HPU's Kota Suzuki is top PacWest newcomer
Hawaii Pacific outfielder Kota Suzuki on Tuesday was named the PacWest baseball Newcomer of the Year and made the conference's second team. Suzuki,...
Hawaii Pacific outfielder Kota Suzuki on Tuesday was named the PacWest baseball Newcomer of the Year and made the conference's second team. Suzuki, a junior from Nagoya, Japan, hit .361 with 31 runs scored and 31 RBIs for the Sharks this season. He drew 26 walks and struck out only seven times in 169 at-bats. HPU teammate Nicholas Jio, a junior second baseman, and Hawaii Hilo senior shortstop Casey Yamauchi also made the second team. Jio, of San Diego, batted .311 with 31 runs scored for HPU, while Yamauchi, a Waiakea graduate, hit .