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Wright on: Hall of Famer Ayala still having a ball

HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald Danny Ayala of Pomaikai Hilo softball team cheers for his teammates from the dugout Saturday morning at Carvalho Park

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He first saw her one afternoon at Reed’s Bay, out by the ice pond where the cool, fresh spring water bubbles up into the warm salt water.

A friend told Danny Ayala her name was Vivian and that she was a Hilo High School sophomore. A senior, Danny couldn’t deny the interest, and eventually they had a first date, as all couples do.

It was memorable, sort of.