In 2012, Waiakea left-handers Quintin Torres-Costa and Kodi Medeiros provided a one-two pitching force at the HHSAA Division I baseball tournament. They combined to allow one earned run in three games to lead the Warriors to their first state championship, then went their separate ways.
If Torres-Costa so desires, he can try and reunite with his former teammate in the pros. He was selected Wednesday in the 35th round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Milwaukee Brewers, the team that picked Medeiros in the first round last year.
“It’s kind of unreal that we were both drafted by the same team,” said Torres-Costa, who is back on the Big Island after turning around his career as a reliever at the University of Hawaii.