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POSTED: Sunday, May 31, 2009

Statistics of players with Hawaii ties in professional baseball through Friday's games:

Major Leagues

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Player	Team, League	AB	R	H	2b	3b	HR	RBI	Avg.
Shane Victorino	Philadelphia Phillies, National	198	32	58	11	4	4	25	.293
Kurt Suzuki	Oakland Athletics, American	165	22	47	14	0	2	16	.285
Dane Sardinha	Detroit Tigers, American	21	1	2	1	0	0	2	.095
Pitcher	Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W-L	ERA
Brandon League	Toronto Blue Jays, American	19	21 2/3	19	10	8	17	1-1	4.15

Class AAA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Player	Team (Franchise), League	AB	R	H	2b	3b	HR	RBI	Avg.
Brandon Chaves	Durham (Rays), International	15	3	8	0	0	0	2	.533
Kila Ka'aihue	Omaha (Royals), Pacific Coast	152	33	43	13	1	8	5	.283
Pitcher	Team (Franchise), League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W-L	ERA
Reid Santos	Rochester (Twins), International	7	30 2/3	38	20	14	23	0-2	5.87
Jerome Williams	Sacramento (A's), Pacific Coast	6	8	12	6	5	5	0-0	6.75

Class AA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Player	Team (Franchise), League	AB	R	H	2b	3b	HR	RBI	Avg.
Rex Rundgren	Tulsa (Rockies), Texas	108	5	20	5	1	0	6	.185
Kala Ka'aihue	Mississippi (Braves), Southern	112	11	19	4	1	4	13	.170
Pitcher	Team (Franchise), League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W-L	ERA
Steven Wright	Akron (Indians), Eastern	9	28 1/3	27	9	7	21	3-0	2.86
Kanekoa Texeira	Trenton (Yankees), Eastern	13	30 2/3	28	13	15	19	5-2	3.82
Kea Kometani	Frisco (Rangers), Texas	10	16 1/3	25	9	4	13	1-0	4.96

Class A

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Player	Team (Franchise), League	AB	R	H	2b	3b	HR	RBI	Avg.
Kris Sanchez	Clinton (Mariners), Midwest	81	11	24	5	0	3	14	.296
Keoni Ruth	Lake Elsinore (Padres), California	49	5	14	2	0	0	4	.286
Troy Hanzawa	Lakewood (Phillies), South Atlantic	147	16	40	8	0	0	14	.272
Jon Hee	Salem (Red Sox), Carolina	31	3	7	1	1	0	5	.226
Esteban Lopez	Great Lakes (Dodgers), Midwest	22	0	1	0	0	0	2	.045
Pitcher	Team (Franchise), League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W-L	ERA
Matt Daly	Lansing (Blue Jays), Midwest	18	19 1/3	10	5	12	12	1-3	2.33
Derrick Saito	Burlington (Royals), Midwest	12	30 2/3	26	12	7	30	1-3	3.52
Dustin Antolin	Lansing (Blue Jays), Midwest	5	8 2/3	7	4	2	7	0-1	4.15

Independent

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Player	Team, League	AB	R	H	2b	3b	HR	RBI	Avg.
Mike Higa	Southern Illinois, Frontier	8	4	4	0	0	1	3	.500
Gered Mochizuki	Southern Illinois, Frontier	28	4	9	1	0	0	6	.321
Keoni DeRenne	York, Atlantic	102	15	32	6	1	1	7	.314
Brian Finegan	Camden, Atlantic	42	10	11	2	0	0	4	.310
Isaac Omura	Gary, Northern	21	1	5	1	0	0	1	.238
Mark Okano	Calgary, Golden	23	7	5	2	0	1	4	.217
Pitcher	Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W-L	ERA
Onan Masaoka	Gary, Northern	3	13 2/3	16	9	4	14	0-2	5.93
Tyler Davis	Southern Illinois, Frontier	2	2 1/3	4	4	4	0	0-0	15.43

Foreign Leagues

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Player	Team, League (Country)	AB	R	H	2b	3b	HR	RBI	Avg.
Benny Agbayani	Chiba Lotte, Pacific (Japan)	99	9	32	6	1	3	13	.323
Gavin Ng	Paderborn, Bundesliga 1 (Germany)	35	15	11	2	0	0	8	.314
Pitcher	Team, League	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W-L	ERA
Dusty Bergman	Heidenheim, Bundesliga 2 (Germany)	7	42 1/3	29	12	14	42	6-0	2.55

» Shane Victorino (St. Anthony's) had a four-hit performance in the Phillies' 5-4 win over the Nationals on Friday, improving his batting average to .293 this season. The Maui native is 15-for-31 in his last seven games.

» Kurt Suzuki (Baldwin) is earning praise from American League West managers for his improved play behind the plate this season. “;I think he's the most improved catcher in baseball from when he came into the league until now,”; said Angels manager Mike Scioscia in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle. Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu was also quoted in the article as saying “;Kurt is not just one of the best young catchers in the game, but he's proven he's as good as anyone in the game.

» Dane Sardinha (Kamehameha) acknowledged in an article in the Detroit News that his time as a major leaguer might be short-lived if he continues to struggle offensively. “;My head is on the chopping block every day I come to the ballpark,”; said Detroit's backup catcher. “;If I don't hit, I know I'm not going to stay here. That's just reality.”; So far, his defensive prowess behind the plate is preventing Tigers manager Jim Leyland from demoting the 30-year-old. Sardinha is hitting .095 (2-for-21) this season.

» The Tampa Bay Rays promoted Brandon Chaves (Hilo, Hawaii-Hilo) to Triple-A Durham from Double-A Montgomery on Tuesday.

» Turns out Steven Wright's (Hawaii) promotion to Triple-A Columbus was short-lived. The right-hander joined the Clippers on May 24 and made two relief appearances, allowing three runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings. He returned to Double-A Akron yesterday.

» Esteban Lopez (Hawaii) was activated by Single-A Great Lakes on Thursday to replace starting Loons catcher Austin Gallagher, who was put on the seven-day disabled list. Lopez went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts on Friday.

» Dustin Antolin (Mililani) pitched three scoreless innings of relief to earn his first save in a 6-2 victory over the Quad City River Bandits on Friday.

» Dusty Bergman (Hawaii) is playing for the Heidenheim Heidekopfe of the Bundesliga German Baseball League. Bergman, who last year was 0-12 with a 6.20 ERA with the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association Independent Baseball League, currently leads the Bundesliga with a 6-0 record.

» Gavin Ng (Mililani) is playing for the Paderborn Untouchables of the Bundesliga German Baseball League. He leads the Untouchables in runs (15) and stolen bases (5). Ng is in his second season playing for the Untouchables. Last year, Ng and fellow Mililani alum Cy Donald signed contracts to play for the Royal Greys of the Belgian Baseball League. Shortly after reporting to the club, both Ng and Donald decided instead to play for the Untouchables. Donald is no longer playing in Germany.

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Compiled by Ben Nishimoto, Star-Bulletin