Some Waiakea Warriors, softball coach Bo Saiki said, are a year older and thus a year more inexperienced.
Others, such as Brandee Chinen, have shown marked improvement from last season.
And then there is Skylar Thomas.
“Same as last year,” Saiki said.
That is good enough, for sure.
If the Warriors are anything like the teams that won the past two BIIF Division I titles, they’ll have steady pitching, improving defense and explosive hitting, led by Thomas, the sweet-fielding shortstop who — according to Waiakea statistics — hit .610 with two home runs and 31 RBIs en route to being named league Division I Player of the Year.