Mid-Pacific rolls in ILH tourney, 18-1
Advertiser Staff
Grant Yamaguchi pitched a seven-hitter and batted 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs as Mid-Pacific routed Maryknoll, 18-1, yesterday in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Double-Elimination Baseball Tournament at Mo'ili'ili Field.
Mid-Pacific, the defending state champion, improved to 8-7-1 overall and 1-1 in the tournament.
The Owls' Ryan Leong batted 3-for-4 with a triple and four RBIs, Ryan Asato went 3-for-3 with a triple and four runs scored and Randy Rundgren was 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs.
The Spartans (1-15, 0-2) were eliminated from the tournament.
Maryknoll (1-15, 0-2) 100 00— 1 7 2
Mid-Pacific (8-7-1, 1-1) 036 9X—18 17 0
Kody Seminara, Nick Holmberg (4), Chris Lum (4), Peter Kirst (4) and Brian Tabata. Grant Yamaguchi and Kip Masuda. W—Yamaguchi. L—Seminara.
Leading hitters: Maryknoll—Ryan Matsumoto 2-2. Mid-Pacific—Troy Hanzawa 2-3, 2 runs; Ryan Leong 3-4, triple, 4 RBIs, 2 runs; Jonathan Hee 2-3; Ryan Asato 3-3, triple, 4 runs; Randy Rundgren 3-4, home run, 3 RBIs, 3 runs; Yamaguchi 2-3, double, 3 RBIs; Justin Kashiwaeda double, 2 runs.
• PUNAHOU 15, IOLANI 3: Michael Kim batted 2-for-5 with three RBIs and Justin Ariki went 2-for-3 with two RBIs as the Buffanblu routed the Raiders at Ala Wai Field. Punahou's Kasey Ko, Mark Veneri, Kyle Kabei, Kaohi Downing and Shaun Kiriu also paired hits.
Punahou (12-4, 2-0) 045 42—15 16 0
Iolani (13-4, 1-1) 102 00— 3 4 6
Shaun Kiriu, Tyler Togikawa (5) and Michael Kim. Wally Marciel, Dustin Goto (3), Jon Sakoda (5), Eric Muraoka (5) and Kala Ka'aihue. W—Kiriu. L—Marciel.
Leading hitters: Punahou—Kim 2-5, 3 RBIs; Kasey Ko 2-4; Mark Veneri 2-4; Kyle Kabei 2-3, 2 runs; Kaohi Downing 2-3, 2 runs; Kiriu 2-2; Justin Ariki 2-3, 2 RBIs, 3 runs. Iolani—Ka'aihue 2-run home run.
• KAMEHAMEHA 9, SAINT LOUIS 3: Keoni Ruth batted 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple and four runs scored, and Nick Freitas went 3-for-3 with three RBIs as the Warriors beat the Crusaders at Ala Wai Field. Isaac Kamai pitched a three-hitter for Kamehameha.
Saint Louis (8-7-1, 1-1) 020 010 0—3 3 3
Kamehameha (14-3, 2-0) 101 052 X—9 11 2
Justin Go, Marc Nobriga (5), Go (6) and Jowen Thornton-Murray. Isaac Kamai and Baba Merino. W—Kamai. L— Go.
Leading hitters: Kamehameha—Keoni Ruth 3-3, 2 doubles, triple, 4 runs; Nick Freitas 3-3, 3 RBIs; Kahe Santos 2-4, 2 RBIs.
• PAC-FIVE 11, DAMIEN 1: The Wolf Pack scored eight runs on four hits in the second inning to eliminate Damien at Mid-Pacific. Pac-Five's Owen Simmons, Andrew Ontai and Nick Miyamoto combined on a five-hitter.
Damien (2-13-1, 0-2) 000 01— 1 5 3
Pac-Five (6-9-1, 1-1) 380 0X—11 11 1
Chase Masuda, Ranson DeCosta (2), Brandon Baguio (4) and Nick Gieser. Owen Simmons, Andrew Ontai (4), Nick Miyamoto (5) and Colby Holt, Cheyne Abbey-Chong (4). W—Simmons. L—Masuda.
Leading hitters: Damien—Elijah Souza 2-3, double; Jason Luke double. Pac-Five—Paul Nishimura 3-3, 3 RBIs; Miyamoto triple, 2 RBIs; Holt triple, 3 RBIs; Nick Fujii double.
