Hawaii’s Ben Zeigler-Namoa starred for Orleans this summer time (Aaron Fitt)
Summer season Baseball
It was a making an attempt summer time for the Orleans Firebirds, who went 15-25 to complete fourth within the East Division — however Orleans hung powerful after a 5-15 begin, going 10-10 the remainder of the best way to make the playoffs. There have been loads of particular person shiny spots, highlighted by righthander Itsuki Takemoto (Hawaii) profitable the league’s Whitehouse Excellent Pitcher Award. Itsuki led a contingent of six Firebirds who made the all-star sport, as he was joined by fellow righties Callan Fang and Cody Bowker plus infielders Hudson Shupe and Jack Gurevitch and outfielder Ben Zeigler-Namoa.
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