Chaminade University baseball catcher
Jaren Banis (Wahiawa, O'ahu, Hawai'i/Kamehameha-Kapalama) and softball designated player
Bailey Jacobsen (Buena Park, Calif./Cypress) are the Hawai'i Pacific Health Male and Female Silverswords Athletes of the Week for competition between April 7-13.
Banis made three starts behind the plate in the Silverswords' four-game series against Vanguard last weekend, going 4-of-11 with two runs, two RBI and three stolen bases. In the first game of Sunday's doubleheader, he had two hits, extending his hitting streak to 10 and made several defensive plays including a diving catch in foul territory on a bunted pop up.
Jacobsen hit .450 (9-for-20) during the week including going 6-for-10 with two doubles and a run in the Silverswords' final home series against Vanguard last weekend. In her final home game, a 10-1 win, she had hits in all three at-bats including a double.
Previous 2024-25 Hawai'i Pacific Health Male and Female Silversword Athletes of the Week:
Sept. 3: Grace Talpash (women's volleyball)
Sept. 10: Peter Jan Ramos (men's cross country), Maria Steinke (women's cross country)
Sept. 17: Ruben Aguiñiga (men's soccer), Gracie Knowd (women's soccer)
Sept. 24: Conor McMahon (men's cross country), Nikiji Dayse (women's cross country)
Oct. 1: Ian Garcia (men's soccer), Mahala Ka'apuni (women's volleyball)
Oct. 8: Owen Malone (men's soccer), Anna Stucchi (women's volleyball)
Oct. 15: Anthony John Bergancia (men's cross country), Izabella Holly (women's soccer)
Oct. 22: Cameron Rozsa (men's soccer), Nanna Inoue (women's volleyball)
Oct. 29: Kawainui Anderson (men's soccer), Cassie Chong (women's cross country)
Nov. 5: La'akea Gonsalves (men's soccer), Lindsey Wilson (women's soccer)
Nov. 12: Kameron Ng (men's basketball), Sameera Elmasri (women's basketball)
Nov. 19: Kris King (men's basketball), Letizia Cammillucci (women's volleyball)
Nov. 26: Roland Banks II (men's basketball), Grace Talpash (women's volleyball)
Dec. 3: Amound Anderson (men's basketball), Maddy Weaver (women's basketball)
Dec. 10: Fletcher MacDonald (men's basketball), Malena Mihalik (women's volleyball)
Dec. 17: Jamir Thomas (men's basketball), Dezaray Carter (women's basketball)
Dec. 24: Jackson Last (men's basketball), Kali Jones (women's basketball)
Jan. 7: Kent King (men's basketball), Morgan Escobedo (women's basketball)
Jan. 14: Amound Anderson (men's basketball), Sameera Elmasri (women's basketball)
Jan. 21: Roland Banks II (men's basketball), Alyssa Schuetze (women's basketball)
Jan. 28: Kameron Ng (men's basketball), Amaya Washington (women's basketball)
Feb. 4: Fletcher MacDonald (men's basketball),
Larchelle Tuifao (softball)
Feb. 11: Jackson Last (men's basketball), Anna Stucchi (beach volleyball)
Feb. 18:
Aydan Lobetos (baseball),
Kamryn Lopez (softball)
Feb. 25:
Safea Villaruz-Mauai (baseball), Selena Buttery (women's tennis)
March 4: Kent King (men's basketball), Kali Jones (women's basketball)
March 11:
Casey Kudell (baseball),
Desiree Bravo (softball)
March 18:
Cade Fujii (baseball), Leilani Ama (beach volleyball)
March 25: Ethan Alexander (men's golf),
Taryn Fujioka (softball)
April 1: Jack Yeager (men's golf),
Bailey Benson (softball)
April 8:
Jake Harper (baseball), Isabella Minaudo (women's tennis)
