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Here’s our TLI for Wednesday, April 14, 2021 …
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EXTRA ELITE EIGHTY 16U SPOTLIGHT
The Extra Elite Eighty 16U Club Rankings were recently released and TLI will be taking a look at the teams that made the top 80 for the next few weeks.
Today the spotlight is on …
FIRECRACKERS HAWAII-HANAWAHINE
Extra Elite Eighty 16U Ranking: T-55
Head Coach: JASON HANAWAHINEÂ
2020 Winter Record: This newly-formed team won the Winter Warz Tournament in Arizona in January and placed second at the PCFL Winter Championships to earn at Tier 1 berth to the AFCS this summer.
The Roster:
- Jewels Hanawahine (2023, IF, an athletic 5-foot-9 player)
- Shonty Passi (2023, IF, a smooth fielder)
- Sianni Sakai (2023, IF, a versatile middle infielder)
- Kanani Kekahuna-Fernandez (2023, IF, a steady force)
- Isabelle Arguello (2023, P, a sneaky fast right-hander)
- Maddison Rabe (2022, P, the right-hander is the ace of the staff)
- Kaylee Matsuda (2022, C/OF, a speedy and smart player)
- Mia Carbonell (2024, C, the youngest player on the squad)
- Kamalani Doctor (2023, OF/C, a strong bat)
- Breli-Rylin Agbayani-Shibao (2022, OF, possesses a lot of speed)
- Kalia Kekahuna-Fernandez (2022, OF, a gamer)
- Dynestee-Marie Kanae-Huihui (2023, OF, a big bat)
- What will it take for your team to be successful this season? It’ll take lotta hard work and some blessing from the man above!
Can you describe your pitching staff? I have two pitchers. One’s quiet and one’s loud!
Can you describe your team’s offense and what some of the strengths are? We are a power-hitting team. Our strength is that, although we are not a fast team, we are athletically quick.
Can you describe your team’s defense and what some of the strengths are? My defense is smart. Their strength is they play for each other. At the same time, they want to be the one to make the ESPN play.
Do you have an interesting factoid about your team? Yes… no matter where or when, they’ll try to make a TikTok video!
*** Scroll down to see which top West team is on the move, plus an amazing NCAA first at the DI level…
