Mid-Pacific, Iolani to meet in tournament
Matthew McDaniel limited struggling Saint Louis to five hits as the Owls defeated the Crusaders on the first day of the ILH tournament at Central Oahu Regional Park.
Mid-Pacific scored three runs in the fifth inning to break open a tie game. The Owls, who are seeded third, face second-seeded Iolani tomorrow at MPI's field. The teams split the regular-season series at one win apiece.
The Crusaders meet Pac-Five at Ala Wai Field tomorrow.
At Central Oahu Regional Park Field 1
| Saint Louis (2-11) |
001 |
000 |
0 |
-- |
1 |
5 |
1
|
| Mid-Pacific (9-4) |
010 |
030 |
x |
-- |
4 |
5 |
0 |
Jayson Fukumoto, Kyle Gonzaga (5) and Keoni Haina; Matthew McDaniel and Aaron Fujiki.
W--McDaniel.
L--Fukumoto.
Leading hitters--StL: K. Gonzaga 3-3, 2b, 3b; Ryan Iaea 2b. MPI: A. Fujiki 2b; Easton Torigoe 2b.
Kamehameha 14, Damien 4
Lane Nakamura hit a home run and Kapena Gomes contributed a pair of doubles as the Warriors blew out the Monrchs.
Chris Pascual held Damien scoreless for four innings, when Kamehameha had already run up a 6-0 lead.
The Warriors scored 13 of their runs in the final three innings.
Kamehameha plays No. 1 Punahou tomorrow, while Damien plays Thursday.
At Mid-Pacific Field
| Damien (5-8) |
000 |
022 |
-- |
4 |
8 |
2
|
| Kamehameha (7-6) |
100 |
535 |
-- |
14 |
14 |
0 |
Duncan Ebert, Johnathan Awa (5) and Darby Ventura; Chris Pascual, Scott Fisher (5), Kapono Chang (6) and Lane Nakamura.
W--Pascual.
L--Awa.
Leading hitters--Dam: D. Ebert 2-2; DJ Andrade 2b; Dylan Mopas 2 RBIs. Kam: Kapena Gomes 2-3, 2 2bs; Ashkhon Kuhaulua 2-3; John Worthington 2-3; Waylen Sing Chow 2-4; Lane Nakamura 2-run HR; Les Akeo 2b, 2 RBIs; Parker McCready 2b, 2 RBIs.
Iolani 15, Pac-Five 5
Kelsey Outram held the Wolfpack scoreless for four innnings while his offense generated seven runs to lead the top-seeded Raiders to a convincing win.
Pac-Five closed to within two runs, but Kela Marciel hit a double with the bases loaded in the sixth inning to end it.
Iolani visits Mid-Pacific tomorrow, while the Wolfpack play Saint Louis in an elimination game.
At Ala Wai Field
| Pac-Five (0-13) |
000 |
050 |
-- |
5 |
7 |
2
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| Iolani (10-3) |
042 |
216 |
-- |
15 |
12 |
1 |
Samson Aina, Ian Padaken (3), Tyler Moon (6) and Reid Morihara; Kelsey Outram, Jon Okada (6) and Grant Iwamoto.
W-- Outram.
L-- Aina.
Leading hitters--P5: Kama Moises 2-2, RBI; Zack Fujimoto 2-3; Jon Ray Rodrigues 2-3. Iol: Case Miyahira 2-4, RBI; Reyn Nagamine 2-4, 2 RBIs; Kela Marciel 1-2, 4 RBIs; Lionel Fujioka 2-3, RBI.
