Mid-Pacific bounces back to top St. Louis
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
A day after suffering the season's biggest upset, the Mid-Pacific Institute baseball team returned to its winning ways last night with a 4-0 victory over St. Louis at Ala Wai Field.
MPI, which lost on Friday to previously winless Pac-Five, remains atop the Interscholastic League of Honolulu standings with an 8-1 record. St. Louis falls to 5-4.
"We were disappointed (Friday), but you gotta come back," said Mid-Pacific senior Pat McGuigan, who pitched a one-hitter last night. "You cannot dwell."
McGuigan struck out five and walked none. Owls catcher Matt Inouye drove in all four runs, with a single in the third inning and a three-run triple in the fourth.
Both times, mistakes that wouldn't show up in the box score proved costly for St. Louis. Inouye's third-inning single brought home Tyler Okamura, who almost got picked off of first base but made it safely to second after a soft throw.
On Inouye's bases-loaded triple, his line drive was misjudged and rolled all the way to the fence in center field.
"We didn't execute," St. Louis coach Dean Sato said. "I told our guys we can't be doing things like that, especially against a team that is fundamentally sound like Mid-Pac."
The run support was more than enough for McGuigan, who shut out Iolani on six hits in eight innings last week. The only hit he allowed last night was a first-inning single by Danny Lee.
"All the credit has to go to McGuigan," Sato said. "His ball moves so much; it's in and out. And that shortstop (Troy Hanzawa) is unbelievable. They just got ground balls to him, and it's an out."
Mid-Pacific committed one error.
"The defense played real well," McGuigan said. "My fastball and curve were pretty effective. I just tried to keep the ball down, keep it in spots and get ground balls."
Owls coach Dunn Muramaru said McGuigan has become MPI's Mr. Reliable.
"He is so consistent," Muramaru said. "He is there for us all the time."
Mid-Pacific (8-1) 001 300 0—4 6 1
St. Louis (5-4) 000 000 0—0 1 2
Pat McGuigan and Matt Inouye. Kaimi Mead, Justin Goo and Jowen Murray-Thornton.
Leading hitters: Mid-Pacific— Matt Inouye 3-4, triple, 4 RBIs; Ryan Basco 2-2. St. Louis—Danny Lee 1-3.
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• Kamehameha 16, Maryknoll 0: Ikena Dupont pitched a complete game, three-hit shutout to lead the Warriors over the Spartans. Keoni Ruth, Kahe Santos and Shannon Kahale each homered and combined for a total of nine RBIs.
Maryknoll (2-6) 000 00— 0 3 4
Kamehameha (6-2) 616 3X—16 14 1
Reily Maeda, Reid Nakamura (1), Ryan Matsumoto (3), Greg Aquino (3), and Brandon Goshima, Kawika Calizar (4). Ikena Dupont and Baba Merino, and Danny Nitahara (4). WP—Dupont. LP—Maeda.
Leading hitters: Kam—Keoni Ruth 3-3 homerun, 3 RBIs; Kahe Santos 3-3, double, home run, RBI; Shannon Kahale home run, 4 RBIs; Isaac Kamai double, 2 RBIs; Baba Merino double, RBI; Zack McAngus 2 RBIs.
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• Iolani 6, Pac-Five 2: Bert Mitsunaga and Bobby Webster each went 2-for-3 and each drove in a run to help the Raiders defeat the Wolfpack.
Pac-Five (0-8) 000 000 2—2 5 0
Iolani (4-4) 204 000 x—6 7 2
Owen Simmons and Colby Holt. Eric Muraoka, Rich Olsen (5), Tyler McCready (7) and Reid Saito. WP—Muraoka. LP—Simmons.
Leading hitters: Pac-Five—Kevin Yamada 2-4, 2 RBIs. Iolani—Bert Mitsunaga 2-3, RBI; Kila Ka'aihue 2-2, RBI; Bobby Webster 2-3, double, RBI.
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• Punahou 7, Damien 3: Todd LaFountaine went 2-for-2 and Mark Veneri went 2-for-3 as the Buffanblu broke open a 3-3 game with four runs in the fourth. Kasey Ko came on in relief in the fifth inningand struck out six to earn the victory.
Damien (1-7) 101 100 0—3 8 7
Punahou (6-2) 102 400 x—7 7 0
Brandon Tamanaha, and Cheyne Kawamoto. Logan Narikawa, Jason Owens (3), Kasey Ko (5), and Todd LaFountaine. WP—Owens. LP—Tamanaha.
Leading hitters: Dam— Makana Kaloa 2-3, double, RBI; Tamanaha 2-3; Kawamoto 2-3, 2 RBIs; Justin Shiroma double. Pun—LaFountaine 2-2; Mark Veneri 2-3, RBI.
Reported by Donnie Martin
OIA
• Kalaheo 4, Kaiser 3: Cody Racoma hit a two-run single that highlighted a four-run sixth inning as the Mustangs rallied to beat the host Cougars.
Kalaheo (3-1) 000 004 0—4 6 0
Kaiser (1-3) 011 100 0—3 7 0
Michael Garcia, Scott Galusha (4) and Jacob Myking. Sean Samson, Jason Peters (6) and Kyle Nerona. WP—Galusha. LP—Samson.
Leading hitters: Kalaheo—Shaine Harada double; Nick Sargent 2-3, 2 doubles; Cody Racoma, 2 RBIs; Scott Galusha double. Kaiser—Neale Asato 2-2, double; Ricky Hamasaki 3-3, double, 2 RBIs.
Reported by Duke Chinen
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• Waipahu 5, Leilehua 3: The Marauders took advantage of an error in the bottom of the sixth inning, scoring two runs, to rally past the Mules.
Leilehua (1-3) 110 001 0—3 7 2
Waipahu (1-2) 000 203 X—5 5 3
John Dolac and Daylen Hale. Shane Jels and John Fauatea. WP—Jels. LP—Dolac.
Leading hitters: Leilehua— Ricky Parderes 2-3; Patrick San Nicholas 2-3. Waipahu—Jels double; Chane Garcia 2-3.
Reported Milton Takenaka
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• Kalani 12, McKinley 5: Travis Canonizado went 3-for-5 with a double and a home run and drove in five runs for Kalani.
Kalani (1-2) 102 413 1—12 15 6
Mckinley (1-3) 001 040 0 —5 7 4
Randy Kitagawa, Scott Komine (5) and Brandon Ishii, Reid Pamatigan (5). Ty Tokunhea, Kai Lopez (6), and Tyson Kaneshiro. WP—Kitagawa. LP—Tokunhea.
Leading hitters: Kalani—Travis Canonizado 3-5, double, home run, 5 RBIs; Scott Harada 2-3, double, 3 RBIs; Chad Lum 2-4; Grant Arakaki 2-4 double, home run; Len Shimabuku 2-5. McKinley—Toan Nguyen 2-2, double, RBI.
Reported By Katie Uechi
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• Kahuku 12, Farrington 4: Kyle Pao pitched a three-hitter with seven strikeouts, and Jeremiah Bohnet went 2-for-3 with a triple and a RBI to lead the Red Raiders.
Farrington (0-4) 002 011 0— 4 3 6
Kahuku (3-1) 420 600 x—12 10 6
Chris Fa'avesi, Isaac Nunies (3), Sanford Mckee (5) and Criston Barba. Kyle Pao, and Alex Ponciano. WP—Pao. LP—Nunies. Leading hitters: Kah—Ponciano 2-4; Jeremiah Bohnet 2-3, triple, RBI; Mel Silva 2 RBIs; Kyle Juliano 2 RBIs.
Reported by Jessica Kawahakui
MIL
• King Kekaulike 13, Ka'ahumanu Hou 1: Na Ali'i sent 18 batters to the plate in the first inning — 13 with two outs — and scored 12 runs to roll over the Lions.
Ka'ahumanu Hou 000 01— 1 3 1
King Kekaulike (12)01 0X—13 8 2
Ikaika Reyes, Fabian Kupau (2), and Chris Valdez. Kip Felton and Kato Puha. WP—Felton. LP—Reyes.
Leading hitters: Ka'ahumanu Hou— Ethan Cravalho 2-3. King Kekaulike—Baba Wong double, 3 RBIs.
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• Baldwin 8, St. Anthony 6: Meade Tabata hit a double and drove in four runs to lead the Bears over the Trojans.
St. Anthony (2-6) 120 012 0—6 9 0
Baldwin (6-2) 150 002 x—8 6 5
Travis Texeira, Travis Castillon (5), Kori Kahalekai (6), Sean Hardesty (6) and Kahalekai. Ryan Ricardio, Shevis Shima (4) and Meade Tabata. WP—Shima. LP—Texeira. Leading hitters: St. Anthony— Taylor Lyman 2-3; Hardesty 2-3; Panfilo Bascon 2-4. Baldwin—Guy Nishiyama 2-4; Tabata double, 4 RBIs.
Reported by Rodney Higa
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• Moloka'i 8, Seabury Hall 0: Detrick Rawlins pitched a three-hitter, striking out 11, to lead the Farmers.
Seabury Hall (0-8) 000 000 0—0 3 1
Moloka'i (7-1) 202 112 x—8 7 1
Kyle Ellison, Scott Murrish (6), and Adam Mithaud. Detrick Rawlins, and Bryson Kaahanui. WP—Rawlins. LP Ellison. Leading hitters: Seabury Hall—Adam Mitchaud 2-2. Moloka'i—Kaahanui 2-3, 2 RBIs; Milton Loo triple, RBI.
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• Maui 14, Lahainaluna 10: Kapena Mathias went 2-for-5 with a triple and an RBI to lead the Sabers past the Lunas.
Maui (7-1) 501 134 0—14 11 1
Lahainaluna (4-4) 000 701 2—10 4 8
Manu Kaina, Kapena Mathias (4), Vance Otake (4) and Otake, Gavin Takakura (4). Blaine Bernades, Randell Cabanilla (5), Jaiome Alboro (7) and Charles Wallace, Blaine Bernades (5). WP—Otake. LP—Cabanilla.
Leading hitters: Maui—Mathias 2-5, triple, RBI; Allen Castro 2-4, triple; Lyle Fujimori 2-5. Lahainaluna—Ikaika Neizman triple.
Reported by Rodney Higa
