The Mid-Pacific Owls took a big step toward reclaiming what was once theirs with a 5-3 victory over Kamehameha in the second round of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu baseball tournament yesterday at Aloha Stadium. Owls closer to qualifying
for states againBASEBALL
By Jason Kaneshiro
Star-BulletinMid-Pacific advances to Wednesday's winners bracket game against Iolani, while Kamehameha will face Pac-Five Tuesday in an elimination game.
The Owls thought they secured a berth in the state tournament last week after clinching the league's regular season title. But with the new eight-team state tournament format providing a spot for only the ILH champion, Mid-Pacific must win the league's double-elimination tournament or beat the tournament champion in a playoff to get a shot at the state title.
"It's been hard all year with a lot of the adversity we've had," said Mid-Pacific coach Dunn Muramaru. "So what's one more thing?"
Mid-Pacific took advantage of a shaky start by Kamehameha pitcher Shannon Kahale to score all of its runs yesterday. Run-scoring doubles by Kevin Kahn and Vincent Farkas gave the Owls an early 2-0 lead.
With one out in the third inning, Kahale walked Kahn and Isaac Omura and gave up a single to Dane Marcouiller to load the bases. A wild pitch scored Kahn and Clint Copulos followed with a single to left to score Omura and Marcouiller.
Kahale then settled down to retire 12 of the next 14 batters, giving up just one hit over the final four innings.
"(Kahale) had one bad inning where he couldn't find the plate," said Kamehameha coach Vern Ramie. "A good ball club is going to do that; they're going to take advantage of your mistakes."
Mid-Pacific pitcher Ricky Bauer surrendered 10 hits, but was able to escape several jams.
In the bottom of the seventh inning. Bauer gave up two walks and a two-out RBI single to Hubert Pruett to bring Alika Kuraoka to the plate representing the winning run. But Bauer got Kuraoka to fly out to center field to end the game.
"(Bauer) didn't have his best stuff today," Muramaru said. "But he got the outs when he needed to and made some clutch pitches. He used his experience to get himself out of some jams."
At Aloha Stadium
Mid-Pacific 113 000 0 -- 5 7 0 Kamehameha 001 001 1 -- 3 10 0 Ricky Bauer and Matt Inouye; Shannon Kahale and Danny Nitahara. W -- Bauer. L -- Kahale.
Leading hitters--Mid-Pacific: Kevin Kahn double, RBI; Clint Copulos 2 RBI; Ryan Basco double; Vincent Farkas double, RBI. Kamehameha: Bronson Sardinha 3-4, double; Hubert Pruett 2-3, RBI.
Iolani 6, St. Louis 1:
Blaine Umeda continued his hot hitting and the Raiders took advantage of five Crusader errors to advance in the tournament's winners bracket.Umeda, who hit two home runs and drove in seven runs Thursday against Maryknoll, went 3-for-5 yesterday with a run batted in. Iolani pitcher Travis McGaughy outdueled St. Louis' Brandon League to earn the win.
At Aloha Stadium
Iolani 100 102 2 -- 6 4 3 St. Louis 001 000 0 -- 1 4 5 Travis McGaughy, Corey Yamamoto (6) and Travis Mitsuda; Brandon League, Leon Julian (7) and Nick Tudisco. W--McGaughy. L--League.
Leading hitters--Iolani: Blaine Umeda 3-5, RBI.
Pac-Five 3, Maryknoll 1:
Jeff Soranaka pitched a complete-game four hitter as the Wolfpack remained alive in the tournament. The loss ended Maryknoll's season.At Aloha Stadium
Maryknoll 001 000 0 -- 1 4 2 Pac-Five 200 010 x -- 3 4 2 Reily Maeda and Brandon Goshima; Jeff Soranaka and Korey Shinagawa. W--Soranaka. L--Goshima.
Leading hitters--Maryknoll: Sean Ortiz 2-3. Pac-Five: Jeris Nakamasu 2-3, double.
Punahou 10, Damien 0:
Three Buffanblu pitchers combined on a five-inning no-hitter as Punahou remained alive. The loss eliminated Damien from the tournament.Peter Phillips pitched three innings and Tyler Tanaka and Matt Oda threw one inning each for Punahou in the game shortened to five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule.
At Aloha Stadium
Damien 000 00 -- 0 0 3 Punahou 621 01 -- 10 11 0 Brandon Tamanaha, Justin Alameda (1), Stean Abe (5) and Cheyne Kawamoto; Peter Phillips, Tyler Tanaka (4), Matt Oda (5) and Todd LaFountaine. W -- Phillips. L -- Tamanaha.
Leading hitters -- Punahou: Reid Matsushima 2-2, 3 runs scored; Toby Hanzawa 3-3, double, RBI; Justin Ariki double, 3 RBI.
Girls basketball
Punahou 60, Mid-Pac 33:
Punahou's Becky Hogue scored 11 of her game high 16 in the first half. Teammate Milia Macfarlane also contributed with four treys before halftime. Kim Hee led the Owls with 11.At Mid-Pacific Gym
Punahou 17 24 4 15 -- 60 Mid-Pacific 14 4 12 3 -- 33 Punahou: Rachel Kane 8, Elise Umeda 7, Darci Murakawa 2, Megan Abbott 0, Dana Arakawa 0, Anuhea Macfarlane 2, Milia Macfarlane 12, Misha Lam 3, Kelly Karns 4, Caroline Ane 4, Kira Kashiwa 0, Niki Jones 2, Becky Hogue 16.
Mid-Pacific: Kelli Kajiwara 0, Kristy Minamishin 4, Stacie Shimabukuro 0, Kim Hee 11, Shannon Nishi 10, Kristen Tamashiro 0, Kristen Young 0, Stephanie Toshi , Valerie Aficial 0, Caroline Beddow 8, Stevie Kawatomari 0.
3-point goals--Pun: 5 (McFarlane 4, Umeda). Mid-Pacific: 3 (Hee).
Sacred Hearts 52, Maryknoll 42:
Details not available at press time.
Hawaii Baptist 50, St. Francis 40. Varsity II
HBA: Jessica Choy 18, Kara Morita 17. St. Francis: Jamila Jarmon 12, Elizabeth Narkon 11.
Junior varsity
St. Francis 42, Maryknoll 21
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