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)
Kevin Arendse (Paddlers)

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.

Rosters Announced and
Practice Thursday

Team Rosters are up on the team pages.

Practice will be held Thursday June 11th at Central Oahu Regional Park. Local players should be there at 9:30am. Buses from Kalo Terrace will leave at 9:00am.

Practice attire: Shorts, t-shirt, shoes. Bring gloves and bat.

90 minute practice: Batting practice, Infield/Outfield, Light bullpen throw for pitchers if needed.

3 teams will practice and 3 teams will get uniforms. At 11:30am, teams will switch.

Buses will return to apartments at 1:30pm.

Opening day is Friday June 12th at Central Oahu Regional Park at 11:30am for all three games. Buses leave Kalo Terrace an hour and a half before game time.

Powerhouse Gym Sign-up

Powerhouse Gym is offering a temporary 7-week membership for HCBL players.

Memership is $35 with unlimited access to their facilities. It is a 2-story building and features state of the art machines and cardio equipment. Locker and shower rooms available. Link to Powerhouse Gym website here.

The gym is about a 15 minute bike ride from Kalo Terrace.

Address is 432 Keawe St, Honolulu, HI. Map link is here.

Players interested in joining and placed on the list can e-mail
   Nick Bradley: nbradley0@gmail.com
   Put the subject line as: Powerhouse Gym

Paperwork and payment can be done when you arrive in town.