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2022 Baseball Roster

Andrew Lee
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7 Blaze Koali‘i Pontes

7 Blaze Koali‘i Pontes

  • Position:
    Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    185
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Mililani, O'ahu
  • Highschool:
    Kamehameha-Kapalama

Summary

Biography

2022 (Junior):
  • Named to First Team All-Big West
  • Third best conference ERA (1.90)
  • Team best in strikeouts (88)
  • Team-high 12 strikeouts against UC Davis
  • Season high 7.0 scoreless innings pitched at UC Davis
  • Totaled eight scoreless outings in 20 appearances
2021 (Sophomore):
  • Made season debut out of the bullpen by pitching 4.0 innings against Hawaii Pacific, a 10-0 shutout of the Sharks.
  • Made a career-high 5.1 inning relief appearance against UC Santa Barbara (4/4).
  • Struck out a career-high nine batters in a 5.0 inning start at Cal State Fullerton (5/1).
  • Pitched the fifth-most innings on the team (37.2).
  • Had five scoreless outings in 12 appearances. 
  • Named academic all-Big West.
2020 (COVID SEASON):
  • A part of Hawai'i's shutout of North Dakota State (2/17), the first since 2018.
  • One of two pitchers on staff that did not allow a walk.
  • Scoreless outings in two of four appearances.
  • Season-high 3.0 scoreless innings against North Dakota State (2/17).
  • Earned UH Scholar-Athlete Award.
2019 (Freshman):
  • Made 14 appearances on the mound with seven starts as a freshman.
  • Posted a 3-3 record with a 4.60 ERA while opposing batters hit .293.
  • Struck out 35 batters and yielded just 10 walks in 45.0 innings of work.
  • In first career appearance, pitched 5.0 scoreless innings with two strikeouts out of the bullpen versus Portland (Feb. 17).
  • Made first start against Iowa, going 5.0 innings and giving up four runs on three hits with four strikeouts (Feb. 23).
  • Struck out a season-best seven in 3.0 innings of relief to earn first collegiate victory over Longwood (March 1).
  • Fanned six batters in a start versus Oregon (March 7).
  • Started and earned the win in a staff game victory at San Diego after pitching a scoreless first inning (April 24).
  • Secured another win in a start, going 3.0 innings without giving up a run at Cal Baptist (April 30).

Prep:
  • A 2018 graduate of Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama in Honolulu, O‘ahu.
  • Earned First Team All-State as a junior in 2017.
  • Three-time All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division I selection - securing Honorable Mention as a senior (2018), First Team as a junior (2017) and Second Team as a sophomore (2016).
  • As a junior, posted a 0.95 ERA with a 6-1 record and 29 strikeouts.
  • Played club ball for Team California Baseball - a top 10 nationally ranked team. 
  • Graduated with a 3.5 grade point average in the classroom. 
 
Personal:
  • Born in Mililani, O‘ahu.
  • Nickname is “Li‘i”.
  • Major is Business.
  • Has two older sisters and an older brother.
  • Parents are Jadelyn and Clifford Pontes of Mililani, O‘ahu.
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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2019Freshman

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'11" 175 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2020Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'11" 180 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2021Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 185 lbs
    13
  • 7

    2022Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 185 lbs
    7