Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion Punahou is the top seed in the state high school baseball championships, which starts Wednesday at Les Murakami Stadium.

The Buffanblu (16-1) are three-time defending state champions.

O'ahu Interscholastic Association champion Pearl City (11-3) is seeded No. 2, followed by No. 3 Waiakea (12-1), champion of the Big Island Interscholastic Federation, and St. Anthony (10-3), the Maui Interscholastic League champion.

The four seeded teams receive byes in the Wally Yonamine Foundation Baseball State Championship. The championship game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday.

Other teams in the tournament are Mililani, Kailua, Kalani and Kaiser of the OIA; Hilo and Kamehameha-Hawai'i of the BIIF; Kamehameha-Maui of the MIL and Kaua'i of the Kaua'i Interscholastic Federation.

WEDNESDAY

AT LES MURAKAMI STADIUM

Game 1: Kamehameha-Maui (10-5) vs. Kalani (10-4), 9 a.m.

Game 2: Kaua'i (7-1) vs. Kaiser (9-5), 11:30 a.m.

Game 3: Kailua (11-2) vs. Kamehameha-Hawai'i (11-3), 5 p.m.

Game 4: Mililani (10-3) vs. Hilo (10-3), 7:30 p.m.

THURSDAY

AT LES MURAKAMI STADIUM

Game 5: No. 3 Waiakea (12-1) vs. Game 2 winner, 9 a.m.Game 6: No. 4 St. Anthony (10-3) vs. Game 3 winner, 11:30 a.m.

Game 7: No. 2 Pearl City (11-3) vs. Game 1 winner, 5 p.m.

Game 8: No. 1 Punahou (16-1) vs. Game 4 winner, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

CONSOLATION

AT LES MURAKAMI STADIUM

Game 11: Losers of Games 6 and 8, 12:30 p.m.

Game 12: Losers of Games 5 and 7, 3 p.m.

AT CENTRAL O'AHU REGIONAL PARK

Game 9: Losers of Games 3 and 4, 10 a.m.

Game 10: Losers of Games 1 and 2, 10 a.m.

SEMIFINALS

AT LES MURAKAMI STADIUM

Game 13: Winners of Games 5 and 7, 5 p.m.

Game 14: Winners of Games 6 and 8, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

AT CENTRAL O'AHU REGIONAL PARK

Consolation: Winners of Games 9 and 10, 11 a.m.

AT LES MURAKAMI STADIUM

Fifth place: Winners game 11 and 12, 1:30 p.m.

Third place: Losers games 13 and 14, 4 p.m.

Championship: WInners games 13 and 14, 7 p.m.

Admission at Les Murakami Stadium: $9 adults, $5 senior citizens and students (grades K-12).