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Tuesday, May 23, 2000
Rainbows Aloy,
Star-Bulletin staff
Wakakuwa earn WAC
first-team honorsIt was back-to-back honors for University of Hawaii pitcher/first baseman Jamie Aloy, who was named to the all-Western Athletic Conference first team for the second year in a row.
The WAC's head coaches also selected Aloy's teammate Kenn Wakakuwa to the first team as a second baseman.
Named to the second team from the Rainbows was outfielder Sean Takamori.
Two players from the University of Hawaii-Hilo were placed on the second team: shortstop Brandon Chaves and outfielder Ryan Petersen.
Aloy, a senior left-hander, posted a 4-4 conference record with a 4.76 ERA. At the plate, the Baldwin High School product led the Rainbows with a .394 batting average in WAC games.
Wakakuwa, a senior who came out of Hilo High, batted .327 in the WAC. He led the Rainbows in runs scored (21), hits (35), RBIs (17) and total bases (42) in conference games.
Takamori, also a senior, cracked the second team with a .371 conference batting average. The Iolani graduate led the Rainbows in WAC games with a .500 slugging percentage and stole eight bases in 11 attempts.
San Jose State sophomore outfielder Junior Ruiz was named the WAC's Player of the Year. Rice junior Kenny Baugh earned Pitcher of the Year honors, and the Freshman of the Year award went to Fresno State pitcher Mike Hernandez.
San Jose State's Sam Piraro was selected as Coach of the Year.
Player of the year--Junior Ruiz, San Jose State. All WAC Team
Pitcher of the year--Kenny Baugh, Rice.
Freshman of the year: Mike Hernandez (P), Fresno State
Coach of the year--Sam Piraro, San Jose State.
First team
*-denotes 1999 First Team All-WAC
x-denotes 1999 Second Team All-WAC
Last school attended in parenthesesCatcher--John Lukin, Rice, 6-3, 215, Sr., Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Orange Coast).
First--Jamie Aloy*, Hawaii, 6-3, 195, Sr., Wailuku, Maui, (Baldwin); Brandon Gemoll, Fresno State, 6-2, 215, So., San Jose, Calif. (Leland).
Second--Kenn Wakakuwa, Hawaii, 5-10, 180, Sr., Hilo, Hawaii (Seminole State).
Shortstop--Eric Arnold, Rice, 6-1, 180 So., SS, LaPorte, Texas (LaPorte).
Third--Nick Garcia, Fresno State, 6-1, 185, Jr., Lakewood, Calif. (Banning).
Outfielders--Junior Ruiz, San Jose State, 5-10, 185, So., Union City, Calif. (James Logan HS); Mark Hamilton, TCU, 6-3, 200, Sr., Hurst, Texas (L.D. Bell); Anthony Acevedo*, Fresno State, 6-5, 205, Sr., Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield College).
Designated hitter--Jesse Roman, Rice, 5-11, 190, Jr., Gurabo, Puerto Rice (NE Texas CC).
Starting pitcher--Kenny Baugh, Rice, 6-4, 195, Jr., Houston (Lamar).
Relief pitcher--Hans Smith, Fresno State, 6-9, 255, Sr., Central Point, Ore. (Crater).
Second team
Catcher--Adam Shorsher, San Jose State, 6-2, 210, So., San Jose, Calif. (Leland HS).
First--John Fagan, San Jose State, 6-5, 190, Jr., San Bernardino, Calif. (Mission JC).
Second--1. Brett Smith, Rice, 5-10, 175, Sr., Baytown, Texas (Galveston JC).
Shortstop--Brandon Chaves, Hawaii-Hilo, 6-3, 180, Hilo, Hawaii (Hilo HS).
Third--Tony Tognetti, San Jose State, 6-1, 195, Sr., Gilroy, Calif. (Gavilan JC).
Outfielders--Mitch Ackal, Rice, 6-1, 200, Sr., Spring, Texas (Spring Hill College); Mike Bowlin, Fresno State, 6-0, 195, Sr., San Jose, Calif. (San Jose City); Ryan Petersen, Hawaii-Hilo, 6-0; 185; Jr., Central Point, Ore. (Western Oregon); Sean Takamori#, Hawaii, 5-9, 184, Sr., Honolulu, Hawaii (Iolani HS).
Designated hitter--Tom Bates, TCU, 6-1, 170, Jr., Sugar Land, Texas (Clements).
Starting pitcher--Chris Key, San Jose State, 6-3, 210, Reno, Nev. (College of the Sequioas)
Relief pitcher--Tim Adinolfi, San Jose State, 6-4, 200, Sr., San Jose, Calif.
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