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Thursday, April 13, 2000

Kailua storms Castle
in baseball showdown

Star-Bulletin staff

Senior right-hander David Horswill allowed just four singles as Kailua beat Castle, 4-1, in a battle of unbeaten Oahu Interscholastic Association teams yesterday.

The host Surfriders (4-0) took over sole possession of first place in the Eastern Division by beating the No. 8 ranked Knights (3-1).

The Surfriders jumped on Knights' starter Paul Collins for four runs in the first inning as Jory Pearce and Kawika Kekaula drove in two runs each.

"It was 'boom,' the first four out of five batters got on. They hit the ball well," Castle coach Joe Tom Jr. said. "They were sky-high, very aggressive. They were the better team today."

Castle	000 100 0--1 4 0
Kailua	400 010 x--5 7 2

Paul Collins and Russell Kimura. David Horswill and Lopaka Burgess. W--Horswill. L--Collins.

Leading hitters--Kailua: Travis Teshima, 2b; Travis Hayashida, 2-3; Bruddah Choy Foo, 2-2; Jory Pearce, 2b, 2 RBIs; Kawika Kekaula, 2 RBIs.

NO. 4 LEILEHUA 6, CAMPBELL 4: The Mules (6-0) edged the Sabers (2-3) at Fred Wright Park and held on to first-place in the OIA West.

Josh Jones went six innings for the pitching win.

Campbell	100 100 2--4 8 3
Leilehua	101 112 x--6 11 4

Eddie Tangjion, Jensen Nata (4), Sabino Aguinaldo (6) and Mike Cabral; Josh Jones, William Clifton (7) and Jay Baptista. W--Jones. L--Tangjion.

Leading hitters--Campbell: Cabral 2-3, 3b, RBI; Aguinaldo 2-2; Chad Bailey 2-2. Leilehua: Mark Soriano 2-2, RBI; Clifton 2-3, 2 RBI; Baptista 2-3; Ryan Paderes 2-3; Cheyne Todani 2-4, 2b.

MILILANI 6, MOANALUA 3: Tyler Aoki doubled in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning as the visiting Trojans (5-1) topped the Menehunes (2-4).

Gainor Nitta pitched five innings to earn the win, striking out six and walking two.

Mililani	001 210 2--6 6 2
Moanalua	201 000 0--3 5 2

Gainor Nitta, Ryan Nakachi (6) and Bryce Watanabe. Michael Miyagi, John Carr (4), Kevin Hitashiro (6), Jon Tanibe (6) and Brett Sugiyama. W--Nitta. L--Carr.

Leading hitters--Mililani: Tyler Aoki 2-4, 2b, 3 RBIs; Galenn Nitta 2-2, 2b, 2 RBIs. Moanalua: Abe Manutai 2-run HR; Jon Radke 2b.

KAISER 14, KALAHEO 4: The Cougars (2-2) rapped out 14 hits and took advantage of eight errors by the Mustangs (2-2) to win going away at Kailua Recreation Center

Kaiser	124 051 1--14 14 2
Kalaheo	002 020 0--4 5 8

Chris Gallego and John Kugisaki. Chase Woods, Chris Rego (4), Jacob Makawili (6) and Mike Garcia. W--Gallego. L--Woods.

Leading hitters--Kaiser: Blake Sato 2-5, 2 2b, 2 RBIs; Ross Furuhasha 2-5, RBI. Kalaheo: Chris Kojima 2-3.

KALANI 7, ROOSEVELT 1: Cyrus Motonaga struck out four and walked none in pitching a five-hitter as the Falcons (2-2) beat the Rough Riders (1-3) at Kahala Field.

Motonaga also hit a bases-loaded single to drive in two runs.

Roosevelt	001 000 0--1 5 2
Kalani	000 223 x--7 4 1

Chad Kapanui, Chris Mols (5), Allen Imamura (6) and Blaine Souza; Cyrus Motonaga and Travis Canonizado. W--Grado. L--Kapanui.

Leading hitters--Roosevelt: Ryan Kotani, 2b. Kalani: Isaac Arasato, 2-3; Marcus Murakami, 2b; Motonaga, 2 RBIs.

NO. 10 AIEA 4, WAIPAHU 1: Three pitchers combined on a two-hitter and Skip Saito homered to lead Na Alii (5-0) over the visiting Marauders (1-4).

Reid Kubota pitched four innings for the win, striking out seven and walking two.

Waipahu	000 100 0--1 2 0
Aiea	001 120 0--4 9 1

Curtis Evans and Jansen Rivera. Reid Kubota, Ross Akimoto (5), Kobi Kagawa (7) and Paul Yoshida, Brandon Armstrong (5). W--Grado. L--Maeda.

Leading hitters--Aiea: Skip Saito 2-3, HR, RBI; Keith Matsumura 2-3; Case Nakamura 2-3.

KAIMUKI 16, FARRINGTON 8: The host Bulldogs (2-2) blasted four home runs and Rex Young pitched four effective innings of relief to beat the Governors (0-4).

Tino Caires drilled a three-run bomb in Kaimuki's six-run second inning. Reid Yoshikawa, Fred Kaluna and Brandon Hayashida also went long for the Bulldogs.

Farrington	223 100 0-- 8 12 5
Kaimuki	562 300 0--16 16 2

Michael Rabago, Criston Barba (3), Ryan Manlapit (5) and Shaun Tabil. Jeffrey Yee, Rex Young (4) and Leland Ohelo. W--Young. L--Rabago.

Leading hitters--Farrington: Patrick Uejo 2-4, 2-run HR; Micah Alexander 2-3, 2b; Michael Rabago 2-4, 2b; Brandon Parras 2-3. Kaimuki: Richard Ferguson 2-4; Reid Yoshikawa 3-4, 2b, solo HR, RBI; Fred Kaluna 3-4, 2-run HR; Scott Arakaki 2-4; Tino Caires 2-3, HR, 5 RBIs; Brandon Hayashida solo HR.

RADFORD 6, NANAKULI 5: Jacob Sur scattered six hits while striking out seven and the Rams (2-4) beat the visiting Golden Hawks (1-4).

Nanakuli	000 301 1--5 6 4
Radford	104 100 x--6 8 2

Herman Asinsin, Junius Wong (4) and Ikaika Asinsin, Eugene Winchester (4). Jacob Sur and Richard Killen. W--Sur. L--Asinsin.

Leading hitters--Nanakuli: Herman Asinsin 2-3, 2b, RBI. Radford: Daniel Arcilla 2-4, 2b; Richard Killen 3-3, RBI; Josiah Huelle 2-4, RBI.

PEARL CITY 12, WAIALUA 2: Kerry Sato scattered five hits over four innings and the visiting Chargers (3-3) routed the Bulldogs (0-5).

Pearl City	101 613--12 7 1
Waialua	010 001-- 2 9 6

Kerry Sato, Kaipo Aragosa (5) and Kevin Concepcion. Charles Pantog, Calvin Kawai (5) and Keone Peiler. W--Sato. L--Pantog.

Leading hitters--Pearl City: Jay Egusa 2-4, RBI; Blaine Kagamide 2-2; Ladd Torigeo 2b. Waialua: Calvin Kawai 3-3, 2b.

MCKINLEY 10, KAHUKU 8: The Tigers (3-1) trailed 8-0 going into fifth, but came back to overtake the visiting Red Raiders (1-3).

A two-run triple by Kaipo Alverez in the fifth sparked a six-run rally.

Kahuku	130 400 0--8 9 2
McKinley	000 064 x--10 11 2

Noah Padekan, Daniel Kawahakui (5), James Prem (6) and Prem and Jason Santos (6); Jordan Kurahara, Blaine Yoshino (4) and George Bautista. W--Yoshino. L--Kawahakui.

Leading hitters--Kahuku: Branden Vendiola 3-4, 3b, 4 RBIs; Brad Yoshizu 2-4; Kawahakui 2-3; Prem 3b; Padekan 2b, 2 RBI. McKinley: Reid Goto 2-4; Kaipo Avilez 2-4, 3b, 2 RBIs; Bautista 2-4, 2 RBIs; Kurahara 2b, 2 RBIs.