Posted on: Saturday, May 1, 2004
Mid-Pacific edges Maryknoll
| • | Basketball: Iolani edges Punahou to gain tie for ILH lead |
Advertiser Staff
Chris Goya scored on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the seventh inning yesterday to give Mid-Pacific a 4-3 victory over Maryknoll in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu baseball tournament at Iolani field.
Mid-Pacific (13-3), the ILH regular season champion, advances to play Kamehameha in the double-elimination tournament at 6 p.m. today at Ala Wai Field. Maryknoll plays Iolani at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Les Murakami Stadium.
The Owls loaded the bases in the seventh with one out, but on a grounder to third, the third baseman threw to second, allowing the winning run to score.
The Spartans went out to a 2-0 lead, but the Owls scored three runs in the sixth. The Spartans then tied the game in the top of the seventh.
Peter Kirst, Hiroshi Kuroda (6), Kirst (6) and Brian Tabata. Chris Freshour, Jayson Kramer (7) and Kip Masuda. W—Kramer. L—Kirst.
Leading hitters: Maryknoll—Brennan Young 2-4, Kody Seminara triple.
• Punahou 11, Pac-Five 2: Justin Ariki batted 3 for 4 and Mark Veneri went 2 for 3 with three RBIs as the Buffanblu broke open a 5-2 game with six runs in the bottom of the sixth at Ala Wai Field. Punahou (12-4) plays Saint Louis at 3 p.m. at Ala Wai Field. Pac-Five plays Damien at 10 a.m. at Les Murakami Stadium.
Owen Simmons, Paul Nishimura (3), Nick Miyamoto (6) and Shane Osaki, Reid Uyehara (1). Kurt Fujitani, Kurt Komatsubara (5), Logan Narikawa (7) and Robert Kirisu. W—Fujitani. L— Simmons.
Leading hitters: Punahou—Justin Ariki 3-4; Mark Veneri 2-3, 3 RBIs; Kasey Ko 2-4.
• Saint Louis 17, Damien 7: Kaulana Kauleinamoku hit a grand slam in the sixth inning as the Crusaders defeated the Monarchs at Mid-Pacific Field. The game was shortened to six innings because of the league's 10-run rule.
Robert Cuizon, Chris Stephenson (3), Ho'olako O'Hara (5) and Nick Zieser. Cameron Bayne, Ryan Sasaki (3) and Jowen Murray-Thornton. W—Sasaki. L—Cuizon.
Leading hitters: Damien—Jason Luke 2-3; Raymond Alapai 2-2, 2 RBIs. Saint Louis—Chester Wilson 2-3, double; Johnny Gentry 3-5, 2 RBIs; Edwin Apostole 2-3, double, 3 RBIs; Marc Nobriga 2-2, homer, 3 RBIs; Kaulana Kauleinamoku 2-2, double, grand slam, 4 RBIs.
• Kamehameha 4, Iolani 3: Pinch-runner Jason Rego scored the go-ahead run on an errant throw to third base in the bottom of the sixth inning. Kamehameha's David Parrow pitched a six-hitter and struck out nine.
Eric Muraoka, Trent Muraoka (1), Kahiwa Letman (2), Wally Marciel (6) and Bert Mitsunaga. David Parrow and Stuart Kam. W—Parrow. L—Letman.
Leading hitters: Iolani—Jared Nakama 2-3, double; Marciel double. Kamehameha—Travis Young 2-3, Spencer McCready triple.
MIL
• Second-place game: Lahainaluna and Moloka'i will play at 1 p.m. today at Iron Maehara Stadium in Wailuku, Maui, to determine second place in the Maui Interscholastic League. The Lunas scored seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning en route to a 10-4 victory over St. Anthony yesterday. The Farmers defeated Maui, 4-3.
The MIL's second-place team plays the Interscholastic League of Honolulu runner-up on May 15 for a state tournament berth.
Korri Kamaka, Kory Kahalekai (5), Travis Castillon (5), Makaio English (6) and Max Young. Tyler Fujiwara and Charles Wallace. W—Fujiwara. L—Kamaka.
Leading hitters: St. Anthony—Jareb-James Pacheco 2-4, double; Ray Lindsey 2-3, double; Kahalekai homer. Lahainaluna—Preston Medeiros 3-4, 2 doubles; Rylan Ancog 2-3; Joshua Wallace double, 2 RBIs.
• Moloka'i 4, Maui 3: Joey Kepa scored the go-ahead run on a fielder's choice in the top of the ninth. Travis Fernandez and Dayton Wong, Justin Neuhart (6), Wong (6). Jon Cayan, Kalaika Kahoohalahala (6) and Gavin Takakura. W—Fernandez. L—Kahoohalahala.
Leading hitters: Moloka'i—Milton Loo 2-3, double; Albert Dudoit 2-3; Azariah Torres Umi double. Maui—Micah Carpio 2-4.
