Baseball in Paradise

by monksathletics

Hello, its been a little over a week since I got here and I’ve already been fortunate enough to explore a good portion of the island, become acquainted with my team, and play some baseball.  On Friday we had our first practice and then on Saturday we dove right into our first games.  We play a game every day except Wednesdays.  Wednesdays are our off days in which we are free to do whatever we want on the island.  Usually we play our games at 11am and have the rest of the day to ourselves.  We usually take this time to go to the beach.  Occasionally the NBA playoffs will be on right after our games due to the time difference and we will watch that before we head out.

So far our team has played against the Kamuela Paniolos, the Oahu Paddlers, and the Hawaii Ali’is.  We have been playing well but we keep losing  by one run late in the game.  Usually after our games we go to a beach in Honolulu right by our hotel.  However when we get the opportunity we like to get out to Waikiki Beach, which is about a 10 minute bike ride away.  We have not yet had the chance to go surfing but on our next off day we are hoping to rent some boards and surf on the north shore.

Yesterday we decided we wanted to do a little sight seeing so we ventured on over to Hanauma Bay, a preserved beach that formed long ago from a volcano eruption (Photo).  Here we saw a variety of different animals from a mongoose to roosters, and even turtles.  In order to preserve the land they have all the Hanauma Bay visitors watch a documentary on what they can and cant do at the bay.  All in all it was a very fun experience and I even learned a few things I didnt know before.   

I have to get ready for a game right now against the Paniolos.  Thanks for reading, I’ll keep you guys posted!

Thanks again,

Joe Coyne