allie Navarette had 18 points and 10 rebounds, but the Hawaii Hilo women’s team fell to 1-6 and 0-4 in the PacWest after losing 78-46 to Point Loma (7-2, 3-0).
