Wehiwa Aloy
| Wehiwa Aloy | |
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| Arkansas Razorbacks – No. 9 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: February 4, 2004 Wailuku, Hawaii, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Wehiwa Kapahulehua Aloy (born February 4, 2004) is an American college baseball shortstop for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Career
[edit]Aloy attended Henry Perrine Baldwin High School in Wailuku, Hawaii. After graduating in 2022, he enrolled at Sacramento State University to play college baseball. Over 56 games as a freshman in 2023, he hit .376 with 14 home runs and 46 RBIs and was named the Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year.[1] After the season, he transferred to the University of Arkansas.[2]
Aloy started sixty games at shortstop for Arkansas during the 2024 season, batting .270 with 14 home runs and 56 RBIs.[3] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, with whom he earned Player of the Week honors in July.[4] Aloy returned as Arkansas' starting shortstop in 2025.[5]
Through 37 games in the 2025 season, Aloy is batting .361, with 12 home runs, 41 RBI's, and has walked 19 times. He has been named the Southeastern Conference player of the week twice so far. On April 3, 2025 Aloy was named to the USA Baseball midseason watch list for the Golden Spikes Award. On May 19 Aloy was named the 2025 SEC Player of the Year and was placed on the 1st Team All-SEC squad at shortstop. His brother Kuhio was also named 1st Team.
Personal life
[edit]Aloy's father, Jamie, played college baseball at the University of Hawaiʻi and was selected in the 1999 Major League Baseball draft, and his brother, Kuhio, also plays baseball at Arkansas.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Baldwin alum Aloy earns WAC Freshman of the Year award". mauinews.com. May 25, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ Collias, Robert (June 19, 2023). "SEC-bound: Baldwin graduate Aloy transferring to Arkansas". mauinews.com. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ Murphy, Tom (June 8, 2024). "One more Alohog to join Razorbacks". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ Hull, Billy (July 8, 2024). "Baldwin alum named player of the week in prestigious Cape Cod League". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ "Wehiwa Aloy, Malachi Lott and Carson Lane earn national recognition from College Baseball Foundation". MLB.com. March 25, 2025. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ Collias, Rob (January 22, 2025). "Maui brothers back on baseball diamond together for one of the nation’s top college teams". Maui Now. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Sacramento State Hornets bio
- Arkansas Razorbacks bio