Hawaii Winter Baseball

Hawaii Winter Baseball

Hawaii Winter Baseball logo
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1993
Ceased	2008
No. of teams	4
Country	United States
Last champion(s)	North Shore Honu
Official website	www.hawaiiwinterbaseball.com

Hawaii Winter Baseball, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, was a professional baseball league located on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It was loosely affiliated with Major League Baseball.

History

The HWB league first began play in 1993. Funded by Major League Baseball the league drew players from the MLB, Nippon Professional Baseball, the Korea Baseball Organization, and independent leagues. Games were played in Hawaii from October to December.

The HWB league first folded after the 1997 season as it was too heavily reliant on its limited funding from MLB.

In 2006 the league returned for its sixth season. It was the only winter league to feature both top Japanese and American talent. However, this new league folded following the 2008 season when the contract with MLB had expired.

Alumni

Aaron Boone Aaron Fultz Adam Kennedy Alex Ochoa Armando Almanza Atsunori Inaba Atsushi Nohmi A. J. Pierzynski Austin Jackson Ben Petrick Benny Agbayani Bill Mueller Blake DeWitt Brad Clontz Brad Fullmer Brian Cooper Bud Norris Buster Posey Chris Singleton Chris Truby Chris Widger Craig Counsell Daniel Bard Daniel Murphy

Derrek Lee Dexter Fowler Domonic Brown Doug Mirabelli Eli Marrero Eric Young, Jr. Ernie Young Eugene Kingsale Gabe Kapler Geoff Blum Hideki Okajima Hiroki Kokubo Ian Desmond Ian Kennedy Ichiro Suzuki Jacob Cruz Jason Castro Jason Giambi Jason Conti Jason Christiansen Jason Grilli Jeff Clement Jermaine Dye Joba Chamberlain

Joe Roa John Mayberry, Jr. John Parrish Jonathan Lucroy Jonny Venters Kazuo Matsui Kenji Johjima Kevin Gryboski Kirk Bullinger Kyle Drabek Marcus Jensen Mark Kotsay Matt Murray Matt Wieters Michael Barrett Mike Carp Nate Schierholtz Neil Wagner Nobuhiko Matsunaka Nyjer Morgan Quinton McCracken Randy Winn Ramón Ortiz

Rick VandenHurk Ricky Stone Robert Fick Russ Ortiz Ryan Kalish Scott Sauerbeck Shane Halter Shane Spencer Shinya Miyamoto Steve Johnson So Taguchi Tadahito Iguchi Terrence Long Travis Driskill Todd Greene Tomotaka Sakaguchi Tsuyoshi Shinjo Todd Helton Yasushi Iihara Yoshiyuki Kamei Yusaku Iriki

2006-2008 Teams

East
Team	City	Stadium
Honolulu Sharks	Honolulu, Hawaii	Les Murakami Stadium
Waikiki BeachBoys	Honolulu, Hawaii	Les Murakami Stadium
West
Team	City	Stadium
North Shore Honu	Waipahu, Hawaii	Hans L'Orange Field
West Oahu CaneFires	Waipahu, Hawaii	Hans L'Orange Field

Former teams

• Hilo Stars
• Kauai Emeralds
• Kaneohe Bay Dawgs
• Kona Man O'Wars
• Kona Navigators
• Lahaina Whalers
• Maui Stingrays

Champions

• 1993 Hilo Stars No play-off
• 1994 Kauai Emeralds No play-off
• 1995 Maui Stingrays
• 1996 Maui Stingrays
• 1997 Honolulu Sharks
• 2006 North Shore Honu
• 2007 North Shore Honu Play-off rained out
• 2008 Waikiki BeachBoys

External links

• Official Website
• Streaming Audio
• HWB Forum