Quintin Torres-Costa, Chayce Ka’aua, and Kobi Candaroma get up early in the morning and start their day with Kaha Wong’s Big Island Baseball program, working out at his hitting cage on Railroad Avenue and then motoring down to Walter Victor Stadium for overtime.
The trio not only share a bond as UH-Manoa teammates, but also serve as the Big Island’s best class of candidates for the Major League Baseball first-year player draft, which runs June 8-10.
Torres-Costa, a 6-foot, 190-pound left-handed pitcher, is draft-eligible as a redshirt sophomore. Candaroma, a recent Kamehameha graduate and center fielder, signed with the Rainbow Warriors and is also draft-eligible.