Gonsalves’ homer puts No. 3 Saint Louis past No. 1 MPI
Star-Bulletin staff
Lucas Gonsalves hit a solo home run to center field in the top of the 11th as No. 3 Saint Louis upset top-ranked Mid-Pacific 9-8.
Gonsalves finished 2-for-4, driving in two runs, and Tamatoa Demello added three hits, including a double for the Crusaders, who tied the Owls for first in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu with the win.
Aaron Fujiki hit a three-run homer in the second for Mid-Pacific.
At Mid-Pacific H.S.
| Saint Louis (8-1) |
103 |
103 |
000 |
01 |
-- |
9 |
14 |
1
|
| Mid-Pacific (8-1) |
230 |
000 |
300 |
00 |
-- |
8 |
14 |
4 |
Kamakani Usui, Chris Chung (5), Tamatoa Demello (7) and Keoni Haina. Robert Dittrick, Gavin Kinoshita (3), Matthew McDaniel (6), Dane Kinoshita (9) and Aaron Fujiki. W--Demello. L--Kinoshita.
Leading hitters--Saint Louis: Demello 3-5, 2b, RBI: Lucas Gonsalves 2-4, HR, 2 RBIs; Moses Samia 2-5, 2b; Kaden Kamoe 2-5, 2b. Mid-Pacific: Russell Doi 3-6, 2b, RBI; Wade Tamaru 4-6, 3 2bs, 3 RBIs; Aaron Fujiki 2-3, HR, 3 RBIs; Todd Nagamine 2-4, 2b.
No. 2 Punahou 6, Pac-Five 1
The Buffanblu jumped on the Wolfpack with a three-run first and Paul Snieder and Alaka'i Aglipay held Pac-Five to a single run on six hits.
at Hans L'Orange Field
| Pac-Five (2-8) |
000 |
001 |
0 |
-- |
1 |
6 |
5
|
| Punahou (6-2-1) |
300 |
102 |
x |
-- |
6 |
8 |
0 |
Jordan Kumasaka, Ian Padeken (6) and Reid Morihara. Paul Snieder, Alaka'i Aglipay (4), Jeremy Fujimoto (6) and Zach Kometani. W--Snieder. L--Kumasaka.
Leading hitters--Pac-Five: Travis Ogimi 2-3. Punahou: Matt Suiter 2b, 2 RBIs, run; Jeeter Ishida 2 RBIs, run; Reece Kiriu 2-3, 2 runs.
Kamehameha 9, Maryknoll 2
The Warriors broke open a close game with an eight-run sixth.
Spartans starting pitcher Craig Shoji held Kamehameha to one run over the first five innings before the Warriors' bats came alive in the sixth against three Maryknoll pitchers.
At Hans L'Orange Field
| Kamehameha (4-4-1) |
100 |
008 |
0 |
-- |
9 |
9 |
3
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| Maryknoll (2-7) |
110 |
000 |
0 |
-- |
2 |
6 |
1 |
Kainoa Toriki, Patrick Akana (3), Alika Pruett (4), David Lee (7) and Keanu Carmichael. Craig Shoji, Josh Arakaki (6), Zack Fujimoto (6), Matt Guzman (7) and Kyle Hirata. W--Pruett. L--Shoji.
Leading hitters--Kamehameha: Kapena Kalehuawehe-Gomes 2-5, 2b, RBI, 2 runs; Piikea Kitamura 2b, 2 RBIs; Arlie Johnson 2 RBIs; Carmichael RBI, Jake Meyer 2-2, 3b, RBI. Maryknoll: Fujimoto 1 run; Arakaki 1 RBI; Gonzo Ayres 2-2, 1 run.
Iolani 20, Damien 4
Reyn Nagamine hit a three-run homer in the third and Kela Marciel hit another in the fifth as the Raiders dominated the Monarchs.
At Ala Wai Community Park
| Iolani (4-5) |
123 |
043 |
7 |
-- |
20 |
17 |
1
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| Damien (3-6) |
022 |
000 |
0 |
-- |
4 |
8 |
5 |
Sheldon Lee, Kelsey Outram (4) and Grant Iwamoto. Jonathan Awa, Isaac Ventura (3), Tyler Kauweloa (4), DJ Andrade (5), Trey Derby (6), Travis Derby (7) and Darby Ventura. W--Lee. L--Awa.
Leading hitters--Iolani: Jarret Arakawa 4-6, 3b, 3 runs, 4 RBIs; Kela Marciel 2-4, 3-run HR, 3b, 3 runs, 5 RBIs; Reyn Nagamine 2-5, 3-run HR, 2b, 3 RBIs; Breland Almadova 2b, RBI; Tim Fchilf 2-2, 2 2bs, 3 runs, RBI. Damien: Andrade 2-4, run; D. Ventura 2-3, RBI; Tyler Kauweloa 2-3, 3b, RBI.
OIA Red West
No. 5 Pearl City 6, Kapolei 3
Pearl City's first score of the night, a Bryson Namba home run, was enough to jump-start the Chargers, igniting a three-run third inning that put the Hurricanes down for good.
Winning pitcher Bryson Nakamura did it all against Kapolei, picking up the win on the mound and hitting 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.
Kalani Brackenridge led Kapolei with a two-run inside-the-park homer in the third.
At Pearl City H.S.
| Pearl City (6-1) |
013 |
011 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
9 |
1
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| Kapolei (2-5) |
002 |
010 |
0 |
-- |
3 |
8 |
1 |
Bryson Nakamura and Carlton Tanabe. Michael Sanchez, Michael Filio(7) and Brandon Damas. W--Nakamura. L--Sanchez.
Leading hitters--Pearl City: Nakamura 3-4, 2 2bs, 2 RBIs; Bryson Namba 2-4, HR, 2 RBIs; Ryan Acospa 2-3, 2b. Kapolei: Kalani Brackenridge 1 HR, 2 RBIs; Oliver Taoy 2-4, 2b; Brandon Damas 2-3.
OIA Red East
Castle 6, Roosevelt 5
Kainoa Tom's home run in the bottom of the eighth propelled the Knights to a come-from-behind win over the Rough Riders. Roosevelt scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to send the game into extra innings.
Castle used two singles and a walk in the seventh to set up consecutive RBI singles by Josh Serrano and Coby Agres before tying the game on a hit-by-pitch.
At Castle H.S.
| Roosevelt (6-2) |
400 |
010 |
00 |
-- |
5 |
7 |
0
|
| Castle (3-4) |
100 |
010 |
31 |
-- |
6 |
8 |
8 |
Kelson Okimoto, Billy Kamau (7) and Tyler Nitahara, Eric Ching (7). Bryan Raines, Pulama Silva (8) and Coby Agres. W--Silva. L--Nitahara.
Leading hitters--Roosevelt: TJ Bae 2 runs. Castle: Kainoa Tom 4-5, 3b, HR, 2 RBIs; Coby Agres 2-4, RBI.
Friday's late ILH result
Kamehameha 9, No. 2 Punahou 9
At Ala Wai Community Park
| Kamehameha (3-4-1) |
410 |
013 |
-- |
9 |
5 |
0
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| Punahou (5-2-1) |
401 |
004 |
-- |
9 |
8 |
1 |
Chris Pascual, Tucker Troy (7) and Ula Nakamura. Reece Kiriu, Jeremy (5), Evan Yamamoto (7), Reid Okita (7) and Zach Kometani.
Leading hitters--Kamehameha: Kapena Kalehuawehe-Gomes 3b, 2 runs; Piikea Kitamura RBI, 2 runs; Arlie Johnson 2b, 3 runs; Keanu Carmichael 2-4, 3 RBIs, 1 run; Ula Nakamura RBI; Makana Ramie 2 RBIs; T.C. Campbell 1 run. Punahou: Matt Suiter RBI, 2 runs; Josh Bninski 3b, 3 RBIs; Zach Kometani 2-4, RBI; Shane Yoshiyama 2 runs; Paul Sneider 2 runs; Reece Kiriu RBI, 1 run; Travis Tanaka 1 run; Jeeter Ishida 3-3, 2b, 3 RBIs, 1 run.
