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HWB To Honor Shane Victorino
HWB Staff
11/13/08
Hawaii Winter Baseball will honor World Series champion Shane Victorino on Saturday, November 15, 2008, at Les
Murakami Stadium. The Honolulu
Sharks host the Waikiki BeachBoys, starting at 7:00 pm. Victorino
will throw out the game’s ceremonial first pitch and be acknowledged on the
field later in the game. His appearance is made possible by Island Air, the
game’s presenting sponsor.
“Hawaii Winter Baseball is excited to be honoring Shane Victorino at Island Air’s game night,” said HWB
President Hervy Kurisu. “We’re proud
of Shane not only for his World Series title and Gold Glove award, but for
representing Hawaii
so positively on the game’s highest stage. He is a great role model for all of
the young baseball players in the islands.”
Information on purchasing Hawaii Winter Baseball tickets can
be found online at www.HawaiiWinterBaseball.com. Adult tickets are $6,
students, seniors and military are $4, and children (ages 4-12) are $3. Children
3 years and younger receive complimentary admission.
Hawaii Winter Baseball is an organized professional baseball
league sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB). It provides a setting for top
young professional ball players to play against top-notch U.S. and international competition to accelerate
U.S.
player progress through their respective major league farm systems, and to give
top young Asian players opportunities for international competition.
Island Air is Hawaii’s
leading regional carrier, serving airports on all major Hawaiian
Islands. The airline now offers 414 weekly flights between the
islands of O’ahu (Honolulu International Airport),
Maui (Kahului Airport
and West Maui’s Kapalua Airport), Moloka’i (Ho’olehua Airport), Lana’i
(Lana’i City Airport), Kaua’i (Lihue Airport), and the Island
of Hawai’i (Hilo
International Airport
and Kona International Airport).
For reservations, flight information and free membership in Island Air’s Cloud
9 Customer Rewards program, visit www.islandair.com.
