Na Koa Ikaika Maui

Na Koa Ikaika Maui
Founded in 2010 Wailuku, Hawaii
Team logo	Cap insignia
League affiliations
North American League Northern Division Golden Baseball League
Name
Na Koa Ikaika Maui (2009-present)
Team Colors
Black, green, yellow, red
Ballpark
Maehara Stadium (capacity 1,500)
Championships
League titles: 0 Division titles: 1 (GBL: South Division - 2010)
Owner(s)/Operated By: Western Sports & Entertainment Group, LLC
General Manager: TBA
Manager: Garry Templeton
Media: The Maui News
Website: www.nakoaikaikamaui.com

Na Koa Ikaika Maui (Hawaiian for The Strong Warriors of Maui) is an independent professional baseball team based out of Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii. They are a member of the North American League and play in the Western Division. They made their debut in the 2010 season with the Golden Baseball League in a game away to the Victoria Seals on May 21, 2010 and will play their home games at Maehara Stadium in Wailuku on the island of Maui.^[1][2][3]

On December 23, 2009, Michael Cummings, the CEO of XnE, Inc. that founded the team, announced the hiring of former St. George RoadRunners skipper Cory Snyder as the first manager and the signing of 30-year-old GBL veteran Mark Okano. The team also signed 2009 Golden Baseball League All-Star Fehlandt Lentini. The team's colors will be black, green, yellow and red in keeping with the spirit of the Islands. The team's logo and uniforms can now be found at their website. ^{[4] [5]}

In late August of 2010, Na Koa Ikaika Maui was acquired by a new ownership group, Western Sports & Entertainment Group, LLC, based out of Los Angeles that foreclosed as XnE defaulted on a loan that pledged the assets of the team as collateral. Three of the managing members of WSEG are also part-owners of the Orange County Flyers. ^[6] On December 16, 2010, Maui hired Garry Templeton as their new manager months after he led the Chico Outlaws to their second GBL title.

References

1. ^ Golden Baseball League plans to have Maui team in 2010, Robert Collias, The Maui News, September 30, 2009
2. ^ Golden Baseball League Expands to Hawaii, GBL website, September 30, 2009
3. ^ GBL expanding to Maui, The Yuma Sun, September 30, 2009
4. ^ Valley Isle’s Golden Baseball League team to be called Na Koa Ikaika Maui, Robert Collias, GBL website, December 23, 2009
5. ^ Team Uniforms
6. ^ Na Koa Ikaika Maui baseball team owners aim to finish projects, Ilima Loomis, The Maui News, December 8, 2010

External links

• Na Koa Ikaika Maui official website
• Press release announcing Maui's membership in the GBL
• North American Baseball League