The starting second baseman did just about everything possible to help Ayala High School's freshman baseball team in a contest with Damien on Tuesday. On defense, the player knocked down and made diving stops of ground balls and made a good catch of a popup in right field. The player in question is Amanda Kamekona. That's right, a girl.
Girls play softball.
But hey, it's possible. She's got a very strong arm and she knows the game. Her history with the game of baseball goes back to when Kamekona was 8. She saw a flyer promoting tryouts for a PONY baseball team. She had never played baseball before, but was a Dodgers fan and wanted to try out.