2010 HCBL Player Placement Policy

Any prospective players interested in participating in the Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League, please read the league policy below concerning player placement.

The following items will be needed for all new players seeking participation from the league:

1. Letter of recommendation from current college coach. (Head or assistant)
2. Latest stats from 2009 season or 2009 summer season.
3. Optional – letter of recommendation from MLB scout.

Any players that are recovering from injury, surgeries or rehab programs would need clearance from a team physician or team trainer prior applying for a roster spot with the league.

Priority status will be given to returning players, programs that have sent players in the past and players from Division I level programs.

Letters of recommendation can be e-mailed directly to Reid Mizuguchi at reidmiz@hawaii.rr.com

A player application form is required for all prospective players.

Championship Tournament

WAIKIKI SURFERS WIN!

Sunday, July 26:
Game 1: Aliis 0 vs. Waves 5
Game 2: Paniolos 7 vs. Menehunes 8
Game 3: Paddlers 0 vs. Surfers 2

Monday, July 27:
Game 4: Paddlers vs. Waves (12pm)
Game 5: Surfers 11 vs. Menehunes 1 (3pm)
Game 6: Aliis 2 vs. Paniolos 3 (9am)

Tuesday, July 28:
Game 7: Surfers 2 vs. Waves 3 (12pm)
Game 8: Paniolos 3 vs. Menehunes 9 (9am)
Game 9: Surfers 5 vs. Menehunes 4 (3pm)

Wednesday, July 29:
Game 10: Surfers 6 vs. Waves
Game 11: Surfers 5 vs. Waves 2

2009 HCBL All-Stars

HCBL congratulates Nick Pontiff (OF) and Buzzy Haydel (SS) of the LSU Tigers for winning the NCAA College World Series. Pontiff played for the Menehunes in 2006 and 2007 while Haydel also played for the Menehunes in 2007.

All-Star balloting was done through voting of league coaches, HCBL personnel and local MLB Scouts.

HCBL Would like to congratulate the following players for being selected to the 2009 All-Star Teams.

Mauka Warriors - (Alii's, Paddlers, Menehunes)

Pitchers
Austin Drewyer (Paddlers)
Matt Augustine (Paddlers)
Drew Sheridan (Menehunes)
Dustin Fitzgerald (Menehunes)
Chris Sandini (Menehunes)
Austin Sloan (Menehunes)
Chris Lamb (Aliis)
Lee Ranta (Aliis)
Brian Whatcott (Aliis)

Designated Hitter
Antonius Kreitz (Menehunes)

Catchers
Chad Bunting (Aliis)
Jeff Carino (Menehunes)

Infield
Jonathan Erb (Aliis)
Paul Sneider (Menehunes)
Jeff Onstott (Aliis)
Paul Stevens (Menehunes)
Kenny Socorro (Aliis)
Blake Sequin (Menehunes)
Matt James (Paddlers)
Paul Politi (Paddlers)

Outfield
Kenny Bartz (Menehunes)
Andrew Biancardi (Aliis)
Harper White (Aliis)
Scott Gottschling (Paddlers)
Jared Denham (Aliis)
Tony Moos (Aliis)


Makai Islanders (Waves, Surfers, Paniolos) (Home Team)

Pitchers
Langford Stuber (Paniolos)
Kendall Lewis (Waves)
Zach Morton (Waves)
Kelsey Outram (Waves)
William Huffman (Surfers)
Ryan Donohue (Surfers)
Ricky Villarreal (Waves)
Sam Walker (Waves)
Mike Oeser (Surfers)
Dan Berardo (Surfers)

Catchers
RJ Knese (Waves)
Frank McFarland (Surfers)

Designated Hitter
Matt Langenfeld (Paniolos)

Infielders
Kyle Klein (Surfers)
Brenton Ohrman (Surfers)
Case Miyahira (Waves)
Graham Martin (Paniolos)
Mark Anderson (Surfers)
Mike Green (Surfers)
Jacob Flores (Waves)

Outfielders
Waylen Sing Chow (Paniolos)
Jacob Carlson (Surfers)
Tyler Brubaker (Waves)
Matt Sapp (Paniolos)
Kyle Olasin (Surfers)
Joe Vierra (Waves)

Drafted HCBL Players

The HCBL would like to congratulate the following players on their selection in the 2009 First year player draft.

Best of luck as you start your careers in professional baseball.

Matt Way - LHP, Washington State University (Menehunes) - 5th round, Phillies
Brian Slover - RHP, Cal State Northridge (Menehunes), 8th round, Bule Jays
Robert Whitenack - RHP, SUNY Old Westbury (Surfers), 8th round, Cubs
Cameron Bayne - RHP, Concordia University (Paniolos), 13th round, White Sox
Scott Lyons - SS, University of Arkansas (Aliis), 15th round, Royals
Brian Gump - OF, UC Santa Barbara (Waves), 26th round, Phillies
Kurt Steinhauer - OF, Point Loma Nazarene (Aliis), 27th round, Mets
Jared Eskew - LHP, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (Menehunes), 29th round, Marlins
Wande Olabisi - OF, Stanford (Aliis), 30th round, Padres
Shane Carlson - SS, UC Santa Barbara, 32nd round, Reds
Jake Dunning - SS/RHP, University of Indiana, 33rd round, Giants
Nick Freitas - OF, Southern Utah University, 33rd round, Twins
Forest Cannon - RHP, UC Santa Barbara, 34th round, Reds
Anthony Giansanti - OF, Siena College, 49th round, Athletics
Paul-Michael Klingsberg - 1B, Cal State Dominguez Hill, 49th round, Twins
Kaohi Downing - RHP, Point Loma Nazarene, 50th round, Giants
Stephen Kaupang - 1B, Cypress College, 50th round, Yankees

Record 17 players drafted! Since the league’s inception in 2005, there have been 50 HCBL alumni drafted by professional teams.