Born: Honolulu, Hawaii Organization: Boston Red Sox College: University of Arizona Bats/Throws: Switch/RightPosition: INF Honors: High School(Iolani School): 1995 - All-ILH Second Team; Shortstop - All-State Honorable Mention 1996 - All-ILH First Team; Shortstop - All-State First Team; DH - Mizuno High School All-American Honorable Mention - USA Junior National Team 1997 - Baseball America High School Pre-Season 3rd Team All-American - Collegiate Baseball Mizuno Pre-Season High School All-American - All-ILH First Team; Shortstop - All-State First Team; Shortstop - Honolulu Advertiser State Player of the Year - Easton Reflex National Defensive Player of the Year (HS) - Mizuno All-American 2nd Team - USA Today All-American Second Team; Shortstop College(University of Arizona): 1998 - Pac-10 Conference Second Team; Shortstop - Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American - USA National Team 1999 - Pac-10 Conference First Team; Shortstop - Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-American - USA National Team - Baseball America All-American Summer Team 2000 - Collegiate Baseball Pre-Season All-American - Baseball America ‘Dream Team’ Selection; Shortstop - Pac-10 Conference First Team; Shortstop - Baseball America All-American Third Team; Shortstop Professional: 2000 - Best Defensive Player; Atlanta Braves 2002 - Topps Minor League Player of the Month (Southern League) Keoni Derenne was born and raised in Honolulu, Oahu and is a 1997 graduate of Iolani School where he lettered in baseball for four years. During his high school career Keoni helped to guide his team to two consecutive State Championships while earning All-ILH and State honors his Junior and Senior seasons. He was the Honolulu Advertiser’s Player of the Year in 1997 and went on to win numerous Pac-10 awards at the University of Arizona. Keoni represented the State of Hawaii well as he was a member of the USA National Team. His accomplishments at the University of Arizona resulted in the Atlanta Braves drafting Keoni in the 12th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Keoni is currently a member of the York Revolution which is in the Independent League. |
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