The ultimate goal is to get to South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the site of the Little League World Series.
But it’s one step at a time for the Honolulu Little League, which beat Kawaihau 10-0 for the Hawaii state title on Saturday.
The mind-set for these boys is one of teamwork as can be noted on the back of the team’s jerseys — “WE>ME.”
So now, it’s off to San Bernardino, California, for the Aug. 6-12 West Regionals. A win there would put Honolulu into the big show in Pennsylvania, Aug. 17-28.
A Honolulu Little League team won it all at the LLWS in 2018, the third time a team from Hawaii reached that pinnacle.
Other Honolulu team members are Kekoa Paynal, Kaeo Nouchi, Mikah Noda, Luke Hiromoto, Kama Angell, Ruston Hiyoto, Jonovyn Sniffen, Tau Purcell, Daly Watson, Kobe Hino, Brennan Tomas, Cohen Sakamoto, and coaches Gerald Oda, Keith Oda and Willis Kato.
The Honolulu boys also defeated Kawaihau 8-3 in six innings earlier in the team’s second game of the tournament, and they also beat Hilo 14-4 in the opening game and Maui 9-2 in the third game.
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