On a team full of good hitters, Kane-Yates was one of the best as Hilo’s 9- and-10-year-old All-Stars won a Little League District 4 championship in Naalehu. ADVERTISING On a team full of good hitters, Kane-Yates was one of the
On a team full of good hitters, Kane-Yates was one of the best as Hilo’s 9- and-10-year-old All-Stars won a Little League District 4 championship in Naalehu.
Kane-Yates had seven hits in three games and was a doubles machine.
In the final, a 14-1 victory against North Hawaii, he doubled with two hits, two RBIs and three runs scored.
Kane-Yates comes from good baseball bloodlines. He’s the nephew of former Major League Baseball pitcher Tyler Yates, who played at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
But as you can see from his answers, sometimes the star power of the Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout is tough to overcome.
5 questions
Favorite song: “Nasty Freestyle” by T-Wayne
What makes you happy: Bodyboarding
Favorite cartoon character: Donald Duck
Favorite food: Pizza
Favorite sports role model: Mike Trout … and – after some help from mom – uncles Tyler Yates and Kirby Yates
To nominate an athlete, email sports@hawaiitribune-herald.com
