MaxPreps 2016 Hawaii preseason high school softball Fab 5, presented by the Army National Guard

1. Campbell (Ewa Beach)
2015 Team Record: 17-2
Coach: Michael "Shag" Hermosura

Campbell beat Milani, 16-4, to win the Hawaii D1 title and returns five players destined for the college ranks and who were named All-State, including OIA Division I West Player of the Year and pitcher Elisa Favela, senior second baseman Cydney Curran (Cal State Bakersfield), senior shortstop Chardonnay Pantastico (Hawaii), senior designated player Sierra Mariano (CSU-Stanislaus), and senior Darien Robinson (SW Baptist).

Those returnees will give Campbell offense to spare. Favela (.400), Mariano (.410) and Curran (.403) batted over .400 with Robinson hitting .362 and Pantastico finishing at .333.

Also back is senior first sacker Caragh Morris. Campbell featured only three seniors last season.



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2. Mililani
2015 Team Record: 15-3
Coach: Rose Antonio

The 2015 state runners-up will be led by three future collegiate players — Aubree Kim (Santa Clara). Kristen Ishii (Hawai'i-Hilo) and Nina Simone Torio (Chaminade).

Kim was Hawaii Pitcher of the Year in 2014, posting a 14-1 record with a 1.12 ERA and 143 strikeouts in 81 innings pitched. She also was named State Gatorade POY in 2014.

Also back are senior outfielder Tristan Cozo and junior Merilis Rivera. Other returnees receiving seeing all-league mention were Markie Okamoto, Keri Togami, and Maya Yoshiura.

Ishii batted .500, Yasuda .370 and Rivera .444.



Only one senior was on the team's 20-player roster a year ago. There could be as many as seven this season.

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3. Kaiser (Honolulu)
2015 Team Record: 15-3
Coach: Mitch Matsumoto

Kaiser, which finished third at State last season, will be led by seven seniors, pitchers Crystal Ching-Lake and Seli Aholelei. Aholelei pitches and plays shortstop, was named the OIA Player of the Year in the East, while Ching-Lake was selected as a first-team All-League pitcher. Other returning All-Stars are seniors Elyse Tsutsui and Marissa Oda. Named H-M were Chelsea Soong, and junior Kayla Russell.

As a junior, Aholelei was one of the catalysts for the Cougars last spring, going 9-1 on the mound with an ERA of 1.38 in 50.6 innings pitched. She was also a force at the plate, batting .543 with seven home runs and a state-best 34 RBIs. Of Aholelei's 38 hits, 23 went for extra bases.

Ching-Lake went 6-2 on the mound to go with a couple of saves in 58 innings of work. She also gave the Cougars a huge boost, offensively, batting .529. Matsuoka hit .436 with a pair of home runs.



The Cougars won their first 13 games before losing to eventual OIA champion Mililani in the semifinals of the conference tournament. Kaiser finished third in the OIA and went on to take sixth at the Division I state softball championships.

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4. Kapolei
2015 Team Record: 10-8
Coach: Anthony Saffery

Key returnees are All-State and future college players Salah Pedebone and Makana Meyers. Both pitch and hit. Kapolei finished fifth at State last season.

Other returnees are juniors Sadie Kapaku-You and Dallas Pollard-Brownell, sophomore Prestyne Kaimi-Montira and senior Shaycelynn Hoohuli.

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5. Kamehameha Hawai'i (Kea'au)
2015 Team Record: 16-1
Coach: Gary Ahu

Kamehameha will be led by three-time BIIF Player of the Year Mykala Tokunaga (Sonoma State signee) with hopes of improving on its third place D-1 State finish. Tokunaga was 13-1 pitching with an 0.88 ERA and batted .647.

Also returning are All-BIIF team selections sophomore first baseman Taylor Sullivan, junior second baseman Kiarra Lincoln (.550) and senior Wong Yuen, a catcher, who hit .641 a year ago. Also back is senior shortstop Makena Wagner.