Iolani cruises past Saint Louis, 7-1
By Leila Wai
Special to The Advertiser
In a "tough" outing, junior Sean Freas pitched 5 1/3 shaky but effective innings as host Iolani beat Saint Louis, 7-1, yesterday in an Interscholastic League of Honolulu baseball game.
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"Sean did a great job. He's had his moments in the preseason where he's been tough like today and he's been off at times, but he was tough today," Iolani coach Dean Yonamine said.
Iolani first baseman Kahiwa Letman attempts to tag Saint Louis' Johnny Gentry on a pickoff attempt in the first inning.
Freas, after allowing one run on five hits through the first four innings, settled down and retired eight of nine batters before walking Chester Wilson and being relieved by Wally Marciel in the sixth inning.
He finished with three strikeouts and two walks.
"He's kind of a slow starter, we can't figure it out," Yonamine said. "He's one of those guys where you know if he gets past the first two innings, he's usually pretty tough after that. We got into the fourth inning and we knew he would have his stuff by then."
Iolani also benefitted from a five-run fourth inning in which the Crusaders committed two throwing errors. The Raiders sent nine batters to the plate and had five hits, including a double by second baseman Kelly Teramoto.
"It helped a lot with my confidence; it helped my rhythm get better," Freas said about the five-run inning. "I was a little bit cold. My mechanics started off not too good, and I started to get in the game and my rhythm started to get better."
Iolani also scored two runs in the sixth inning on four hits, led by Kala Ka'aihue's double.
Galen Komo, Reid Saito and Kahiwa Letman each had two hits for the Raiders (5-0), who out-hit the Crusaders 12-6.
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The bottom of Iolani's batting order went a combined 5 for 8, with two sacrifice bunts.
Iolani's Sean Freas walked three and struck out two in 5 1/3 innings. His offense scored five runs in the fourth and two more in the sixth as the Raiders stayed unbeaten in the ILH.
"They've been the guys carrying us the whole season so far," Yonamine said. "It's been Travis Nishioka, Kahiwa Letman, Darin Yamashita and Shawn Agustin, it's been those four guys at the bottom. If we can get the top half going like they are supposed to we are really going to be tough at that point."
Two Crusaders' lead-off batters were caught stealing, two runners were thrown out at home, and they hit into a rally-killing double play in the sixth inning.
"I think it hurt the momentum of the game, of what we were trying to do," said Saint Louis coach Nick Wong, whose team fell to 2-2-1. "We had a lot of mental errors that we are working on."
SAINT LOUIS 100 000 0—1 6 3
IOLANI 000 502 X—7 12 2
Kaleo Perreira, Mike Grado (4) and Jowen Thornton-Murray. Sean Freas, Wally Marciel (6) and Kala Ka'aihue. WP—Freas. LP—Perreira.
Leading hitters: Saint Louis—Danny Lee double, Thornton-Murray 2-3. Iolani—Kelly Teramoto double; Galen Komo 2-4; Reid Saito 2-4, 2 RBIs; Kahiwa Letman 2-4; Shawn Agustin double; Kala Ka'aihue double.
• KAMEHAMEHA 15, DAMIEN 2: Keoni Ruth, Nick Freitas and Travis Young hit home runs in the top of the fifth inning as the Warriors routed the Monarchs.
Kamehameha's Isaac Kamai and Kaulana Chang combined on a five-hitter with four strikeouts.
Kamehameha 302 28—15 18 0
Damien 011 00— 2 5 3
Isaac Kamai, Kaulana Chang (3) and Baba Merino. Ranson DeCosta, Jason Luke (5) and Nick Zieser, Brandon Baguio (5). WP—Kamai. LP—DeCosta.
Leading hitters: Kamehameha—Keoni Ruth 3-4, homer, 3 runs, 3 RBIs; Nick Freitas 3-4, homer, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; J.B. Kennedy double; Kahe Santos double; Merino double; Ryson Mauricio 3-4, 2 runs; Travis Young 3-4, triple, homer, 3 RBIs. Damien—Luke 2-3, double.
• PUNAHOU 8, PAC-FIVE 5: Michael Kim hit a two-run double and Kyle Kabei had a two-run single in a seven-run fourth inning as the Buffanblu defeated the Wolfpack.
Punahou 000 701 0—8 9 5
Pac-Five 000 202 1—5 4 0
Jared Pate, Kurt Fujitani (6), Tyler Togikawa (7) and Michael Kim, Robert Kurisu (6). Owen Simmons, Nick Miyamoto (4) and Colby Holt. WP—Pate. LP— Simmons.
Leading hitters: Punahou—Kim 3-3, double, triple, 3 RBIs; Michael Lam triple; Kyle Kabei 2 RBIs. Pac-Five—Jacob Mallor 2-4; Holt 2 RBIs.
• MID-PACIFIC 13, MARYKNOLL 0: Grant Yamaguchi pitched a one-hitter and the Owls scored seven runs in the top of the second inning in a rout of the Spartans.
Mid-Pacific 070 51—13 8 0
Maryknoll 000 00— 0 1 2
Grant Yamaguchi and Jeff Mizokawa, Kip Masuda (4). Chris Lum, Brett Ikei (2), Brian Tabata (2), Ryan Matsumoto (4), Lum (4) and Peter Kirst. WP—Yamaguchi. LP—Lum.
Leading hitters: Mid-Pacific—Ryan Leong triple; Jonathan Hee 2 RBIs.
BIG ISLAND
• WAIAKEA 13, ST. JOSEPH 0: The Warriors sent 14 batters to the plate in a 10-run first inning and four pitchers combined on a one-hitter in a rout of the Cardinals in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation game.
St. Joseph 0 00 00— 0 1 5
Waiakea (10)03 0X—13 12 2
Robert Midel, Alex Ignacio (1) and Kelvin Andrade. Kulea Bondallion, Ronnie Loeffler (3), Justin Kekaualua (4), Matthew Patterson (5) and Avery Kagawa. WP—Bondallion. LP—Ignacio.
Leading hitters: Waiakea—David Rodrigues 2-2; Drew Sanbei 2-2; Kagawa 2-2, double, 3 RBIs; Cheynne Hirota double; Bricen Baruela homer 2 RBIs.
