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HAWAII BASEBALL REPORT STATISTICS OF PLAYERS WITH HAWAII TIES IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL THROUGH FRIDAY’S GAMES:

MAJOR LEAGUE
PLAYER, TEAM, LEAGUE	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
GREG GARCIA, ST. LOUIS, NATIONAL	28	3	8	2	0	1	2	.286
KOLTEN WONG, ST. LOUIS, NATIONAL	466	62	120	23	2	11	51	.258
KURT SUZUKI, MINNESOTA, AMERICAN	346	28	83	15	0	4	42	.240
SHANE VICTORINO, LOS ANGELES, AMERICAN	140	16	32	2	2	1	6	.229
PITCHER, TEAM, LEAGUE	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
JEROME WILLIAMS, PHILADELPHIA, NATIONAL	22	107 2/3	146	72	29	66	4-10	6.02
CLASS AAA
PLAYER, TEAM, LEAGUE	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
GREG GARCIA, MEMPHIS (CARDINALS), PACIFIC COAST	330	47	97	19	2	0	36	.294
KILA KA’AIHUE, NEW ORLEANS (MARLINS), PACIFIC COAST	288	31	57	12	0	7	33	.198
PITCHER, TEAM, LEAGUE	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
KANEKOA TEXEIRA, GWINNETT (BRAVES), INTERNATIONAL	24	93	84	38	46	63	6-4	3.68
KIRBY YATES, DURHAM (RAYS), INTERNATIONAL	22	24 1/3	27	15	11	32	1-2	5.55
CLASS AA
PLAYER, TEAM, LEAGUE	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
DAVID FREITAS, BOWIE (ORIOLES), EASTERN	230	28	57	12	0	8	32	.248
PITCHER, TEAM, LEAGUE	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
DUSTIN ANTOLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE (BLUE JAYS), EASTERN	35	52	56	18	16	49	3-3	3.12
CLASS A — ADVANCED
PLAYER, TEAM, LEAGUE	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
ISIAH KINER-FALEFA, HIGH DESERT (RANGERS), CALIFORNIA	195	34	61	6	1	0	25	.313
KEAN WONG, CHARLOTTE (RAYS), FLORIDA ST.	389	46	108	14	3	1	36	.278
CHACE NUMATA, CLEARWATER (PHILLIES), FLORIDA ST.	246	30	66	11	1	1	34	.268
BRELAND ALMADOVA, VISALIA (D’BACKS), CALIFORNIA	345	53	91	19	1	3	39	.264
CARLTON TANABE, BAKERSFIELD (MARINERS), CALIFORNIA	128	11	22	3	1	2	14	.172
PITCHER, TEAM, LEAGUE	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
MATT COOPER, WINSTON-SALEM (WHITE SOX), CAROLINA	5	7	6	2	2	7	0-0	2.57
BLAIR WALTERS, CAROLINA (BRAVES), CAROLINA	27	123	110	40	37	78	5-8	2.93
CLASS A
PLAYER, TEAM, LEAGUE	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
TIM ARAKAWA, BURLINGTON (ANGELS), MIDWEST	202	33	56	11	1	4	26	.277
IOLANA AKAU, BELOIT (ATHLETICS), MIDWEST	132	17	34	9	1	2	14	.258
MICHAEL SUITER, KANNAPOLIS (WHITE SOX), SOUTH ATLANTIC	270	42	69	13	2	2	31	.256
PITCHER, TEAM, LEAGUE	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
KODI MEDEIROS, WISCONSIN (BREWERS), MIDWEST	23	881/3	75	44	37	88	4-4	4.48
CLASS A — SHORT SEASON
PLAYER, TEAM, LEAGUE	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
KA’AI TOM, MAHONING VALLEY (INDIANS), N.Y.-PENN	217	29	62	14	2	2	25	.286
JENSEN PARK, BOISE (ROCKIES), NORTHWEST	40	5	11	2	1	0	5	.275
JODD CARTER, MAHONING VALLEY (INDIANS), N.Y.-PENN	187	20	49	12	1	3	27	.262
BRANDEN KAUPE, BROOKLYN (METS), N.Y.-PENN	95	12	16	0	2	0	6	.168
PITCHER, TEAM, LEAGUE	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
TYLER BRASHEARS, HUDSON VALLEY (RAYS), N.Y. PENN	4	8 2/3	6	2	0	5	0-1	2.08
SCOTT SQUIER, BATAVIA (MARLINS), N.Y.-PENN	13	55	58	25	14	53	5-2	4.09
L.J. BREWSTER, BATAVIA (MARLINS), N.Y.-PENN	14	24 1/3	29	11	14	17	0-2	4.07
ROOKIE
PLAYER, TEAM, LEAGUE	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG.
KEWBY MEYER, PRINCETON (RAYS), APPALACHIAN	211	20	57	13	0	5	30	.270
PITCHER, TEAM, LEAGUE	G	IP	H	ER	BB	K	W-L	ERA
IAN KAHALOA, AZL (REDS), ARIZONA	8	24	16	6	6	31	0-0	2.25
QUINTIN TORRES-COSTA, HELENA (BREWERS), PIONEER	12	29 1/3	31	12	5	26	2-0	3.68
HARLEY HOLT, JOHNSON CITY (CARDINALS), APPALACHIAN	14	34	46	15	4	29	1-2	3.97
JORDAN YAMAMOTO, HELENA (BREWERS), PIONEER	13	60	98	54	20	57	1-6	8.10

>> THE CARDINALS, WHO HAVE THE BEST RECORD IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES, RECALLED GREG GARCIA (HAWAII) ON AUG. 23. HE HAS ABOUT A MONTH TO EARN A SPOT ON ST. LOUIS’ PLAYOFF ROSTER.

>> THE PHILLIES MOVED JEROME WILLIAMS (WAIPAHU) BACK TO THE BULLPEN FRIDAY AND HE EARNED THE SECOND SAVE OF HIS CAREER. THE FIRST CAME IN 2012 WITH THE ANGELS. PHILADELPHIA MANAGER PETE MACKANIN SAID WILLIAMS IS LIKELY TO RETURN TO STARTING, AS THE TEAM HOPES TO GO TO A SIX-MAN ROTATION TO PROTECT ITS YOUNG ARMS. "THAT’S PROBABLY ON THE HORIZON," MACKANIN TOLD THE REPORTER. "SO MOST LIKELY OR PROBABLY OR MAYBE, JEROME WILL BE BACK IN THE ROTATION."

>> OUT FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS WITH A CONCUSSION, STEVEN WRIGHT (HAWAII) IS SCHEDULED TO SEE A SPECIALIST IN PITTSBURGH.

>> BRELAND ALMADOVA (‘IOLANI) RETURNED TO THE FIELD WEDNESDAY AFTER THREE WEEKS ON THE DISABLED LIST. HE WALKED TWICE IN HIS FIRST GAME BACK AND HAD TWO HITS FRIDAY IN HIS SECOND.

>> MATT COOPER (HAWAII) GAVE UP TWO RUNS THURSDAY, SNAPPING HIS STREAK OF 21 SCORELESS INNINGS OVER 15 APPEARANCES, SPANNING TWO LEVELS. COOPER HAD NOT GIVEN UP A RUN SINCE JULY 2.

>> ISIAH KINER-FALEFA (MID-PACIFIC) HAD FIVE STRAIGHT MULTI-HIT GAMES LAST WEEK. HE WENT 11-FOR-22 TO RAISE HIS BATTING AVERAGE FROM .297 TO .321. KINER-FALEFA HAS HIT .371 SINCE AUG. 15.