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[ BASEBALL ] Punahou scored a pair of runs in the top of the eighth inning and held off an Iolani rally to hand the Raiders their first loss of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu baseball season, 4-3, yesterday at Iolani field. Punahou snaps
Iolani streakBy Jason Kaneshiro
Star-BulletinThe Buffanblu improved to 4-1 with the win, and Iolani fell to 5-1. Both teams will have to recover quickly from the extra-inning inning affair as Punahou takes on Pac-Five today at Ala Wai Field, while Iolani closes the first half of the ILH season with a game at Mid-Pacific.
"That's what's good about baseball," said Iolani coach Dean Yonamine. "You don't have to wait a whole week to play again. That's what it comes down to. What we're made of comes down to (today)."
Both teams stranded eight runners in scoring position during yesterday's contest, but Punahou capitalized on Iolani miscues late in the game.
"We couldn't let them run out on us," said Punahou coach Eric Kadooka. "I was probably a little too emotional at the game, but I'm young and excited. I'm excited for kids, excited for our program. It's a huge win. It helps everybody get back in the race."
The Buffanblu broke on top in the second inning when Spencer Kam launched a Corey Yamamoto pitch over the right-field fence for a solo home run. The Raiders tied the game on Jeremy Kamo's run-scoring single in the fourth inning. The teams exchanged runs in the sixth, and Punahou survived a Raider threat in the bottom of the seventh to send the game into extra innings.
Punahou then scored twice to go up 4-2 in the eighth. Chris Nakayama scored the tying run on an Iolani error, and Toby Hanzawa's squeeze bunt brought in Leighton Richards -- who was pinch-running for Peter Phillips -- with the eventual winning run.
Iolani scored once to make it a one-run game in the bottom of the eighth.
At Iolani Field
Punahou (4-1) 010 001 02 -- 4 10 2 Iolani (5-1) 000 101 01 -- 3 7 4 Reid Matsushima, Peter Phillips (6) and Todd LaFountaine; Corey Yamamoto, Rich Olsen (6) and Travis Mitsuda. W--Phillips. L--Olsen.
Leading hitters -- Punahou: Ryan Kitamura 2-5, RBI; Spencer Kam 3-3, HR, RBI; Chris Nakamura 2-4, 3B, 2 runs scored. Iolani: Jeremy Kamo 2-4, 2B, 2RBIs.
Kamehameha 10, Maryknoll 0:
Zach McAngus threw a one-hit, complete game and went 2-for-4 with an RBI at the plate to lead the Warriors over Maryknoll. The Spartans' only hit came on a Sean Ortiz single, denying McAngus the no-hitter.At Joey DeSa Field
Maryknoll (0-6) 000 000 0 -- 0 1 3 Kamehameha (3-3) 101 305 x -- 10 10 2 Brandon Higa, Reid Nakamura (6) and Brandon Goshima; Zach McAngus and Denny Nitahara. W--McAngus. L--Higa.
Leading hitters: Maryknoll: Sean Ortiz 1-3. Kamehameha: Kelii Correa 2-4, 2B RBI; McAngus 2-4 RBI; Alika Kuraoka 3-4.
Pac-Five 4, Damien 2:
Brett Yonimoto drove in a pair of runs to lead the Wolfpack over the Monarchs at Ala Wai Field. Pac-Five's Brandon Tamanaha tossed a complete-game two-hitter.At Ala Wai Field
Damien (1-5) 000 020 0 -- 2 2 2 Pac-Five (2-4) 001 030 x -- 4 5 6 Jon Kato and Coby Holt; Brandon Tamanaha and Cheyne Kawamoto. W--Tamanaha. L--Kato.
Leading hitters -- Damien: David Doles 2B, 2 RBIs. Pac-Five: Brett Yonimoto 2B, 2 RBIs; Leine Matsuda 2B.
St. Louis 3, Mid-Pacific 2:
Grandon Costa's bases loaded single in the bottom of the seventh scored Michael Espinueva with the winning run as the Crusaders rallied past the Owls.At Ala Wai Field
Mid-Pacific (4-2) 100 100 0 -- 2 7 1 St. Louis (4-1) 000 020 1 -- 3 6 2 Ryan Bosco, Justin Tate (5), Ricky Bauer (5) and Matt Inouye; Kaiminaauao Mead, Brandon League (5) and Nick Tudisco, Aaron Mosises (6)
Leading hitters -- Mid-Pacific: Kyle Yanabu 2-4; Kevin Khan 2-4, 3B, RBI. St. Louis: Grandon Costa, game-winning RBI.
Girls basketball
Pearl City 34, Waianae 30:
Christy Ayers hit a pair of free throws late in the game as the Chargers held off the Seariders. Ayers led all scorers with 11 points. The Chargers converted on 20 of 30 free throw attempts during the game. Angie Lino led Waianae with nine points.At Waianae
Pearl City 8 8 7 11 -- 34 Waianae 7 8 5 10 -- 30 Leading scorers -- Pearl City: Kimberly Zane 4, Darcy Hamamoto 2, Christy Ayers 11, Shyla Segawa 2, Kelly Yuen 7, Kristi Yamura 4, Ashley Pagatpatan 4, Kristin Lai 0, Frances Mabalay 0. Waianae: Cori Lum 0, Kisha Hampton 0, Janine Lee Abalaye 1, Angie Lino 9, Hoku Hamili 4, Yvonne Eli 0, Serena Gaspar 2, Tristina Nitta 3, Tiare Holbrun 7, Prica Keawe 4, Rochelle Kekoa 0.
3-point goals: Waianae 1 (Holbrun).
Nanakuli 36, Radford 35:
No details reported.
Konawaena 49, Hawaii Prep 40:
Enjoli Izumi Baltero scored 11 points and the Wildcats held off Ka Makani at Castle Gymnasium in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation game. Mikela Yarawamai led Hawaii Prep with 12 points.
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