MaxPreps 2015 Hawaii preseason baseball Fab 5, presented by the Army National Guard

1. Campbell (Ewa Beach)
2014 finish: 24-3-1
Head coach: Rory Pico

Campbell begins the season as the favorite thanks to a group of players who earned all-state honors last year. Ian Kahaloa was a first team all-state honoree by Scoring Live while Dorien Villanueva-Hermosura earned first team honors as a utility player. Zachary Kapihe was second team all-state at third base. So far this year, Kahaloa is 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA and he leads the island in batting with a .625 average, according to Scoring Live. Villanueva-Hermosura is batting .361 and has a 0.47 ERA on the mound. Campbell lost in the Division 1 semifinals last year to St. Louis.

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2. St. Louis (Honolulu)
2014 finish: 22-7-1
Head coach: George Gusman

The Division 1 defending champions lost state MVP Jordan Yamamoto to graduation, but return all-state designated hitter Ryder Kuhns, along with Pono Anderson, a second team all-state pitcher. Anderson has been particularly impressive so far this season as he leads the island, according to Scoring Live, with five wins and 49 innings pitched.

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3. 'Iolani (Honolulu)
2014 finish: 12-8
Head coach: Dean Yonamine



'Iolani is led by the duo of Matthew Campos and Pikai Winchester. Campos earned first team all-state honors as a sophomore second baseman while Winchester was second team all-state at designated hitter. Winchester is having an outstanding season at the plate, batting .455 with 12 RBIs and five doubles.

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4. Kamehameha (Honolulu)
2014 finish: 9-8-2
Head coach: Tommy Perkins

The Warriors did not reach the state tournament last year, but they do return one of the state's top players in Codie Paiva. A third baseman, Paiva has been one of the team's top hitters this year, posting a .390 batting average. Kamehameha also has one of the state's top first basemen in Chance Arakaki, who earned honorable mention all-state honors last season.

5. Mid-Pacific Institute (Honolulu)
2014 finish: 18-4-1
Head coach: Dunn Muramura

Mid-Pacific earned one of the top seeds in last year's Division 1 playoffs, but it lost to Mililani in the second round. Most of the starters from that team have graduated, however Chase Wago, a second team all-state pitcher as a sophomore, returns along with catcher Noah Shackles, who earned all-state honorable mention.