Posted on: Tuesday, June 4, 2002
Mols, Santos excelled on mound, at plate
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
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| Kailua's Kamaile Santos missed several games early in the season, but was in peak form for the OIA Tournament, where he batted 9-for-13 with nine RBIs, and picked up a win and two saves.
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Two ace pitchers who could inflict just as much damage with their bats share Player of the Year honors in the O'ahu Interscholastic Association's Eastern Division.
Roosevelt left-hander Chris Mols and Kailua right-hander Kamaile Santos garnered the top votes from division coaches two weeks ago.
Both are seniors.
Mols, a first-team OIA East all-star last year, took his game to another level this season. He went 5-1 with two saves in the regular season, striking out 48 in 33 innings.
"He was maxing out at about 82-83 (mph), but the key for him is he can mix up speeds," Rough Riders coach Kerry Higa said. "With his changeup, you can't tell what it is when it comes off his hand, and he has a curve he can control for strikes."
When he wasn't pitching, Mols played right field and batted .444 with three home runs and 21 RBIs in helping the Rough Riders to an 8-2 record and a co-division championship.
Santos struck out 11 in the opener against Castle, but he injured his right hand two weeks later and sat out several games. By the OIA tournament, however, Santos was in peak form.
His four-day, four-game totals in the tournament: nine hits in 13 at-bats (.692), with six doubles and nine RBIs, plus a win and two saves to lead the Surfriders to their third straight OIA title.
Advertiser Library Photo Santos is joined on the OIA East all-star first team by two teammates: first baseman Jarid Kawamoto and designated hitter Cody Teixeira-Vickery. Kawamoto was one of four valedictorians at Kailua's graduation.
Mols also had two teammates on the first team: outfielders Corey Higa and Matt Terukina. Higa batted .419, scored 19 runs and stole eight bases. Terukina hit .625, with two home runs, 12 RBIs and eight stolen bases.
Moanalua placed two players on the first team — second baseman Geoffrey Say (.514 avg.) and outfielder Jimmy Strombach — as did Castle — shortstop Jordan Tom and catcher Jason Taniguchi.
Rounding out the first team are Kalani third baseman Travis Canonizado and Kaiser utility player David Chu, who batted .417 with two home runs and 18 RBIs while playing catcher, third base, second base, shortstop and pitcher.
Kahuku's Syd Kawahakui, who guided the Red Raiders (8-2) to their first East co-championship, was named Coach of the Year.
Castle: Jeff Syrop, Noah Kon, Darin Hamada, Justin Tsutsumi, Matt Matsukawa, Billy Fallau, Casey Daniel. Farrington: Criston Barba, Paul-Alan DelaCruz, Chris Fa'avesi, Sanford McKee, Joshua Badua, Matt Bell. Kahuku: Melvin Silva, Kyle Pao, Jeremiah Bohnet, Daniel Tuttle, Spencer Colburn, Cory Supranovich, Kyle Juliano, Bronson Ponciano Ahue, Walker Vave. Kailua: Shaun Sakai, Lawrence Hamocon, Chad Kajiyama, Bronson Ho, Keali'i Kalahiki, Michael Kealoha, Taleki Mailau, Jason Moore, Chad Nishizuka, Jonathan Tabar. Kaimuki: Leland Ohelo, Jay Tokuuke, Tino Caires, Kaulana Kaluna. Kaiser: Neale Asato, John Uehara, Casey Fukuda, Ricky Hamasaki, Landon Kaaua, Chris Sakuda, Cory Makino, Sean Samson. Kalaheo: Hon'o Nick Sargent, Chris Kojima, Aren Viveiros, Shane Harada, Justin Anderson, Scott Galusha, Cody Racoma, Grant Shiroma, Sean Fernandez. Kalani: Grant Arakaki, Scott Harada, Brandon Ishii, Randy Kitagawa, Len Shimabuku, Scott Komine, Bryce Sumida. McKinley: Kai Lopez, Blaine Yoshino, Ty Tokunaga, Casey Lee. Moanalua: Brett Tanigawa, Scott Batula, Ric Fukushima. Roosevelt: Brandon Loo, Marvin Rombana, Ivan Fujii, Blake Isobe, Derek Shigano, Kevin Fujii.
Roosevelt's Chris Mols went 5-1 with 48 strikeouts in 33 innings, and batted .444 with three home runs and 21 RBIs during the regular season. He helped the Rough Riders to an 8-2 record and the OIA East co-championship.
First team
Pos.
Player
School
1B
Jarid Kawamoto
Kailua
2B
Geoffrey Say
Moanalua
3B
Travis Canonizado
Kalani
SS
Jordan Tom
Castle
OF
Corey Higa
Roosevelt
OF
Jimmy Strombach
Moanalua
OF
Matt Terukina
Roosevelt
C
Jason Taniguchi
Castle
P
Chris Mols
Roosevelt
P
Kamaile Santos
Kailua
DH
Cody Teixeira-Vickery
Kailua
U
David Chu
Kaiser
Co-Players of the Year
: Chris Mols, Roosevelt; Kamaile Santos, Kailua
Coach of the Year
: Syd Kawahakui, Kahuku
Second team
Pos.
Player
School
1B
Neal Manutai
Moanalua
2B
Spencer Nakamura
Kahuku
3B
Garrett Yamamoto
Kailua
SS
Lorin Nakagawa
Moanalua
OF
Cameron Kimura
Roosevelt
OF
Ryan Lum
Castle
OF
Levi Manutai
Kailua
C
Alex Ponciano
Kahuku
P
Kyle Nakamichi
Moanalua
P
Jason Peters
Kaiser
DH
Scott Shinsato
Castle
U
Mike Garcia
KalÅheo
Honorable Mention
