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Buffanblu's Harrison commits to Texas A&M




Punahou junior infielder Kalae Harrison said he will continue his collegiate baseball career at Texas A&M.

Harrison was an All-Hawaii Division I second team second baseman. He batted .338 with 18 runs scored and 14 RBI in helping the Buffanblu reach the state tournament.

His older brother, KJ Harrison, now of the Washington Nationals farm system, starred for Oregon State from 2015–2017 and was an All-Hawaii D1 first-team catcher in 2014 for Punahou.

"I wanted to take a different path from him," Kalae said of choosing the Aggies. "I wanted to find a place that was right for me and I had that feeling (at Texas A&M)."

Kalae Harrison said he took his official visit to the College Station campus over the past weekend along with his father and KJ.

"The coaches were unbelievable," Harrison said of his visit. "The facilities are top-notch."

Harrison's father, Kenny Harrison, wrote that Kalae also had offers from Hawaii, Oregon, Washington State, Michigan, UC-Irvine, Purdue and San Jose State.

Texas A&M plays in the Southeast Conference, one of the strongest leagues in college baseball.

Kalae Harrison said he spent the summer playing with a travel club in Seattle.



Reach Stacy Kaneshiro at [email protected].




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