The Kihei Centipedes’ Michael Kiesler and the Makena Royals’ Jacob Tiu are co- Players of the Month for October/November 2021! Michael turned in one of the more dominant months at the plate in recent POTM lore, contributing to career bests in literally every offensive category; congrats, Kies! Note to self: consider investing in batting cage in backyard. And Jacob deserves a spot on Sportscenter’s Plays of the Month (where you at Neil Everett?) with his incredible power, including a game tying bomb with 2 out in the top of the 9th! No one in the history of the league had ever hit three HRs in three consecutive games. Wow.
In recognition of their achievements, Michael and Jacob will each receive an MABL t-shirt. For more photos and updates, check us out on Instagram @mauiadultbaseball.
Stay tuned for both season awards nominations and updates on Round 2 of the Summer 2021 MABL playoffs!
Edit: It was brought to my attention by many (thank you!) that the poll currently shows Jacob with 122 votes and Michael with 119. Something weird is going on with the polling at the moment; internal website logs show Michael with 119 and Jacob with 116. So, I’m going to say let’s accept both polls and celebrate both of these fellas’ awesome months and the lovely people that voted for them! In the meantime, we will figure out what’s up with our polling. Please accept my apologies for the oversight. Congrats to both of you guys.