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A lifetime of batting practice helped ‘Iolani’s Judah Ota punch his ticket to Arkansas

By Paul Honda, The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserHonolulu Star-Advertiser

Judah Ota was 8 when his mother started the routine. Grab the bat, the gloves. Bring the baseballs.

Head down the street to Nehu Park. Judah taking his swings. Paula Ota throwing her fastball.

More than a decade has passed. They still do their thing. “We were…

Judah Ota was 8 when his mother started the routine. Grab the bat, the gloves. Bring the baseballs.

Head down the street to Nehu Park. Judah taking his swings. Paula Ota throwing her fastball.