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Posted on: Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Wai'anae rolls past No. 9 'Aiea, 11-3

Advertiser Staff

Ben McQuown hit a three-run homer to spark a four-run first inning, and also pitched six innings, giving up three runs, to help host Wai'anae beat No. 9 'Aiea, 11-3, yesterday in an O'ahu Interscholastic Association Red West game.

McQuown also had a double and finished with four RBIs for the Seariders (4-4).

R.J. Tacgere-Bailey was 3 for 3 with triple and two RBIs, Kalei Hensley had two doubles and three RBIs, Ryan Manuel had two hits and Quintin Tiapula drove in two runs for Wai'anae.

Ricky Itagaki, Brennan Alejo and Keenan Naeole each had two hits for Na Ali'i (5-3).

WAI'ANAE (4-4) 420 203 0—11 11 0

'AIEA (5-3) 201 000 0— 3 9 3

Ben McQuown, Quintin Tiapula (7) and R.J. Tacgere-Bailey. Cedric Kojima, Kevin Shibata (1), Travis Nishida (2), Jaran Iwane (6) and Carson Tsuruda. W — McQuown. L — Kojima.

Leading hitters — Wai'anae: Ryan Manuel 2-4; Tacgere-Bailey 3-3, triple, 2 RBIs; McQuown 2-4, double, 3-run homer, 4 RBIs; Tiapula 2 RBIs; Aina Kabola-Meyer double; Kalei Hensley 2-4, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs. 'Aiea: Ricky Itagaki 2-3, double; Brennan Alejo 2-4, 2 doubles; Keenan Naeole 2-3, double.

Reported by Ryan Kato

MORE OIA RED WEST

CAMPBELL 7, LEILEHUA 4

Keanu Kapana had two hits and two RBIs, and the host Sabers (4-3) took a 5-0 lead with a four-run third inning and held on to beat the Mules (4-4).

Desmond Ontai fell a homer short of a cycle and drove in two runs, and Darren Baccay and Brett Nakasone each had two hits to lead Leilehua.

LEILEHUA (4-4) 000 102 1—4 9 3

CAMPBELL (4-3) 104 002 X—7 8 0

Brett Nakasone, Wayne Pacheco (6), Darren Baccay (6) and Jayson Cabalce. Charles Kaalekahi, Keanu Kapana (7) and Cameron Howser. W — Kaalekahi. L — Nakasone.

Leading hitters — Leilehua: Baccay 2-4, double, 2 runs; Desmond Ontai 3-4, triple, double, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; Nakasone 2-3. Campbell: Christian Marquez double, 2 runs; Kapana 2-3, double, 2 RBIs; Bronson Ellis double.

Reported by Kaci Cole

KAPOLEI 2, MILILANI 0

Kalani Omoto pitched a three-hitter and the Hurricanes (3-5) scored two runs in the top of the fifth inning to beat the Trojans (2-6) and Ray Sugihara, who allowed just one hit over seven innings.

KAPOLEI (3-5) 000 020 0—2 1 0

MILILANI (2-6) 000 000 0—0 3 4

Kalani Omoto and Brandon Damas. Ray Sugihara and Joey Aquino, Travis Inouye (6). W — Omoto. L — Sugihara.

Reported by Cara and Nicole

OIA RED EAST

NO. 6 KAILUA 14, CASTLE 4

Kale Sumner, Keenan Tanaka and Jordan Limahai each had two hits, with Limahai driving in two runs, and the sixth-ranked Surfriders (6-2) scored seven runs in the first inning and five in the fourth to beat the Knights (5-3) in an OIA Red East game called after five innings due to the mercy rule.

CASTLE (5-3) 001 03— 4 6 4

KAILUA (6-2) 701 51—14 9 3

Josh Serrano, Micah Koki (1), Seamus Yoneshige (5) and Coby Agres. Jared Tamanaha and Keenan Tanaka, Aaron Tai (5). W — Tamanaha. L — Serrano.

Leading hitters — Kailua: Kale Sumner 2-2, double; Tanaka 2-3, 2 runs; Jordan Limahai 2-3, two doubles, 2 RBIs.

Reported by D. Baldwin

KAISER 12, ROOSEVELT 2

Bryce Marcouiller went 3 for 5 with five RBIs, and his grand slam in the top of the sixth inning sparked a six-run surge to break the game open as the Cougars (5-2) rolled past the Rough Riders (3-5) at Stevenson Middle School field.

Dustin Dela Pena went 4 for 5, and Pono Meyer and Zachery Wong each went 3 for 4 for the Cougars.

KAISER (5-2) 000 036 3—12 16 1

ROOSEVELT (3-5) 001 010 0— 2 8 1

Shotaru Saito, Zachary Wong (5) and Bryce Marcouiller. Tyler Nitahara, William Kamau (6), Rylan Ikehara (6), T.J. Bae (7) and Erik Ching, Nitahara (6). W — Saito. L — Nitahara.

Leading hitters — Kaiser: Dustin Dela Pena 4-5, 3 runs; Marcouiller 3-4, grand slam homer, 5 RBIs; Pono Meyer 3-4, double; Wong 3-4, triple. Roosevelt: Sean Matsumoto 2-3, double, 2 runs; Bae 2-3.

Reported by Craig Arakawa

MOANALUA 14, MCKINLEY 0

Jordan Monico had a double and grand slam in the first inning, and Chris Liu-Saquid had a double and two-run triple in the first as visiting Na Menehune scored 10 runs to start the game, and three pitchers combined on a one-hitter to beat the Tigers (0-7) in a game called after five innings due to the mercy rule.

MOANALUA (4-4) (10)13 00—14 14 0

MCKINLEY (0-7) 0 00 00— 0 1 0

Regan Lum, Dae Shik Kim (4), Patrick Sugiyama (5) and Chris Liu-Saquid, Jordan Paulachak (3), James Higa (5). Kelsen Ganeku, Kurtis Kometani (1), Cody Reyes (4) and Reyes, Gankeu (1). W — Lum. L — Ganeku.

Leading hitters — Moanalua: Jordan Monico 2-2, double, grand slam homer; Liu-Saquid 2-2, double, 2-run triple; Jared Coloma 2-2; Kensen Miyaki double; Paulachak 2-run triple; Ross Matsumoto double; Frank Wilhelm 2-run triple. McKinley: none.

Reported by Kyle Kurahashi Takenaka

OIA WHITE

WAIPAHU 17, FARRINGTON 3

Eric Hudson, who had a triple, double and an RBI, scattered four hits and struck out nine over five innings, Tryton Gante went 2 for 4 with two RBIs, and Davin Sakamoto had two hits and drove in three runs to lead the host Marauders (6-0-1) over the Governors (2-4) in a game called after five innings because of the mercy rule.

FARRINGTON (2-4) 100 20— 3 4 4

WAIPAHU (6-0-1) 820 7X—17 11 3

John Kim, Alan Lumansoc (1) and Wayne Segundo. Eric Hudson and Ignatius Mackenzie, Aldrin Padilla (3). W — Hudson. L — Kim.

Leading hitters — Farrington: Bryson Ganotis-Solomon 2-2, Kim double. Waipahu: Tryton Gante 2-4, double, 2 RBIs; Hudson 2-2, triple, double, RBI; Davin Sakamoto 2-2, 3 RBIs.

Reported by Milton Takenaka

KAIMUKI 12, WAIALUA 11

Kaimuki (3-4) defeated host Waialua (1-6). Details and statistics of the game were not available.

KALAHEO 7, NANAKULI 0

The Mustangs (6-1) were awarded the forfeit victory when the Golden Hawks (0-7) could not field a team.