Tanner Kagimoto and Josyah Napoleon-Umeda don’t let the giants get their way.
Instead, they let their bats do the talking. Kagimoto, a Kaiser standout, belted a two-run inside-the-park homer and a bases-clearing triple, and scored the game-winning run as the Hawaiian Stars rallied to edge the Aloha Stars 12-11 in 10 innings at the SportStan Sporting Goods Chace Numata Senior Classic on a sunny Friday afternoon at Hans L’Orange Park in Waipahu.
Napoleon-Umeda had the game-winning, walk-off single to score Kagimoto. Napoleon-Umeda finished 3-for-4 with a walk, a sacrifice fly, a home run, two RBis and a stolen base, and also pitched a scoreless third inning, allowing one hit. He was named the game’s MVP, and collected a pristine glass trophy tinted in purple. That capped a superlative senior year. In May, Honokaa captured its first Division II state championship.
Kagimoto, a Hawaii Pacific signee, was named the offensive player of the game and was gifted a new bat. Another Cougars senior, Noah Sham, was named defensive player of the game and received a new glove.
On Friday, Napoleon-Umeda and his mother, Ui, were up before 4 a.m. to make the drive to Kona International Airport along with two Dragons teammates. They departed just after 6 a.m., landed in Honolulu and made their way to Waipahu.
Instead, they let their bats do the talking. Kagimoto, a Kaiser standout, belted a two-run inside-the-park homer and a bases-clearing triple, and scored the game-winning run as the Hawaiian Stars rallied to edge the Aloha Stars 12-11 in 10 innings at the SportStan Sporting Goods Chace Numata Senior Classic on a sunny Friday afternoon at Hans L’Orange Park in Waipahu.
Napoleon-Umeda had the game-winning, walk-off single to score Kagimoto. Napoleon-Umeda finished 3-for-4 with a walk, a sacrifice fly, a home run, two RBis and a stolen base, and also pitched a scoreless third inning, allowing one hit. He was named the game’s MVP, and collected a pristine glass trophy tinted in purple. That capped a superlative senior year. In May, Honokaa captured its first Division II state championship.
Kagimoto, a Hawaii Pacific signee, was named the offensive player of the game and was gifted a new bat. Another Cougars senior, Noah Sham, was named defensive player of the game and received a new glove.
On Friday, Napoleon-Umeda and his mother, Ui, were up before 4 a.m. to make the drive to Kona International Airport along with two Dragons teammates. They departed just after 6 a.m., landed in Honolulu and made their way to Waipahu.
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