The Oahu AJA Baseball League OPENS its 2023 Season on January 8, 2023 (Sunday) with 5 games scheduled at Central Oahu Regional Park (CORP) Fields #4 & #1. Games will also be played at the Ala Wai Baseball field from January 22, 2023.
Waialae returns to defend its Oahu & State Championship as the new 2023 season welcomes Mililani as its newest member team to the now 9 team League. For the regular season, each team will play each other once and 2 other teams again for a total of 10 regular season games per team. The teams in the league are as follows.
- Team Manager
- Ewa Brandon Yamamoto
- Kaneohe Jeff Akamine
- Manoa Skyler Tengan
- McCully Steve Otani
- Mililani CJ Ibara
- Pearl City Cory Yuh
- Sheridan Noah Ai
- Waialae Karl Sadanaga
- Waipahu To be Determined
The End of Season Championship Tournament will include all 9 teams. The 9 team double elimination tournament is projected to start on February 22, ending with the possible Championship game on March 19.
The Oahu AJA Baseball League Champion will represent Oahu in the 86th Annual Hawaii State Championship Tournament hosted by the Oahu AJA Baseball League on April 1-2, 2023.
The League continues to play with wood or wood composite bats only. Games continue as 9 innings with no new inning to begin after a 2 hour 30 minutes time limit during the regular season.
Fans are welcomed and encouraged to attend games free of charge to enjoy AJA baseball.
On a somber note, the Oahu AJA Baseball League would like to recognize the recent passing of following AJA Baseball supporters:
Bert Yasui – Oahu AJA Baseball League Executive Board member who served as a League Executive Board member and official Scorekeeper for 45 years.
Lillian Noda Yajima. In1984, she donated the perpetual Oahu AJA Baseball League Championship trophy, which has been awarded to the League Champion ever since. The trophy was dedicated and bears the name of her father Steere Noda, a long time AJA baseball & Asahi baseball team player & manager.
Paul Uyehara – long time AJA baseball umpire and father to Reid, Pearl City AJA baseball player.