VICTORIA MACIAS
SOFTBALLÂ /Â FRESHMANÂ /Â RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIAÂ - CENTENNIAL HS
Victoria Macias got her collegiate career off to a terrific start, highlighted by late-game heroics in wins against Western Oregon and HPU. The freshman slammed a two-run walk-off home run against WOU and knocked a ninth-inning two-RBI double off the fence against HPU. Macias posted a team-leading .538 slugging percentage with 10 RBI.
ARTHUR SOTO
BASEBALLÂ /Â JUNIORÂ /Â SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - ARCHBISHOP MITTY HS
Arthur Soto got the season off to a scorching-hot start through February, batting .344 with 11 RBI, 10 doubles and three home runs for a team-leading .641 slugging percentage. The Cal State Monterey Bay transfer provided clutch hitting during the Big Island Baseball Bash, getting a walk-off hit in the bottom of the 11th against Chaminade and tying the score in the bottom of the ninth with an RBI single against Saint Martin's. Soto was later named Pacific West Conference Player of the Week and NCBWA West Region Player of the Week.
KTA SUPER STORES SUPERSTARS OF THE MONTH
The KTA Super Stores Superstars of the Month highlights one male and one female Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans student-athlete for their stand-out accomplishments.
KTA Super Stores opened in Hilo, Hawai'i in 1916 and has been serving the Big Island community for over 100 years, currently operating out of seven locations. Visit KTA Super Stores where you're someone special.