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Gavin Concepcion returns as Chargers baseball head coach after a stint playing for an independent league. Photo from Gavin Concepcion.<\/p><\/div>\n

As the new head baseball coach at Pearl City, Gavin Concepcion won’t need a lesson about its proud history. He lived it himself as a player, helping the Chargers to an OIA title in 1999.<\/p>\n

The Chargers’ winning ways on the baseball diamond go back to Little League play in the community, in Concepcion’s view.<\/p>\n

“From Little League on up, it always has been competitive here,” he said. “The talent has always been consistent.”<\/p>\n

Pearl City missed the state tournament a year ago, but the program has thrived in recent years with four straight OIA titles (2007-2010), in addition to taking the 2011 Division I state crown under Mitch Yamato.<\/p>\n

Mel Seki, who coached Concepcion at Pearl City, led the 2007 team to the OIA title before retiring. The other league titles came under Gary Nakamoto.<\/p>\n

Concepcion is excited to leave his own mark as a coach.<\/p>\n

He spent the 2007-2013 as an assistant at Kamehameha-Kapalama on Vern Ramie’s staff and is a scout in the Chicago Cubs organization.<\/p>\n

“When the job opened up a few years ago, when I was at Kamehameha, I thought it would be great to be the head coach at Pearl City, but I didn’t think I was ready then,” he admitted. “When this opportunity came up, I talked to my family, we decided to give it a try, and here we are today. It’s been a lot of fun, and I’ve received a lot of great feedback from people. It’s a chance to give back what (the program) gave to me.<\/p>\n

“It’s always fun to compete,” he added. “You want to have that competitive fire every time you step on the field.”<\/p>\n

After graduation, Concepcion had a baseball scholarship to Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho.<\/p>\n

After red-shirting his first year, he played three seasons with the Warriors under the legendary Ed Cheff before transferring to Hawaii Pacific University for his final year of eligibility.<\/p>\n

Cheff, who won 16 NAIA titles while at Lewis-Clark State before he retired in 2010, was a key influence for Concepcion.<\/p>\n

“He made a huge difference in my life as far as how I do things on and off of the field. The way he did things there is how we do things here. I bought into all aspects (of his coaching) — the way he ran things, got his info across and laid out a game plan.”<\/p>\n

Pearl City was 3-9 last year in Yamato’s last season.<\/p>\n

The Chargers officially opened preseason camp last week, and its OIA opener is set for March 4 at Leilehua.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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