Finding a way to finally cool down 'Iolani's torrid bats, Kamehameha held off the Raiders, 6-3, yesterday at Ala Wai Field to move into a tie atop the Interscholastic League of Honolulu baseball standings.

Both teams are 10-1 in ILH play. 'Iolani, ranked No. 1 in The Advertiser's statewide Top 10 poll of coaches and media, defeated the No. 3-ranked Warriors, 9-6, in the regular season opener three weeks ago and entered yesterday averaging 12 runs per game.

Senior right-hander Alika Pruett scattered seven hits in a complete-game effort and Kamehameha broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.

"Last time I pitched against them, I had trouble, but today we found the right spots and didn't get hurt as much," said Pruett, who struck out six and walked one while throwing 106 pitches. "My arm felt good, and our dugout helped because they were super loud and we feed off of that."

The Warriors took a 2-0 lead in the third inning after back-to-back RBI singles by Kewby Meyer and Keanu Carmichael, but the Raiders answered in the top of the fourth with Kela Marciel's two-run double down the left-field line.

Raiders starter Sheldon Lee started the sixth inning with a 2-0 count on Meyer and was replaced by Jarrett Arakawa, who then surrendered a single. Carmichael's sacrifice bunt moved Meyer to second, and Arlie Johnson brought him home with a double after left fielder Jensen Park couldn't come up with the diving catch.

A pair of two-out walks loaded the bases, and another walk made it 4-2. Kalei Hanawahine then singled to center to bring in two more runs and make it 6-2.

"We can't walk guys against Kamehameha, they're too tough," 'Iolani coach Dean Yonamine said. "One through nine (in their lineup) can swing the bat, so we can't give them anything free."

The Raiders staged a mini rally in the seventh, as Breland Almadova tripled to left-center and scored on Arakawa's single to center. But Pruett induced the next batter into a game-ending 1-6-3 double play.

"The thing I really liked was we played well on defense and pitched well," said Warriors coach Vern Ramie, noting third baseman Josh Wong's diving stop and one-hop throw to first to retire Park leading off the seventh. "If we can do those two things, plus get a couple timely hits like we did, we'll be OK."

'IOLANI (10-1) 000 200 1—3 7 1

KAMEHAMEHA (10-1) 002 004 X—6 7 0

Sheldon Lee, Jarrett Arakawa (6), Breland Almadova (6) and Grant Iwamoto. Alika Pruett and Keanu Carmichael. W — Pruett. L — Lee.

Leading hitters — 'Iolani: Jarrett Arakawa 3-3, RBI; Kela Marciel double, 2 RBIs; Almadova triple. Kamehameha: Kalei Hanawahine 2 RBIs; Kewby Meyer 3-3, double, RBI; Arlie Johnson double, RBI.

NO. 5 MID-PACIFIC 11, DAMIEN 4

Nick Tasaka went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs, Ryan Muraoka singled, homered and had three RBIs, and Wade Tamaru had two hits and two RBIs as the host Owls beat the Monarchs. Taylor Kauweloa batted 3-for-4 to lead Damien.

DAMIEN (4-8) 010 120 0— 4 6 1

MID-PACIFIC (8-3) 520 004 0—11 14 1

Stanton Pilialoha, Trey Derby (3), Douglas Andrade (7) and Aalona Amimoto. Gavin Kinoshita, Dylan Tawata (4) and Dane Fujunaka. W — Kinoshita. L — Pilialoha.

Leading hitters — Damien: Taylor Kauweloa 3-4, triple. Mid-Pacific: Todd Nagamine double, 2 runs; Justin Protacio 2 runs; Matt McDaniel 2-4, 2 RBIs; Derek Tan 2-3, 2 runs; Nick Tasaka 3-4, triple, 3 RBIs; Wade Tamaru 2-4, 2 RBIs; Ryan Muraoka 2-3, homer, 3 RBIs.

Reported by Nick Bradley

PUNAHOU 4, SAINT LOUIS 0

Jeremy Fujimoto pitched a two-hitter and Alakai Aglipay drove in two runs to lead the visiting Buffanblu over the Crusaders at Ala Wai Field. Saint Louis' Chris Chung gave up just three hits.

PUNAHOU (5-6) 000 301 0—4 3 1

SAINT LOUIS (5-6) 000 000 0—0 2 2

Jeremy Fujimoto and Tyler Young. Chris Chung and Jordan Fukumoto. W — Fujimoto. L — Chung.

Leading hitters — Punahou: Alaka'i Aglipay double, 2 RBIs. Saint Louis: none.

Reported by Gail Juan

MARYKNOLL 4, PAC-FIVE 2

The host Spartans took a 4-0 lead after two innings and Craig Shoji made it stand up, pitching a five-hitter to beat the Wolfpack at CORP.

PAC-FIVE (0-11) 001 010 0—2 5 2

MARYKNOLL (2-9) 220 000 X—4 5 6

Adam Oshiro, Shayne Nakata (3) and Justin Furumori. Craig Shoji and David Nishiki. W — Shoji. L — Oshiro.

Leading hitters — Pac-Five: None. Maryknoll: Joshua Arakaki double; Nishiki double.

Reported by Nick Bradley

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