Summer 2026 (Drifters as of 7/28)

• On a 10-game hit streak

• Went 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring two runs 7/5 vs. Corvallis

• Went 1-for-3 with a double 6/26 vs. Ridgefield for his first XBH of the year

• Hit first home run of the summer 7/11 vs. Corvallis as part of first multi-hit day of the summer

• Home runs in 3 straight starts from 7/18-7/26

• Hitting .324 with 8 RBI and 4 HR since 7/5

• Went 2-for-4 with an RBI 7/28 vs. Yakima

Punahou High School

• Ranked as one of the top players in Hawaii 

• Four-year starter at Punahou High School 

• Given a 9.5 grade out of 10 by Perfect Game 

Personal

• Fourth member of his family to sign with a D1 baseball school,  

  • Oldest brother K.J. was a starter at Oregon State from 2014-17 

    • 2017 3rd round draft pick  by the Brewers 

    • Played 6 seasons of minor league base all with the Brewers and Nationals 

    • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2015 

    • Played in the WCL for the Corvallis Knights in 2015 

  • His second brother, Kalae, played at Texas A&M and North Carolina State  

    • 2023 18th round draft pick by the Pirates 

    • Played three years of minor league baseball with the Pirates 

  • Third, Kaikea, will be a senior at Tulane.  

    • Started his career at USC before transferring to Tulane in 2025 

    • Played in the WCL for the Walla Walla Sweets in 2022 and the Bellingham Bells in 2024 

    • He went 2-10 against the Drifters in 2022 

  • Their father, Kenny, was a standout at Hawai'i from 1991-93  

    • Drafted by the Minnesota Twins 

    • Had a brief stint in the minor leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates  

    • Also played professionally in Japan