Hawaii Stars
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League | Pacific Association (2013) |
Location | Hilo, Hawaii |
Ballpark | Wong Stadium |
Founded | 2012 |
Disbanded | 2013 |
Former league(s) |
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Colors | Blue, red, white |
Ownership | Hawaii Baseball LLC, Robert Young |
Manager | Gary Templeton Jr |
Website | www |
The Hawaii Stars were an independent
History
2012: North American League
In 2012, Calgary, Edmonton and Lake County folded in the North Division. Hawaii Baseball LLC, owners of Maui then started a second franchise, the Hawaii Stars.[2] In May, Garry Templeton Jr. was announced as manager.[3][4] The Stars went 25–29 in the regular season and finished third in the North Division.[5] Arnoldo Ponce, Keoni Manago, Steve Tedesco and Anthony Lopez were named to the North Division All-Star team.[6] At the conclusion of the 2012 season, a few Stars players traveled to Japan where they joined Na Koa Ikaika in an exhibition series against the Ishikawa Million Stars of the Baseball Challenge League.[7]
2013: Pacific Association
On January 14, it was announced that Stars would become a charter member of the
After finishing the 2013 season with a 26–41–1 record, the team shut down operations due to the travel costs.[11]
Season-by-season results
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Year | Regular Season | Post-season | |||||||
Record | Win % | Finish | Record | Win % | Result | ||||
2012 | 25–29 | .463 | 3rd of 4 (North) | – | – | – | |||
2013 | 26–41–1† | .390 | 4th of 5 | 1–2 | .333 | Lost play-in to (VAL) | |||
Totals | 51–70–1 | .422 | 1–2 | .333 |
† 2013 post-season was also included in regular season record.
Notable alumni
- Dane Sardinha (2013)
- Onan Masaoka (2013)
References
- ^ NAL lays out game plan for 2012, Baseball Digest, May 13, 2012
- ^ "Hawaii Baseball Making Expansion Plans". Our Sports Central. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Hilo pro ballclub starts to fill staff". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Stars' skipper is student of the game". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "2012 Hawaii Stars". Baseball-reference. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Maikel Jova Named MVP of North American Baseball League's North Division". Our Sports Central. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "All Star Team of Na Koa Ikaika Maui & Hawaii Stars Players Playing Ishikawa Million Stars in Japan". Our Sports Central. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "New Independent League Announced". Our Sports Central. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Stars coming out for second season". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ "Pacific Association Announces 2013 Season Schedule". Our Sports Central. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Hawaii Stars baseball team suspended