Pacific Pride Girls Fastpitch Softball Organization: Welcome

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"ALOHA from the PACIFIC PRIDE"

Pacific Pride Team Picture 2005 (10U)
Pacific Pride 2005 (10U)
   


       Again, Aloha and God Bless. We are proud to be a part of the first girls fastpitch softball travel club on the island of Maui. Our team,the Pacific Pride was formed as part of the Hawaii Fastpitch Academy. The girls in our organization are selected from communities throughout Maui and Oahu. Our goals as coaches are to bring out the best in each individual, while providing a fun environment as they learn the game of fastpitch softball. Our coaches emphasize teamwork, good sportsmanship, sacrifice, pride, integrity, respect, good work ethic and encourage all athletes to do well in school, with the hope that one day these ladies will realize their dreams of becoming good college student athletes in the game of women's fastpitch softball. To find out more about our staff and players, click on the team picture or the Pride Roster. To get the latest stats of the 10U girls, first click the Teams link, second Pacific Pride link, and then the Stats link.
   


   



       Former players of the academy are presently playing at the Division I level. They include Ashlyn Russell, a junior at Brigham Young University. She was a Maui Interscholastic League Player of the Year in 2002 and a First team Hawaii All-State selection in 2001 & 2002. Shannon Tabion, a senior pitcher at the University of Hawaii. She was a MIL Player of the Year during her junior and senior years, in addition to being State Pitcher of the Year in 2001 and a Hawaii First team State selection 2000 & 2001. Kaleo Eldredge, a senior outfielder for the current 2002 NCAA Softball National Champion, University of California Golden Bears. She was a 2001 Hawaii State Position Player of the Year and a Hawaii First team State selection in 2000 & 2001. She also was recently selected to the 2002 National All-Easton Third team. Not to mention a 2002 second team All-Pacific Region and All-Pac 10 selection as a freshman. All three were part of the HHSAA State Fastpitch Softball Champion, Baldwin High Bears. Other standouts playing with Division II University of Hawaii-Hilo are Leo Sing Chow. She was a First team Hawaii All-State selection and Player of the Year. She was the 2002 Hawaii State Tournament MVP and led her Kamehameha Warriors to a State Championship. And Zoie Sevilla, two time All-State selection and three time MIL First team All-Star. We are all very excited for these ladies and would like to continue to provide communities with players who represent Pacific Pride. Mahalo to all of our supporters and sponsors. Have a fun and safe season.
   




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SPORTS AND NEWS



Pacific Pride 10U win 3rd Annual Paradise Tournament!

The Pacific Pride 10U end the season with a bang as they go undefeated with a mark of 5-0 at the 3rd Annual Paradise Tournament and outscore their opponents by a margin of 62 to 6. For more on this story, click on the headline above.

10U Champs
Maui Girls Softball Association Champions!
10U Season

Another season begins, and the 10U Pacific Pride team start out by practicing and getting to know one another. In their first set of games, the play four different teams on the island of Oahu. The split the four games to start out at 2-2. Entering into the Maui Girls Softball Association League they go undefeated and end up winning the Tournament. The result is 15-0 for the league and tourney. The ladies really worked hard and were excited about being League and Tournament Champs. Ryan (Coach/CEO) and Jerry (Coach/President) both express, “the girls did really well up to this point and a lot has to do with the efforts of Head Coach Lei Nakamura and Coach Lance Morikawa.” Jerry says, “everyone has extremely busy schedules with work and taking care of their families, but it is amazing how hard these coaches have worked in only their first season with the organization.” The 10U team will continue with their season playing games in July and a large tournament in August on Oahu which will conclude this season for the young ladies with a banquet to follow. Congratulations on your season and good luck in the near future!

Friendlies in Lahaina

There was no tournament this summer, but two teams did commit on enjoying the Maui sun and paradise anyway. And thanx to Earl Kukahiko, along with his coaching staff, players, and Lahaina community, the CVNForcers from California and Richmond Ruckus were able to get a little softball into their vacation schedules. All of the teams with the help of the Lahaina Girls managed to get a double header in on Saturday 23rd of July. The Lahaina community also put together some food for all of the teams to enjoy. Mahalo again to Earl, his staff, the girls and parents of Lahaina and the two teams for coming down to enjoy what Maui has to offer.

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Hawaii State Champs
Who did What at States?

Mike Okimoto and his High School Mililani team win the Division I State title for 2005. Dana Lee a former 14U player with the Pride is a First team All-State player. The ladies from St. Francis took the Division II title with Kamehameha Maui coming up short. Baldwin High School ended up tying with Punahou for fifth place.

Division I Results

1. Mililani
2. Kapolei
3. Pearl City
4. Kailua
5. Baldwin
5. Punahou

Division II Results

1. Saint Francis
2. Waipahu
3. Kamehameha Maui
3. Konawaena

All-Star Softball Selections

Nicole A. Player of the Year
Player of the Year
The 2005 All-Star selections from around the State are out and several members of the Pacific Pride have been selected. Dana Lee of Mililani High School has made the First team All-State selection. Nicole Alconcel, Sanoe Kekahuna, and Nicole Morton of Baldwin High School make the MIL First team selection, followed by the Second team of Dayne Carvalho of Baldwin, Manalani English and Shiloh Cabatingan of Kamehameha Maui High School. Cheyna Tallant of Baldwin High School finished as a Honorable Mention selection. Nicole Alconcel was also named Player of the Year for the MIL. Congratulations and good luck on the 2006 season!

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Japan Goodwill Tour

Japan Tour Team
Pacific Pride Select
It was a great experience for the girls and their coaches, as the Pacific Pride Select Fastpitch Softball ladies went on a ten day tour in Japan to play in some friendly games and an invitation to their Private High School Fastpitch Tournament held in Kumono, Japan. The trip started out in Chofu, Japan, where the young ladies met with the families of the Toho High School team and stayed with them to experience what their culture and customs are like. The next two days, the Pride team would play two games with Toho, and go sightseeing when they weren’t on the field playing softball. The coaches were really taken care of by the Toho staff and were equally treated to a great experience of culture, customs, hospitality, and what it is like to be a softball player or coach in Japan. After the games, there was an evening party for the players and their staff members. The next day was on to Ichinomiya High School where the ladies were treated to a big Japanese feast with music and entertainment. Everyone got to meet each other before resting and playing two games the next day. The next day didn’t look promising as the field was a little wet and freezing, even snowing at times. But remember, this is Japan, the fields of fine silty sand were made for this type of weather, and the softball itself is made of rubber. The ladies adapted the best they could considering that most of them never played in such type of weather before or even seen such conditions. They did well and are now 4-0 and prepare for their long bus ride to the tournament in Kumono. With 44 teams in the tournament and most of them well disciplined, it was going to be a very difficult task for the Pride select team. The Japanese ladies play all year round and must choose to play a single sport at age 12. While in Kumono the ladies lost their first two games and ended up winning their next four games including three in the consolation bracket where they won the Consolation Championship. During their stay in Kumono, the staff and players were taken around the different sights. The ladies end up the tour with an 8-2 record, but more importantly an experience for many that only comes once in a lifetime. The bonding between ourselves as coaches and players with each other and to experience others customs and culture in fellowship is really what this trip was all about.

It's Travel ball season

Nicole (Blues)
Nicole Alconcel
It’s that time of year with High School Softball season done and the summer right around the corner. The serious fastpitch softball players play travel softball. When they’re not playing with Pacific Pride, the next level is to be placed with a team on the mainland to get more exposure and experience, and more competitive play. These ladies and others play on an average of 50-60 games or more in a given summer, allowing for more exposure and game experience against others with goals of the same similarities, in the hope of one day playing at the next level (college) with a softball scholarship and or career in mind. Nicole Alconcel (San Jose Sting) and Sanoe Kekahuna (Corona Angels) are both in California over the summer. June Lusk will be playing with Kaikamahine for one tourney in Colorado.



Sanoe (Blues)
Sanoe Kekahuna

June Selected as MIL Girls Track Athlete of the Year

Jun Ann Lusk '04
MIL Girls Track Athlete of the Year
By Rodney S. Yap (Maui News)

The Maui Interscholastic League’s most outstanding track and field women athlete in 2005 is Baldwin High School’s June Ann Lusk. A hurdler first and foremost, is the MIL Girls Track Athlete of the Year after going undefeated in two events during the league schedule and ending the season with a state-meet record in the 100-meter dash. Lusk said the honor helps compensate for being disqualified from the state 100 hurdles final for having her fingers on the starting line. Although it’s been awhile since the state meet, Lusk is still disappointed – and fueled for next season. “I felt like I was being singled out," Lusk said. “I’ve learned a lot from what happened. And already I’m determined to prove them (Oahu officials) wrong.” Lusk began running in intermediate school, participating in 3- and 5-kilometer runs on weekends. Her father, Ted, a successful prep track athlete from Missouri, coached his daughter in those days. When she entered high school, Lusk said she was told her best shot at a state medal would be in the hurdles, so she focused on the 100 highs and 300 lows. Lusk, however, watched her time in the 100 drop with every race. The more familiar she became with the event, the better she got, going from times in the high 12 seconds at the start of the season to the low 12s in the final month. Lusk entered the state finals having won all four of her events in the trials, and finished with a team-high 22 points, helping Baldwin come in second to Punahou in the team scoring. Lusk capped her year by running the first leg for the Bears’ second-place 1,600-meter relay team. Lusk said she was confused upon learning her time of 12.25 seconds in the 100 preliminaries broke the state record, because she was in the shade asleep when the announcement was made. “It was totally unexpected," Lusk said. “I didn’t really feel like I was running that fast.” The disqualification in the 100 hurdles, the meet’s first running event final, was a blow to Lusk – she was a half-second faster than the next qualifier in the prelims. Lusk still had to come back and run the 100, and she did – finishing second in 12.65 seconds. After the 100, Lusk managed to regroup with the help of Cassie Coffin, the previous 100 state record holder from St. Anthony. Coffin, now the girls sprint coach at Maui High, sat with Lusk and the two talked for a while. “She came up and introduced herself and told me I could still have a good meet," Lusk said. “She really inspired me. That was really nice of her to come and introduce herself." Coffins’ words helped settle Lusk’s nerves. She would pick up two more silver medals, in the 200 and 4x400 relay. When Lusk returned from the state meet, she and her family left for Houston to visit her ailing grandfather, who has been battling cancer. “I’m taking my medals and giving them to him,” Lusk said.

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USA Elite Team
Kaleo Eldredge Selected to Elite and Professional Team

Eldredge Nauts
New York/New Jersey Juggernauts
By Robert Collias (Maui News)

Kaleo Eldredge is used to wearing just three letters on her softball jersey, but now those letters read “USA’’ instead of “Cal." Eldredge, a two-time All-American in Berkeley and a 2001 Baldwin High School graduate, is enjoying the summer of her softball life playing for the USA Elite team, which is one step below the national team. Eldredge hit .333 (7 for 21) with six runs and six RBIs for the silver medal winners in the recent Canada Cup in Surrey, B.C. The U.S. went 10-0 through the tournament before losing 3-0 to Australia in the final on Sunday when three-time Olympic pitcher Melanie Roche tossed a two-hitter. One of the U.S. wins came on Saturday, 10-2 over Australia. “I’m having a lot of fun – every single girl on this team is awesome," Eldredge said. “They are all really well-known at their colleges. Every one of the batters are either leadoff or 2-3-4 hitters from their teams, so we are stacked.” The next stop for the USA Elite team is the Intercontinental Cup, July 20-28 in Madrid, Spain. In between, Eldredge is playing for the New York-New Jersey Juggernaut of the National Pro Fastpitch League. In one week of play with the Juggernaut before leaving for the Canada Cup, Eldredge hit .273 (3-for-11) with a double and four runs. After making four trips to the Women’s College World Series, where she played in three finals and was a starter as a freshman on the 2002 national championship team, Eldredge is stretching her softball wings. As a youngster, Eldredge never dreamed of playing her favorite sport for money. The Olympics were always the long-term goal. She is close to being a member of the national team, but the sport will be removed from the Olympics after the 2008 Beijing Games. The International Olympic Committee voted last week to remove softball from the games for 2012.“Since there wasn’t a professional league when I was a kid, my goal was always to go straight to play in the Olympics," Eldredge said. “I’m getting a taste of what it takes to get near that level now." Eldredge made the USA Elite team after two weeks of tryouts in Chula Vista, Calif., in the beginning of June. Soon after, she signed with the Juggernaut. It remains to be seen if the sport can make it on a professional level. The IOC vote was a blow to all levels of softball players in America, according to standout pitcher Lisa Fernandez. “I feel one person, the president of the IOC, a person from Europe, has taken it upon himself to ruin the lives of millions, actually billions of women," Fernandez told the Associated Press over the weekend. Eldredge sounded a little less dramatic when asked her opinion of the IOC’s decision. “I’m pretty disappointed and a bunch of my teammates are too,’’ she said. “Softball is just starting to rise and now all of a sudden they are starting to shut it down.’’ The IOC’s decision means Eldredge has just one shot to advance through the ranks to the national team by 2008 if her Olympic dream is to come true. “It makes me want to work harder because that will probably be the only shot," Eldredge said. “I have a shot. The national team is pretty stacked, but I might have a shot if I play well." Eldredge is standing out with a team that could make up the next wave of USA national team members. The 16-player Elite roster includes four members of NCAA champion Michigan and is coached by the Wolverines’ Carol Hutchins. The team has 13 players who played in the most recent Women’s College World Series. Eldredge’s batting average is tied for fourth on the team and her six RBIs are second, even though she played just eight of the 11 games in the Canada Cup because of a sore ankle at the beginning of the event. Eldredge, a top-three hitter for most of her career at Cal, is hitting sixth in the USA lineup. She will return to Berkeley in the fall with one year to go to finish her degree in American studies with an emphasis in education. First, her summer softball school will continue with her first trip out of North America to the event in Spain, and professional games with the Juggernaut. It is a world away from Baldwin games at War Memorial Little League Field No. 1. “You just have to keep it up, keep working hard, follow your dreams because it can happen," she said. “No matter where you are from, just stick to it and anything is possible." No. 1. “You just have to keep it up, keep working hard, follow your dreams because it can happen," she said. “No matter where you are from, just stick to it and anything is possible."
Kaleo Cal
University of California at Berkley

Special Softball Guest: Tells of her experience

   
    Kaleo Eldredge has no doubt been the most successful in Hawaii’s history
    when it comes down to playing the game of fastpitch softball. I had the
    chance to ask her a few questions and got some answers on her experience
    with the game.

Question: How was your experience in your four years attending
    California Berkley (college)?

Kaleo: “I learned a lot, when it came to the game and academics,
    and how to balance the two. I had to learn to adjust to a different
    environment and meet new friends on and off the field.”

Question: What would you say are your greatest highlights in your
    career presently?

Kaleo: “Definitely winning the National Championship in 2002,
    the PAC-10 Championship in 2005, being a member of the All-American team,
    and selected to the Junior National Elite Team for team USA, along with
    other individual awards.”

Question: Would you say that playing on a travel softball team
    helped you to get into a such prestigious program like Cal?

Kaleo: “Yes, at age 14 I was playing on 18U Gold teams that helped
    with developing better skills and getting more experience. You also get
    more exposure to scouts and recruits.”

Question: What pointers or recommendations can you give the youth
    today that seriously would like to pursue a collegiate or professional
    career in softball?

Kaleo: “Train and work hard at practice 100% all of the time.
    Have confidence in yourself and the way you play. Listen to your coaches,
    parents and all of the people who support you. Get good grades in school,
    and most importantly, you got to love the game.

Question: What is it like to play professionally?

Kaleo: “You have to adjust to a new environment and meet new
    people. It is a higher level of play with everyone being a part of some
    success in the game from wherever they came from. It’s fun making money at
    something you enjoy doing. Signing autographs and taking pictures with the
    kids and fans after games is fun. To see that they look up to your sport,
    their love for the game that I love, really makes me happy.”

Question: What was it like to make the U.S. Elite team?

Kaleo: “Awesome, I got to play in two different countries like
    Canada and Spain. Everyone is playing at their highest levels in the game.
    We took second in Canada and first in Spain. Being part of a National Team
    was a great experience”

Question: How was your experience in Canada and Spain?

Kaleo: “In Canada it was fun to see the people that I had already known from
    before, and eating the different foods. Getting to experience the moment
    with my parents was special. The people and country there was nice also.
    Spain was interesting to see new places and the buildings, to learn some
    of their history, language, and culture was also a fun experience.”

Question: What are your plans for the future?

Kaleo: “I would like to be a Division I coach or teacher. Working
    towards making the National Team and playing professionally here or
    overseas is also in my future.”

TEAM AND PLAYER RECORDS

TEAM RECORDS PLAYER RECORDS
MOST VICTORIES
19 (19-0-1, 14U, 2003)		 MOST RUNS SEASON & CAREER
DAYNE CARVALHO 30 (14U, 2003), 37
NICOLE ALCONCEL 25 (14U, 2003), 34
SANOE KEKAHUNA 26 (14U, 2003), 28
MOST SHUTOUTS
10 (14U, 2003)		 MOST SINGLES SEASON & CAREER
SANOE KEKAHUNA 26 (14U, 2003),30
DAYNE CARVALHO 22 (14U, 2003), 30
NICOLE ALCONCEL 20 (14U, 2003), 28
MOST POINTS FOR
189 (14U, 2003)		 MOST DOUBLES SEASON & CAREER
SANOE KEKAHUNA 5 (14U, 2003),7
SKYE VIRTUDES 5 (14U, 2004),5
MANALANI ENGLISH 3 (14U, 2003),5
CASEY SUGIHARA 3 (14U, 2003)
NICOLE ALCONCEL 4
LEAST POINTS AGAINST
21 (14U, 2003)		 MOST TRIPLES SEASON & CAREER
DANA LEE 4 (14U, 2003)
SANOE KEKAHUNA 3 (14U, 2003)
SKYE VIRTUDES 2 (14U, 2004)
NICOLE ALCONCEL 2
MOST SINGLES
140 (14U, 2003)		 MOST HOME RUNS SEASON & CAREER
DANA LEE 2 (14U, 2003),2
SANOE KEKAHUNA 1 (14U, 2003),2
MOST DOUBLES
21 (14U, 2003)		 MOST RBI'S SEASON AND CAREER
SANOE KEKAHUNA 32 (14U, 2003),39
DANA LEE 23 (14U, 2003),23
NICOLE ALCONCEL 17 (14U, 2003),19
MOST TRIPLES
9 (14U, 2003)		 MOST STOLEN BASES SEASON &CAREER
DAYNE CARVALHO 11 (14U, 2003),16
NICOLE ALCONCEL 9 (14U, 2003),12
SHILOH CABATINGAN 7 (14U, 2003),9
MOST HOME RUNS
3 (14U, 2003)		 HIGHEST OBP.% SEASON & CAREER
SANOE KEKAHUNA .704 (14U, 2004)
SANOE KEKAHUNA .636 (14U, 2003)
JUNE ANN LUSK .571 (14U, 2004)
MOST RBI'S
139 (14U, 2003)		 HIGHEST SLG.% SEASON & CAREER
SANOE KEKAHUNA .831 (14U, 2003)
DANA LEE .810 (14U, 2003),.810
SANOE KEKAHUNA .800 (14U, 2004)
MOST STOLEN BASES
44 (14U, 2003)		 HIGHEST AVG.% SEASON & CAREER
SANOE KEKAHUNA .593 (14U, 2003)
SANOE KEKAHUNA .467
DANA LEE .452 (14U, 2003),.452
HIGHEST OBP.%
.477 (14U, 2003)		 FIELDING PUTOUTS SEASON & CAREER
SANOE KEKAHUNA 89 (14U, 2003),123
DANA LEE 58 (14U, 2003),58
JUNE ANN LUSK 35 (14U, 2004),35
NICOLE ALCONCEL 35
HIGHEST SLG.%
.457 (14U, 2003)		 FIELDING ASSISTS SEASON AND CAREER
DAYNE CARVALHO 30 (14U, 2003),52
DAYNE CARVALHO 22 (14U, 2004),52
NICOLE ALCONCEL 18 (14U, 2003),35
MANALANI ENGLISH 18 (14U, 2004),28
HIGHEST AVG.%
.357 (14U, 2003)		 FIELDING PCT.% SEASON & CAREER
SANOE KEKAHUNA .980 (14U, 2003)
SANOE KEKAHUNA .974 (14U, 2004)
NICOLE MORTON-TEXEIRA .962 (14U, 2003)
DANA LEE .955 (14U, 2003),.955
JUNE ANN LUSK .950
MOST STRIKEOUTS
79 (14U, 2003)		 MOST STRIKEOUTS SEASON & CAREER
NICOLE ALCONCEL 32 (14U, 2003),44
DANA LEE 17 (14U, 2003),17
NICOLE MORTON-TEXEIRA 14 (14U, 2003),25
MOST SAVES
2 (14U, 2003)		 MOST WINS SEASON & CAREER
NICOLE MORTON-TEXEIRA 5 (14U, 2003),7
NICOLE ALCONCEL 4 (14U, 2003),6
DANA LEE 4 (14U, 2003),4
MEGAN TOKESHI 4
BEST ERA
1.13 (14U, 2003)		 MOST SAVES SEASON & CAREER
NICOLE ALCONCEL 2 (14U, 2003),2
BEST ERA SEASON & CAREER
NICOLE MORTON-TEXEIRA 0.35 (14U, 2003)
NICOLE MORTON-TEXEIRA 0.86 (14U, 2004)
NICOLE ALCONCEL 0.94 (14U, 2004)

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