Kamehameha's Amber Waracka was so dominant yesterday against Saint Francis it seemed like a morale boost for opposing batters who didn't strike out.

Waracka struck out 16 batters, including the first eight, and finished with a four-hitter as Kamehameha beat St. Francis, 5-1, in an Interscholastic League of Honolulu softball game at Kamamalu Field.

When asked what pitches were working for her, Waracka said: "Pretty much everything I have: the rise, the drops, screw, curve, everything."

Kamehameha, ranked No. 2 in The Advertiser's Top 10 poll, improved to 5-0. No. 5 Saint Francis dropped to 2-3.

Waracka, a senior right-hander, struck out the side in the first, second, third and seventh innings.

"She was on," said Saint Francis coach Mark Glushenko. "We were swinging at bad pitches and she was making us swing at them. We need to be a little more disciplined at the plate."

Waracka threw 82 of her 112 pitches for strikes, and the five outs put into play were recorded in the infield.

The first base runner Waracka allowed was a two-out walk in the third to the Troubadours' No. 9 hitter. The first hit she allowed was a swinging bunt to third by Alisha Sakamoto with two outs in the fifth.

The Warriors scored in the first inning on an RBI double by Nadia Le'i. They added two in the third on Jamie Millwood's sacrifice fly and a run-scoring single by Dara Pagaduan.

"We were trying to get ahead and get (Waracka) some runs to be a little more comfortable," said Kamehameha coach Randy Tamura.

Pomai Kalakau belted a two-run homer to center in the sixth to make it 5-0.

The only disappointing thing yesterday for Waracka was her scoreless innings streak to open the season ended at 32 2/3. The run in the seventh, however, was unearned.

Waracka had thrown a five-inning no-hitter, one-hitter, two-hitter and five-hitter in Kamehameha's first four games.

KAMEHAMEHA (5-0) 102 002 0—5 11 2

ST. FRANCIS (2-3) 000 000 1—1 4 2

Amber Waracka and Pomai Kalakau. Kayla Sakamoto and Ashley Smith. W — Waracka. L — Sakamoto.

Leading hitters — Kamehameha: Shaleese Jarillo 2-4, 2 runs; Jamie Millwood 3-3, double; Nadia Le'i 2-4, double; Alexxus Ho double; Kalakau homer, 2 RBIs.

SACRED HEARTS 8, NO. 6 MARYKNOLL 1

Pitcher Joslyn Eugenio and catcher Chelsea Kamai each had two hits and drove in two runs, and Eugenio spaced four hits over seven innings to lead the Lancers (3-2) over the Spartans (3-2) at Ala Wai field.

MARYKNOLL (3-2) 000 010 0—1 4 1

SACRED HEARTS (3-2) 000 008 X—8 11 2

Ariel Silva and Kimi Okaneku. Joslyn Eugenio and Chelsea Kamai. W — Eugenio. L — Silva.

Leading hitters — Maryknoll: Corry Nishitomi 2-3. Sacred Hearts: Kamai 2-3, double, 2 RBIs; Eugenio 2-4, double, 2 RBIs; Laura Abellanida triple, RBI; Corry Abellanida 2-3.

Reported by Chester Hirano

'IOLANI 7, PAC-FIVE 0

Brittany Guro pitched six innings, Kelly Imada finished the combined four-hitter, Kryn Masutani hit two homers and drove in four runs, and her sister Kai added a solo shot to lead the Raiders (2-3) over the Wolfpack (3-2) at Ala Wai field.

PAC-FIVE (3-2) 000 000 0—0 4 2

'IOLANI (2-3) 330 001 X—7 14 0

Annie Lariosa, Breeann Choy (6) and Britany Hagihara. Brittany Guro, Kelly Imada (7) and Kai Masutani. W — Guro. L — Lariosa.

Leading hitters — Pac-Five: Shante Tesoro 2-3. 'Iolani: Kryn Masutani 3-4, two homers, 4 RBIs; Kai Masutani homer; Raechele Takara 2-4; Jana Tokuhama 2-5; Kim Souza 2-5.

Reported by Lance Watanabe

PUNAHOU 3, MID-PACIFIC 0

Jasmine Ioane pitched a two-hitter with seven strikeouts as the host Buffanblu (2-3) beat the Owls (0-5).

MID-PACIFIC (0-5) 000 000 0—0 2 4

PUNAHOU (2-3) 000 210 X—3 4 1

Desi Dang and Kydi Kochi. Jasmine Ioane and Taylor Yamauchi. W — Ioane. L — Dang.

Leading hitters — Punahou: Lauren Okimoto 2-4, double; Ioane double.

Reported by Mike Okimoto