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Tuesday, June 6, 2000

Isle talent doesn’t
go unnoticed

Six more Hawaii players
tapped on day two

Wayne on top of world

By Al Chase
Star-Bulletin

Reid Santos was the first player from Hawaii selected on the second day of the major league amateur free agent draft today.

The Castle High School left-hander was picked in the 23rd round by the Montreal Expos.

Bruddah Choy Foo, a shortstop from Kailua high School, was was taken by the Cleveland Indians in the 26th round.

Choy Foo said he is considering junior college for baseball, but will wait to see what the Indians offer. He also has an option of playing football at the NCAA Division I level.

Chris "Buster" Small, a senior catcher from Princeton and a Punahou graduate, was a 28th round picked by the Toronto Blue Jays.

He was co-captain of the Ivy League champion and NCAA regional participant Tigers.

Small hit .296 his senior season with eight doubles, a home run and 18 runs batted in. He was selected in the 84th round by the New York Yankees in 1996.

Damon Yee, a senior from Vanderbilt and Punahou, went in the 28th round to the Houston Astros.

The 6-foot-2, 190-pound right-hander was 5-7 with a 5.55 earned run average this past season. He appeared in 17 games, 13 as a starter and pitched five complete games for the 21-33 Commodores.

Scott Suraci, a Hawaii Pacific outfielder, was picked in the 40th round by the Minnesota Twins.

Suraci, a 6-4, 220-pounder, hit .427 for the Sea Warriors. He led the team with 21 doubles and had one triple and four homers.

Silas Ah Sui, a third baseman from Waianae and the College of Siskiyous (Weed, Calif.), was selected in the 42nd round by the Cleveland Indians.

Through the first 47 rounds, no University of Hawaii players or Rainbow recruits for the 2001 season were selected.