2015 Award Winners & All Stars

Photos are viewable on Facebook via the Facebook link above.

At it’s 2015 Awards Banquet held at Natsunoya Teahouse in Alewa Heights, the Oahu AJA Baseball Association announced and honored the following 2015 Award Winners, All Stars and Championship Team.

 

2015 Champion:  Waipahu

 

2015 Award Winners                                                                 Team

Most Valuable Player*      Shaun Kiriu (4th time-2009-11,15)* Waipahu

Most Inspirational              Colin Kaneshiro (1time)             Kaneohe

Manager of the Year         Ray Sakurai (1st time)                   Manoa

Batting champ (.447)         AD Mols (1st  time)                       Waialae

RBI (23)                             Chevy Numata (1st  time)             Waipahu

Homeruns (3)                    Easton Torigoe (1st time)              Manoa

Stolen Bases (27)**          David Chu (3rd time-2013-15)       Waialae

Runs (25)                          David Chu (1st time)                      Waialae

ERA (0.91)                        Shaun Kiriu (5th time-2010-3, 15)  Waipahu

Wins (6)                             Shaun Kiriu (3rdtime-2009, 10,15) Waipahu

Strikeouts (51)                   Charles “Kale” Kaalekahi (1st time) Waipahu

 

*Most All Time

**Ties Single season record (previous record 27 by David Chu 2013)

 

All Stars

Catcher                   Shawn Saito (1st)                                     Ewa

1B                            Mason Suga (2nd – 2009, 2015)          McCully

2B                            Reid Goto (2nd – 2014, 2015)                 Ewa

3B                             AD Mols (2nd – 2008, 2015)              Waialae

SS                            Chevas Numata (2nd  – 2014, 2015) Waipahu

OF                            Jonny Sakurai (1st)                               Manoa

OF                            David Chu (2nd – 2010, 2015)            Waialae

OF                            Kris Kahanu (1st)                              Kaneohe

Utility                         Kip Masuda (3rd – 2013, 2014, 2015)    Pearl City

Pitcher                      Shaun Kiriu (6th – 2009-13, 2015)         Waipahu

Pitcher                     Charles “Kale” Kaalekahi (1st)                Waipahu

 

In addition, Chevas Numata was honored for winning the Most Outstanding Player Award, Batting Champion Award & Most RBI Award at the 2015 State AJA Baseball Championship Tournament for his record setting historic performance batting .833 (10 hits in 12 at-bats with 2 homeruns & 2 doubles) with 11 RBI to lead Waipahu to the 2015 State AJA Baseball Championship.