Santos lifts Kailua over Castle
By Wes Nakama
Advertiser Staff Writer
The 17 major league scouts who attended yesterday's O'ahu Interscholastic Association Eastern Division opener saw Kailua High School pitcher Kamaile "Doof" Santos use a five-pitch arsenal to handcuff Castle for four inings.
Then they all left, most heading out to catch other action around the island.
What they missed was Santos digging down deep to escape threats in the final three innings and also deliver an RBI single to lead the Surfriders to a 3-1 victory over their arch rivals.
Santos, who has signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Hawai'i next year, allowed six hits and one earned run. He struck out 11 and walked two.
Santos' run-scoring single in the sixth ignited a three-run rally, and, after allowing one run in the bottom of the seventh, he got out of a bases-loaded jam to end the game.
"All I wanted was for us to get this first win," said Santos, a right-hander. "We didn't want to start the season 0-1. And Castle is a scrappy team, so I'm sure they didn't want to lose, either, especially to Kailua."
Santos, whose fastball was clocked at 86 mph at a Major League Scouting Bureau camp last summer, fed the Knights a varied diet of fastballs, splitters, sliders, curves and change-ups. He said he couldn't help but notice the scouts pointing their radar guns at him from behind the backstop, but he managed to focus on the task at hand.
"It made me a little nervous, but my coach told me just to pitch my game," Santos said. "He told me that with the scouts here, just keep the fastball low and don't overthrow. My change-up was great for my set-up, and actually all my pitches were working. I just kept to the game plan."
The plan was good enough to match Castle starter Ryan Lum in a scoreless duel for the first five innings. Santos' bloop single in the sixth brought home pinch-runner Jason Moore, and he scored on a double by Levi Manutai. Bronson Ho's RBI single made it 3-0.
Castle drew two walks to lead off the sixth, but Santos set down the next three batters to squash the rally. The Knights scored a run on Scott Shinsato's double in the seventh and had the bases loaded with one out. But Santos got a strikeout and force out to kill the rally.
"You gotta give him credit, he's the only guy to shut us down recently," Castle coach Joe Tom said. "We'd been averaging double-digit hits in our last several outings. But Kamaile is competitive and he's into the game. He's out there to win, from the first pitch to the last."
Kailua coach Corey Ishigo said he wasn't concerned about how the scouts' presence might affect Santos.
"Doof likes the spotlight, he always wants the ball in the big games," Ishigo said. "I think he's mature enough to know that the team comes first, before his own glory. His biggest asset is inside his heart. He badly wants to win, and he'll do whatever it takes whether it's pitching, hitting or playing in the field. You can't measure that."
SHORT HOPS: Tom said in addition to Santos, scouts likely were observing Castle shortstop Jordan Tom and Knights catcher Jason Taniguchi. All three had attended a scouting bureau camp last summer. ... Dan Dixon, a scouting bureau representative, was in attendance and said the bureau plans to hold a camp here June 21. Unlike last year's camp, which was limited to invited high school players, Dixon said this one will be open to players between the ages of 16 and 22. A formal announcement will be made later.
Kailua (1-0) 000 003 0—3 8 0
Castle (0-1) 000 000 1—1 6 2
Kamaile Santos and Chad Nishizuka; Ryan Lum and Jason Taniguchi. WP—Santos. LP—Lum.
Leading hitters: Kail— Cody Teixeira Vickery 2-3, double; Levi Manutai 2-3. Cas—Scott Shinsato 2-3, double; Lum 1-3, triple.
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• Roosevelt 11, Kaiser 4: Brandon Loo hit two home runs and winning pitcher Chris Mols drove in three runs to power Roosevelt.
Mols allowed five hits and struck out 10 in six innings.
Roosevelt (1-0) 210 400 4—11 11 2
Kaiser (0-1) 040 000 0—4 5 5
Chris Mols, Marvin Rombana (7) and Kevin Fujii. Jason Peters, David Chu (7) and Kyle Nerona.
Leading hitters: Roos— Corey Higa 3-5, 3 runs; Ivan Fujii 2 RBIs; Mols double, 3 RBIs; Brandon Loo 2-3, 2 home runs, 3 RBIs; Derrick Shigano 3-4, 2 runs. Kaiser—Peters double, 2 RBIs.
Reported by Duke Chinen
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• Moanalua 13, Farrington 1: Geoffrey Say, Scott Batula and Neal Manutai homered, and Lorin Nakagawa drove in four runs to power Moanalua.
Chris Faavesi had two doubles for Farrington.
Farrington (0-1) 100 00— 1 3 2
Moanalua (1-0) 540 4X—13 11 1
Criston Barba and Josh Badua. Kyle Nakamichi, Adamm Bird (5) and Brett Tanigawa. WP—Nakamichi. LP—Barba.
Leading hitters: Far— Chris Faavesi 2-2, 2 doubles. Moan—Geoffrey Say 3-3, homer; Lorin Nakagawa 2-3, double, triple, 4 RBIs; Scott Batula 2-3, triple, homer, 3 RBIs; Neal Manutai 3-run homer; Tanigawa 2-3.
Reported by Cari Yanaga
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• Kalaheo 6, Kaimuki 3: George Starkes homered and three pitchers teamed on a three-hitter for Kalaheo.
Tino Caires homered for Kaimuki.
Kalaheo (1-0) 100 120 2—6 5 2
Kaimuki (0-1) 210 000 0—3 3 2
Nick Sargent, Grant Shiroma (2), Scott Galusha (4) and Jacob Myking. Jay Tokuuke, Shaye Asoau (7) and Leland Ohelo. WP—Galusha. LP—Asoau.
Leading hitters: Kal— Michael Garcia 2-3, double; Chris Kojima triple; George Starkes homer. Kaim—Tino Caires 2-4, double, homer; Matt Jenkins 2-3, double.
Reported by Amber Reyes
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• Kahuku 10, McKinley 7: Kyle Jalrano sparked a 14-hit attack by batting 3-for-4 to carry Kahuku.
Tyson Kaneshiro doubled and tripled for McKinley.
Kahuku (1-0) 401 120 2—10 14 2
McKinley (0-1) 113 200 0— 7 6 5
Kyle Pao, Brent Au (5), Corey Supranovich (6) and Alex Ponciano. Blaine Yoshino, Evan Costas (6), Ty Tokunaga (7) and Tyson Kaneshiro. WP—Pao. LP—Yoshino.
Leading hitters: Kah— Supranovich 2-4; Kyle Jalrano 3-4; Spencer Colburn 2-3, double; Jeremiah Bonnet triple, 2 RBIs. McK—Kaneshiro 2-5, double, triple.
Reported by Katie Uechi
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• Pearl City 11, Radford 1: Jonathan Serapion pitched a two-hitter with five strikeouts and no walks for Pearl City.
Ryan Tanabe had two hits and two RBIs for the Chargers.
Radford (0-1) 010 000— 1 2 3
Pearl City (1-0) 081 011—11 10 0
Kori Wade, Andrew Atmospera (4) and Reilly Kindred. Jonathan Serapion and Kellen Concapcion. WP—Serapion. LP—Wade.
Leading hitters: Radford— Wade homer. Pearl City—Ryan Tanabe 2-4, double, 2 RBIs; Brandon Wythes 2-2; Brandon Yamamoto double, 2 RBIs.
Reported by Mel Seki
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• Campbell 6, Waialua 5: Pinch-runner Anthony Dutro scored the game-winner on an infield error in the bottom of the eighth for Campbell.
Waialua (0-1) 020 300 00—5 10 3
Campbell (1-0) 200 003 01—6 12 4
Charles Tantong, Gavin Nakamura (7) and Keone Peiller, Tantong (7). Bill Tennent, Prentiss Anderson (5) and Jacob Cadelinia. WP—Anderson. LP—Nakamura.
Leading hitters: Wai— Kana Kawai 3-3. Campbell—Jason Scholl 2-4, Keahi Kapana 2-3; Cadelinia 2-4.
Reported by Lane Watanuki
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• Leilehua 5, Nanakuli 1: Spencer Omalza pitched a one-hitter with eight strikeouts to lift Leilehua.
Daylen Hale hit a two-run single during a three-run first inning for Leilehua.
Leilehua (1-0) 310 000 1—5 5 2
Nanakuli (0-1) 100 000 0—1 1 5
Spencer Omalza and Ricky Paderes. Michael Nakagawa and Clyde Asinsin. WP—Omalza. LP—Nakagawa. Leading Hitters: Lei—Daylen Hale 2 RBIs.
Reported by Houston Anderson
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• 'Aiea 10, Waipahu 1: 'Aiea broke open a close game by scoring five runs on six hits and an error in the fifth inning.
Blake Lamug spaced four hits over five innings, and struck out three for Na Ali'i.
Waipahu (0-1) 100 000 0— 1 4 4
'Aiea (1-0) 000 253 X—10 10 1
Jels, Garebiles (5) and Fauatea. Blake Lamug, Dustin Grace (6) and Justin Nii. WP—Lamug. LP—Jels.
Leading hitters: 'Aiea—Aaron Powell 2-4, double; Chase Kaiuwailani 2-4, double; Kepa Wong 2-4; Bryan Tucker triple, 2 RBIs.
Reported by Ryan Kato
