UH 19th in baseball recruiting classes for 2002
By Stacy Kaneshiro
Advertiser Staff Writer
| • | Top 2002 recruiting classes
From Collegiate Baseball News (Oct. 1, 2002) 1. Georgia Tech Others 17. Rice |
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The Rainbows' recruiting class has 21 players, including five who were selected in the Major League Baseball first-year player draft. They are: left-handed pitcher Justin Azze, a junior college transfer from Orange Coast who was a 10th-round pick by Montreal, right-handed pitcher/first baseman Keahi Rawlins, an all-state selection out of Moloka'i High who was a 36th-round pick by Philadelphia, right-handed pitcher Nicholas Ponomarenko, a junior college transfer from Cuesta who was a 38th-round pick by Montreal, and catcher Matt Inouye, an all-state selection out of Mid-Pacific Institute who was a 41st-round pick by Boston.
Also, JC transfer Colby Summer, a 6-foot-8, 225-pound right-handed pitcher/shortstop, was a 38th-round pick by Seattle out of high school in 2000.Another notable recruit is California JC All-America outfielder Josh Green.
"I thought we did a good job," Trapasso said. "Anytime you get five drafted kids to show up and a JC All-American, you know you're on the right track. It's good to see a publication like Collegiate Baseball recognize that we're doing things the right way and that we're headed in the right direction."
Trapasso credited assistant Chad Konishi, the team's recruiting coordinator, for a successful recruiting class.
Although Trapasso is entering his second season at UH, this past season was considered his first true recruiting class. He was hired out of Georgia Tech in May 2001. Trapasso earned a reputation as a strong recruiter while at Georgia Tech, which has the No. 1 recruiting class, according to Collegiate Baseball.
The only Western Athletic Conference school ranked above Hawai'i is Rice, which is No. 17.
