“Micah Yonamine is one of the best hitters we’ve seen in the last 10 years and appears to be a great leader among his peers. We are from rival high schools, but it is always a pleasure to see Micah play the game.”

Keenan Sue

Head Coach Head coach at the Punahou School

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-4, 220-pound senior catcher and infielder led the Raiders to a 12-7 record and a third-place finish in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu this past season, batting .500 with 11 home runs, 34 RBI and a lofty 1.150 slugging percentage. A First Team All-State selection, Yonamine set Hawaii single-season state records for both home runs and RBI in 2019.

Academic Achievement

Yonamine has maintained a 3.77 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Illinois State University beginning this fall.

Exemplary Character

A member of the Japanese National Honor Society, he has volunteered locally as an elementary school tutor and on behalf of a youth literacy-outreach program.