Na Ali'i (12-1) banged out 10 hits and pitcher Blake Lamug allowed just three hits and struck out five in the title game at Mililani High School which was shortened to five innings due to the 10-run rule.

'Aiea, a program that produced University of Hawai'i greats Derek Tatsuno, Gerald Ako and Randy Oyama, has won seven OIA crowns and was one of the favorites entering this year. But this promising season was cast in doubt early on when five senior starters were suspended the opening week after breaking team rules on a preseason trip to a Neighbor Island.

Na Ali'i lost their OIA Western Division opener to Leilehua, 6-5, but have won 12 straight since.

"It was a very bad decision on my part and my teammates' part, but the other guys on the team never lost hope in us and I thank them for that," said center fielder Dylan Libadisos, who was suspended that week but went 2 for 2 with three RBIs yesterday. "We had some turmoil early, but the kids on this team are a family and we all stuck together."

'Aiea looked every bit a dominant unit yesterday, scoring one run in the first inning, two in the second, four in the third, one in the fourth and two in the fifth, when Libadisos lined a one-hopper with two outs that skipped over the right fielder's head to score the final runs.

All but one Na Ali'i starter got a hit and Lamug walked none, did not allow a runner past second base and was supported by an errorless defense that turned two double plays.

"That's a powerful team," Roosevelt coach Kerry Higa said. "Their pitcher did a great job, and they hit the ball hard."

The Rough Riders (10-4) were the tournament's surprise team, entering as the East's No. 4 seed but knocking off West powers Mililani, Leilehua and Pearl City in consecutive days. Roosevelt starter Justin Goo made his third appearance in four days yesterday.

"That's just guts, and leaving everything on the field," 'Aiea coach Ryan Kato said of Goo. "My hat goes off to Roosevelt; that's a scrappy team."

Libadisos said Na Ali'i took nothing for granted, even while ahead 8-0 in the final inning.

"We go into every game like it's the championship game, so this one was no different," he said. "There's always upsets, so we never take anyone lightly. We wanted to get those last two runs to seal it because especially in the playoffs, nothing is safe, as we saw in Kailua last year. They won all three (OIA tournament) games in the last inning."

Kailua's final one-run league victory last year came against 'Aiea in the championship game, a fact that weighed heavily on Na Ali'i's minds the past 12 months.

"Last year we sat in this dugout and watched Kailua celebrate, and from that day on we knew what we wanted to do this year," Kato said. "Our mission started that day, and after (the suspensions) there was some soul-searching but the kids realized that if we wanted to reach our goal, things had to change. They realized the game is bigger than themselves, and they stopped complaining about running, about taking ground balls. "

• ROOSEVELT (10-4) 000 00 — 0 3 1
• 'AIEA (12-1) 124 12 — 10 12 0

Justin Goo, David Aquino (3), Kalani Yoshimura (3) and Kevin Fujii; Blake Lamug and Aaron Asher. W—Lamug. L—Goo.

Leading hitters: 'Aiea—Dylan Libadisos 2-2, 3 RBIs; Jordan Shibata 2-2, triple, RBI; Kepa Wong 2-3, triple, RBI; Aaron Sato double, 2 RBIs.

Third place

• PEARL CITY 6, KAISER 4: Thomas Yamasaki went 2 for 2 with two doubles and drove in four runs to help the Chargers (10-4) defeat the Cougars (10-3) in a game shortened to four innings because of a time limit.

Rex Yamaguchi and Corey Giammalvo each went 2 for 2 with two runs scored for Pearl City.

• PEARL CITY (10-4) 302 1 — 6 9 0
• KAISER (10-3) 200 2 — 4 9 1

Tony Ganigan and Corey Giammalvo; Andy Uehara, Mitchell Shimabukuro (4) and Jarryd Maeda. W — Ganigan. L — Uehara.

Leading hitters: Pearl City — Thomas Yamasaki 2-2, 2 doubles, 4 RBI; Rex Yamaguchi 2-2, 2 runs, RBI; Giammalvo 2-2, 2 runs. Kaiser — Maeda 2-2, RBI; Nyles Nakama 2-3, RBI; Landon Ka'aua double.

Fifth place

• LEILEHUA 9, WAI'ANAE 8: Andrew Ontai went 5 for 6, including the game-winning RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning to help the Mules capture the OIA's fifth and final state tournament berth.

The Seariders scored three runs in the top of the 10th to take an 8-5 lead, but Leilehua rallied to tie it again in the bottom of the inning. The Mules had scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie it at 4-4, and a run in the ninth to tie it at 5-5.

• WAI'ANAE (8-6) 112 000 001 30 — 8 13 1
• LEILEHUA (11-2) 101 002 001 31 — 9 13 3

Andre Kuakini, Dillon Guzman (6), Sonny Dudoit (11) and Peter Carba; Andrew Ontai, Spencer Omalza (3), John Olley (8) and Jesse Matsuura. W—Olley. L—Guzman.

Leading hitters: Wai'anae—Royden Pang 3-4, double, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Mike Ferreira 2-4, 2 doubles, 2 runs, RBI; Guzman 2-5, double, triple; Dudoit 2-6. Leilehua—Ontai 5-6, 3 runs, 3 RBIs; Matsuura 4-4, 4 RBIs; Joshua Fetters 2-4.

OIA JV Championship

At Pearl City H.S.

Pearl City 8, Roosevelt 5

ILH TOURNAMENT

• KAMEHAMEHA 4, PUNAHOU 2: Brandon Ogimi, making his first start of the season, pitched the first three innings at Aloha Stadium and went 2 for 2 with a two-run single and also scored two runs to help the Warriors force a playoff for the ILH tournament championship.

The playoff is set for 7 p.m. Monday at Aloha Stadium. The winner will play regular season champion Mid-Pacific on Tuesday for the overall title and the ILH's lone automatic state tournament berth.

Ogimi and Jacob Cockett, who came in relief in the fourth, combined on a two-hitter.

• KAMEHAMEHA (10-5) 020 010 1 — 4 8 2
• PUNAHOU (11-5) 100 100 0 — 2 2 0

Brandon Ogimi, Jacob Cockett (4) and Eli Chee; Jared Pate and Robert Kurisu. W — Cockett. L — Pate.

Leading hitters: Kamehameha—Ogimi 2-2, 2 RBIs. Punahou—Landon Nakata double, RBI.