Wai'anae, 'Aiea baseball co-champs
Advertiser Staff
David Awana pitched a four-hitter as Wai'anae defeated 'Aiea, 3-0, in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association regular-season baseball finale yesterday.
Awana struck out four and walked one as the Seariders clinched a tie for the Western Division title with 'Na Ali'i. Both teams finished 8-1.
By winning yesterday, Wai'anae earned the West's top seed in next week's OIA playoffs.
WAI'ANAE (8-1) 002 010 0—3 7 1
'AIEA (8-1) 000 000 0—0 4 5
Dane Awana, and Michael Ferreira; Blake Lamug, Nelson Ha'o (6) and Aaron Asher, Justin Nii (7). W—Awana. L—Lamug.
Leading hitters: Wai'an— Chad Rodrigues scored 2 runs, Cid Moses 3-4, single, double, 2 RBIs. 'Aiea—Taylor Watanabe 3-3; Chase Kaiuwailani double.
Reported by Jamie Morishige
• MILILANI 2, WAIALUA 0: Christopher Balatico allowed one hit over six innings while striking out nine and walking two.
Nick Mizusawa retired the side in order in the seventh.
WAIALUA (3-6) 000 000 0—0 1 3
MILILANI (7-2) 010 001 x—2 5 2
Gavin Nakamura and Charlie Tantog. Christopher Balatico, Nick Mizusawa (7) and Shawn Saito. W—Balatico. L—Nakamura.
Leading hitters: Mili—Mizusawa double.
Reported by Cary Kihara
• PEARL CITY 4, LEILEHUA 3: Darrick Tanigawa's single to deep short with two outs in the bottom of the seventh scored Nolan Kugiya with the winning run.
Tanigawa batted 3-for-3 and drove in two runs.
LEILEHUA (3-6) 010 010 1—3 9 1
PEARL CITY (6-3) 100 011 1—4 9 6
John Dolac, Spencer Omalza (6) and Daylen Hale. Chad Itokazu, Jonathan Serapion (6) and Kellen Concepcion. W—Serapion. L—Omalza.
Leading hitters: Lei—Omalza 2-3; Patrick San Nicholas 2-3; Mackenzie Hanson 2-3, double. PC—Darrick Tanigawa 3-3, 2 RBIs; Brandon Wythes 2-3; Ryan Tanabe triple; Serapion double.
Reported by Mel Seki
• WAIPAHU 10, CAMPBELL 6: The Marauders scored five runs in the sixth inning on four errors and three hits.
Jared Kiyabu, Chane Garcia and Ty Takahashi each had two hits for Waipahu, which trailed 5-1 after three innings.
WAIPAHU (3-6) 001 405 0—10 8 1
CAMPBELL (5-4) 131 100 0— 6 11 6
Shane Jelf and John Fauatea. Bill Tennent, Chaunsey Basilio (4), Shaunsey Saito (6) and Ikaika Trinidad. W—Jelf. L—Saito.
Leading hitters: Waip—Jared Kiyabu 2-4; Chane Garcia 2-2; Ty Takahashi 2-4. Camp—Jason Scholl 2-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs; Tennent 3-4; Keahi Kapana triple; Trinidad 2-4; Saito 2-4.
Reported by Lane Watanuki
• ROOSEVELT 7, MOANALUA 6: Chris Mols hit a three-run homer during a four-run first inning for the Rough Riders.
Geoffrey Say hit a three-run homer in the sixth but the Menehune rally fell short.
Roosevelt will share the Eastern Division title with Kahuku, but the Rough Riders will be the East's top seed in the OIA playoffs.
ROOSEVELT (8-2) 400 201 0—7 7 3
MOANALUA (6-4) 001 203 0—6 8 1
Chris Mols and Kevin Fujii. Scott Batula, Lorin Nakagawa (7) and Brett Tanigawa. W—Mols. L—Batula.
Leading hitters: Roos—Mols 2-4, home run, 3 RBIs; Cameron Kimura 2-3, 2 doubles; Brandon Loo double; Corey Higa double, 2 RBIs. Moan—Tanigawa 2-3, double; Nakagawa 2-4, double; Neal Manutai double; Geoffrey Say 2-3, home run, 3 RBIs.
Reported by Cari Yanaga
• KAHUKU 6, CASTLE 5: Corey Supranovich batted 2-for-3 and scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Jeremiah Bohnet in the seventh for the Red Raiders.
Spencer Nakamura had three hits for Kahuku while Jordan Tom had three hits for Castle.
KAHUKU (8-2) 004 010 1—6 10 0
CASTLE (6-4) 040 010 0—5 8 3
Melvin Silva, and Alex Ponciano; Ryan Lum, Darin Hamada (7) and Jason Taniguchi. WP—Silva. LP—Lum.
Leading hitters: Kahu— Spencer Nakamura 3-4; Corey Supranovich 2-3, scored 3 runs; Silva 2-4, double, 2 RBIs; Jeremiah Bohnet double, 3 RBIs. Cast—Jordan Tom 3-3, 2 triples, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; Scott Shinsato double, RBI.
Reported by Joe Tom
• KALANI 7, KAILUA 5: Brandon Ishii hit a grand slam during a five-run third inning to power the Falcons.
Kamaile Santos homered for Kailua.
KAILUA (7-3) 301 010 0—5 10 2
KALANI (4-6) 205 000 x—7 7 2
Garrett Yamamoto, Eddie Campbell (3), Mike Kealoha (6) and Chad Nishizuka. Bryce Sumida, Scott Komine (4), Ty Sarchet (5) and Brandon Ishii, Willis Kato (7). W—Sumida. L—Yamamoto. S—Sarchet.
Leading hitters: Kail—Yamamoto 2-3; Jarid Kawamoto double, 2 RBIs; Cody Teixeira Vickery 2-3; Kamaile Santos home run; Lawrence Hamocon 2-4, triple; Shaun Sasaki 2-3. Kalan—Scott Harada double, 2 RBIs; Ishii 2-3, grand slam.
Reported by Shane Pamatigan
• KAISER 17, MCKINLEY 11: David Chu doubled, tripled, homered and drove in three runs in a game called after six innings because of darkness.
KAISER (5-5) 435 140—17 15 2
MCKINLEY (1-9) 511 400—11 6 4
Sean Samson, David Chu (1), Darryl Nakano (4), Jason Peters (4) and Chu, Kyle Nerona (4). Blaine Yoshino, Ty Tokunaga (3), Evan Costa (5) and Tyson Kaneshiro. W—Chu. L—Yoshino.
Leading hitters: Kais— John Uehara 2-3; Chu 3-3, double, triple, homer, 3 RBIs; Peters 2-3, 3 RBIs; Casey Fukuda 2-5, 2 RBIs; Chris Sakuda 2-3. McK—Toan Nguyen 2-3, triple, 3 RBIs; Kaneshiro 2-4, double; Costa double.
Reported by Katie Uechi
• KAIMUKI 11, FARRINGTON 1: Jay Tokuuke, Tino Caires, Kaulana Kaluna and Shaun Kitamura each had two hits for the Bulldogs.
FARRINGTON (0-10) 001 000— 1 2 2
KAIMUKI (3-7) 330 005—11 11 3
Paul Allan DelaCruz, Sanford McKee (4) and Criston Barba. Tino Caires, Leland Ohelo (3) and Ohelo, Shaye Asoau (3). W—Caires. L—DelaCruz.
Leading hitters: Kaim—Jay Tokuuke 2-4, double; Caires 2-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs; Kaulana Kaluna 2-3, triple, 2 RBIs; Asoau triple; Shaun Kitamura 2-2.
Reported by Paul Brown
ILH
Matthew Inouye batted 2-for-3 with three RBIs as Mid-Pacific defeated Iolani, 9-6, last night in an Interscholastic League of Honolulu Tournament game at Aloha Stadium.
Troy Hanzawa had two hits and two RBIs and Blake Kaneshiro had two hits and scored three runs for the Owls, who remained unbeaten in the double-elimination tournament.
Kala Kaaihue hit a pair of two-run homers and an RBI double for Iolani, which will play Kamehameha tonight at Ala Wai field in a loser-out game. First pitch is 6 o'clock.
MID-PACIFIC (13-5) 030 003 3—9 11 1
IOLANI (10-7) 100 202 1—6 7 3
Chris Loo, Dustin Goto (6), Tyler McCready (7), Kahiwa Letman (7) and Kala Kaaihue; Ryan Basco, Patrick McGuigan (6). W—Basco. L—Loo.
Leading hitters: Iol—Kila Kaaihue double, 2 runs scored; Kala Kaaihue 2-3, 2 homers, 5 RBIs. MPI—Troy Hanzawa 2-5, 2 RBIs; Matthew Inouye 2-3, 3 RBIs; Blake Kaneshiro 2-4, 3 runs scored.
• KAMEHAMEHA 2, ST. LOUIS 0: Isaac Kamai pitched a four-hitter, striking out four and walking one.
ST. LOUIS (9-9) 000 000 0—0 4 1
KAMEHAMEHA (15-3) 000 020 x—2 7 0
Leon Julian, Kaimi Mead (6) and Jowen Murray-Thornton. Isaac Kamai and Baba Merino. W—Kamai. L— Julian.
Leading hitters: St. L—Justin Humalon 2-3. Kam—JP Kennedy 2-3; Keoni Ruth double.
