Tribune-Herald Athlete of the Week: Hilo PONY’s Shane Salve-Silva

Shane Sale-Silva • baseball

Spotting his fastball and mixing in a curve, Sale-Silva earned two of the Hilo Pony 13 All-Stars’ four wins in Whittier, Calif, as they claimed the PONY West Zone baseball tournament and reached the World Series.

Sale-Silva collected three multihit games at the tourney, but his most important contributions came in a four-inning, eight-strikeout performance in the title game.

He’s resting up his right arm to face Mexico on Friday.

5 questions

Favorite movie: Annabelle

Favorite food: Crab

Favorite thing about baseball: Pitching

Favorite athlete: Aroldis Chapman

Favorite spot on the Big Island: Ice Pond