2023 DIVISION I   »  Division II


Kamehameha's Ickes, Leilehua's Barton top All-Hawaii Division I picks

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Player of the Year: Elijah Ickes, Kamehameha

Pitcher of the Year: Koen Barton, Leilehua

Coach of the Year: Daryl Kitagawa, Kamehameha


FIRST TEAM

Koen Barton

Leilehua  •  Jr
P

Greyson Osbun

Kamehameha  •  So
P

Kade Fujioka

Baldwin  •  Jr
P

Joshua Ward

Waiakea  •  Sr
P

Kuhio Aloy

Baldwin  •  Sr
1B

Kanoa Morisaki

Kaiser  •  Sr
2B

Elijah Ickes

Kamehameha  •  Sr
SS

Bruin Agbayani

Iolani  •  So
3B

Devin Saltiban

Hilo  •  Sr
OF

Jace Souza

Kamehameha  •  Jr
OF

Kaimana Lau Kong

Iolani  •  So
OF

Jacob Villacorte

Saint Louis  •  Sr
U

Hunter Lindsey

Campbell  •  Jr
U

Levi Maddela

Baldwin  •  Sr
U

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SECOND TEAM

Alakai Kiakona

Kamehameha  •  So
P

Kai Hirayama

Mililani  •  So
P

Raige Velez

KS-Maui  •  Sr
P

Aukai Kea

Kamehameha  •  Jr
C

Chandler Murray

Mid-Pacific  •  Jr
1B

Bryson Nakamoto

Baldwin  •  Sr
2B

Nolan Souza

Punahou  •  Sr
SS

Dayton Lorenzo

Campbell  •  Jr
3B

Ryder Okimoto

Saint Louis  •  Sr
OF

Ridge Choy

Campbell  •  Sr
OF

Christian Dominno

Baldwin  •  Jr
OF

Kolby Gushiken

Saint Louis  •  Jr
U

Mekenna Wakakuwa

Hilo  •  Sr
U

Bryden Takayama

Leilehua  •  Sr
U

HONORABLE MENTION

Catcher: Keanu Aga (Farrington), Duke Aloy (KS-Maui), Isaiah Chaves (Baldwin), Cason Eliptico-Quinata (Campbell), Noah Kubo (Mid-Pacific), Brock Makashima (Iolani), Ezekiel Ribuca (Saint Louis), Zechariah Takahashi (Pearl City), Dominic Teixeira (Roosevelt), Zane Winter (Leilehua)

First Base: Devin Fujino (Pearl City), Clemson Julian (Waiakea), Ethan Murakoshi (Mililani), Kaiden Sonoda-Fukumoto (Moanalua), Brandon Wada (Iolani), Tokujiro Wada-Goode (Roosevelt)

Second Base: Chyler De Silva (Saint Louis), Halii Dudoit (KS-Maui), Calvin Hawes (Mililani), Rayden Miguel (Moanalua), Taylin Oana (Kaiser), Cadence Uyema (Iolani)

Shortstop: Nariyuki Dumlao (Maui), Devin Garza (Waiakea), Laakea Ko (Baldwin), Shayde Koga (Moanalua), Malosi Mataafa-Alferos (Mililani), Rylen Miyasaki (Iolani), Cade Nagamine (Farrington), Loren Owan (Leilehua), Sean Yamaguchi (Saint Louis)

Third Base: Aukai Araujo-Waiau (Mililani), Kaimana Arruda (Castle), Jake Comeaux (Mid-Pacific), Shiloh Gililand (KS-Maui), Isaiah Justo (Waiakea), Jayden Montero (Kamehameha), Nick Nashiwa (Maui), Dylan Villanueva (Hilo)

Outfield: Ivor Brooks (Waiakea), Ziah Chang (KS-Maui), Tanner Chun (Saint Louis), Connor Dempsey (Moanalua), Bishop Foumai (Aiea), Jase Fujikawa (Kalani), Journey Leialoha (Hilo), Aydan Lobetos (Kamehameha), Koa Marzo (Hilo), Ace Perry (PAC-5), Haiden Sanchez (Maui), Bryson Sarae (Mid-Pacific), Shaveh Sarono (Campbell)

Utility: Kekai Adams (Castle), Kalei Alana (Mililani), Drew Boyles (Pearl City), Kory Chu (Maryknoll), Loren Iwata (Waiakea), Legend Lancaster (Hilo), Chris Mata (Maui), Luke Swartman (Maryknoll)

Designated Hitter: Kalehua Akaka (Kalani), Titan Kauhi (Kailua), Jaren Pascual (Baldwin), Nathaniel Wagner (Mid-Pacific), Cole Yonamine (Iolani)

Pitcher: Payton Dixon (Mid-Pacific), Jaylon Geraci (Hilo), Zayne Hookala (Kailua), Jayden Hunt (Kailua), Trent Ihle (Iolani), Donald Kapaku (Nanakuli), Reyn Kapua (Mid-Pacific), Trent Nagamine (Punahou), Brennen Panis (Aiea), Blade Paragas (Kamehameha), Jonah Richardson (Maui), Koen Smith (Moanalua), Kayden Suma (Mililani), Kai Tokumaru (Mid-Pacific), Kaleb Wada (Waiakea)

Pitcher of the Year: Koen Barton, Leilehua, Jr.

The 6-foot-3 right-handed pitcher put together a stellar junior season to help spark the Mules' midseason turnaround. Leilehua sat with a 2-4 record after the first round of OIA West play, but put it into another gear to reach the league's Division I title game as Barton finished the year with 41 strikeouts and a 0.99 ERA in 49 1/3 innings pitched. He went 5-1 and recorded a save in nine pitching appearances with the Mules (10-8) going undefeated in the last six games that Barton took the mound. Barton also went the full seven innings in his final four starts, which included a three-hit shutout over Iolani in the opening round of the state tourney to give Leilehua its first state tournament win since 2004.

Position Player of the Year: Elijah Ickes, Kamehameha, Sr.

Ickes epitomized everything you could want from a leadoff hitter and base runner. The future University of Hawaii Rainbow Warrior led all of Division I in hits (34), runs (25) and stolen bases (21) and batted .500 to help Kamehameha end two championship droughts. The 6-foot shortstop had a slow start to the season with no runs scored and just one hit through the first three games before turning it up a notch during ILH play, which included a 5-for-5 performance at the plate against Punahou. Ickes was on another level during the state tournament, batting .714 with a double, three walks, two RBIs and three runs scored. He also scored the game-winning run in the state final against Baldwin to lock up the Warriors' first state title since 2003.

Coach of the Year: Daryl Kitagawa, Kamehameha

After twenty years, the title returned to Kapalama Heights. The Kamehameha Warriors lived up to their preseason expectations to capture their fifth state crown with arguably the deepest pitching staff in the state that included All-Hawaii first team selection Greyson Osbun and Alakai Kiakona, a second team selection. Under Kitagawa, Kamehameha went 13-6 to win the ILH championship before winning three straight games in the state tournament. The Warriors clinched the state championship in walk-off fashion over Baldwin with an RBI triple off the wall by center fielder Jace Souza, who also earned first team honors.