Roosevelt got power from an unexpected source and a resilient pitching performance from its ace to beat Kaiser 11-4 in an Oahu Interscholastic Association Eastern Division baseball game yesterday in Hawaii Kai. Loo belts 2
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tops KaiserBy Jason Kaneshiro
jkaneshiro@starbulletin.comBrandon Loo, who bats seventh in the Rough Riders' lineup, hit two home runs to lead Roosevelt's offensive attack in the season opener for both teams.
On the mound, Chris Mols recovered from a shaky start to strike out 10 batters over six innings and earn the win.
"My changeup worked and I just went off of that," said Mols, a senior left-hander. "I was doing good with my fastball, the changeup was making them swing and when it came to two strikes I was trying to throw my curve."
Mols struggled with his command in the second inning as Kaiser rallied for four runs on three hits. But he settled down and allowed just two singles over the next four innings.
"His ball was a little up that's why they were hitting him," Roosevelt coach Kerry Higa said. "It was good that he kept battling. His mind is strong so he doesn't get flustered or discouraged."
Kaiser's second inning outburst erased Roosevelt's early 3-0 lead. But the Rough Riders needed just two pitches in the top of the fourth to reclaim the advantage.
Matthew Terukina led off the inning with a triple to left field. Loo then drilled the next offering over the right-field fence to give Roosevelt a 5-4 lead.
Mols almost hit a grand slam later in the inning but his fly ball to right bounced off the top of the fence and back into play. He settled for a two-run double.
Loo struck again in the seventh with an inside-the-park homer to left field.
"They're confident they can score so when they get behind they don't lose momentum, they still play with composure," Higa said.
Kaiser starter Jason Peters struck out five over six innings and took the loss. The Cougars were hampered by six errors.
"Jason pitched well, but he didn't get his defensive support," Kaiser coach Duke Chinen said. "Too many times we had situations where we should have gotten out of the inning."
At Kaiser H.S. field
Roosevelt (1-0) 210 400 4 -- 11 11 3 Kaiser (0-1) 040 000 0 -- 4 5 6 Chris Mols, Marvin Rombana (7) and Kevin Fujii. Jason Peters, David Chu (7) and Kyle Nerona. W--Mols. L--Peters.
Leading hitters -- Roosevelt: Corey Higa 3-5, RBI, 3 runs; Ivan Fujii 2 RBIs; Mols 2b, 3 RBIs; Matthew Terukina 3b; Brandon Loo 2 HRs; 3 RBIs; Derrick Shigano 3-4. Kaiser: Peters 2b, 2 RBIs; Chu 2b, RBI; Landon Kaaua 2b, RBI.
Kailua 3, Castle 1: Kamaile Santos struck out 11 batters en route to the complete-game win for the Surfriders.
Kailua scored all of its runs in the top of the sixth. Santos had a run-scoring single and Cody Teixeira-Vickery followed with an RBI double.
Castle mounted a rally in the bottom the seventh, scoring a run and putting runners on second and third with one out. But Santos got a strike out and a ground out to end the game.
At Castle H.S. Field
Kailua (1-0) 000 003 0 -- 3 8 0 Castle (0-1) 000 000 1 -- 1 6 2 Kamaile Santos and Nishizuka; Brian Lum and Jason Taniguchi. W--Santos. L--Lum.
Leading hitters--Kailua: Cody Teixeira-Vickery, 2-3, 2b; Manutai, 2-3. Castle: Scott Shinsato, 2-3, 2 2bs; Lum, 3b.
Moanalua 13, Farrington 1: The Menehunes hit three home runs in a rout of the Governors.
Geoffrey Say, Scott Batula and Neal Manutai all went deep for Moanalua. Lorin Nakagawa hit a double and a triple and drove in four runs.
The game was shortened to five innings due to the 10-run rule.
At Moanalua H.S. Field
5 innings, 10-run rule
Farrington (0-1) 100 00 -- 1 3 2 Moanalua (1-0) 540 4x -- 13 11 2 Triston Barba and Josh Badua; Kyle Nakamichi, Adamm Bird (5) and Brett Tanigawa. W--Nakamichi. L--Barba.
Leading hitters--Farrington: Chris Faavesi, 2-2, 2 2b. Moanalua: Geoffrey Say, 3-3, solo HR; Scott Batula, 2-3, 3b, HR, 3 RBIs; Lorin Nakagawa, 2-3, 2b, 3b, 4 RBIs; Brett Tanigawa, 2-3; Neal Manutai, HR, 3 RBIs.
Kahuku 10, McKinley 7: Corey Supranovich slammed the door on McKinley's comeback attempt with two innings of scoreless relief as the Red Raiders picked up the road win.
At McKinley H.S. Field
Kahuku (1-0) 401 120 2 -- 10 14 2 McKinley (0-1) 113 200 0 -- 7 6 5 Kyle Pao, Brent Au (5), Corey Supranovich (6) and Alex Ponciano; Blaine Yoshino, Evan Costa (6), Ty Tokunaga (7) and Tyson Kaneshiro. W--Pao. L--Yoshino. S--Supranovich.
Leading hitters--Kahuku: Kyle Jalrano, 3-4; Spencer Colburn, 2-3, 2b; Supranovich, 2-4; Jeremiah Bonnet, 3b, 2 RBIs. McKinley: Kaneshiro, 2-5, 2b, 3b; B. Yoshino, 2b; Kai Lopez, 2b.
Kalaheo 6, Kaimuki 3: Scott Galusha hit a solo homer and picked up the win to lead the Mustangs past the Bulldogs.
Kalaheo's Mike Garcia went 3-for-3 at the plate and drove in two runs. The line score was not available.
Pearl City 11, Radford 1: Jonathan Serapion struck out five in earning the complete-game win for the Chargers. OIA WEST
Pearl City took command with an eight-run rally in the second inning. The game was called after six innings due to the 10-run rule.
At Pearl City H.S. Field
Radford (0-1) 010 000 -- 1 2 3 Pearl City (1-0) 081 011 -- 11 10 0 Kori Wade, Andrew Atmostera (4) and Reilly Kindred; Jonathan Serapion and Kellen Concepcion. W--Serapion. L--Wade.
Leading hitters -- Radford: K. Wade, solo HR. Pearl City: Brandon Wythes, 2-2; Ryan Tanabe, 2-4, 2b, 2 RBIs; Brandon Yamamoto, 2b, 2 RBIs; Chad Itokazu, 2b.
Campbell 6, Waialua 5 (8 innings): The Sabers rallied from a 5-2 deficit to defeat the Bulldogs.
Aliikea Basham's two-run triple in the sixth inning cut the Waialua lead to 5-4. Basham later scored on a fielders choice to tie the game.
Campbell loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the eighth. Waialua got two outs on a pop out and a botched squeeze play, but a pop fly by Jason Scholl was dropped, allowing the winning run to score.
At Campbell H.S. Field
Two outs when winning run scored
Waialua (0-1) 020 300 00 -- 5 10 3 Campbell (1-0) 200 003 01 -- 6 12 4 Charles Tantong, Gavin Nakamura (7) and Keone Peiler, C. Tantong (7); Bill Tennent, Prentiss Anderson (5) and Jacob Cadelinia. W--Anderson. L--Nakamura.
Leading hitters--Waialua: Kana Kawai, 3-3; Cody Cruz, 2b. Campbell: Keahi Kapana, 2-3; J. Cadelinia, 2-4; Jason Scholl, 2-4; Aliikea Basham, 3b, 2 RBIs; B. Tennent, 3b.
Aiea 10, Waipahu 1: Blake Lamug and Dustin Grace combined to strike out five batters and limited the Marauders to four hits in the win by Na Alii.
At Aiea Recreation Center field
Waipahu (0-1) 100 000 0 -- 1 4 4 Aiea (1-0) 000 253 x -- 10 10 1 Shane Jelf, Ross Garabiles (5) and Fauatea; Blake Lamug, Dustin Grace (6) and Justin Nii. W--Lamug. L--Jelf.
Leading hitters--Aiea: Chase Kaiuwailani, 2-4, 2b, 2 RBIs; Aaron Powell, 2-4, 2b, 2 RBIs; Kepa Wong, 2-4; Brian Tucker, 3b, 2 RBIs; Chase Nakamura, 2b.
Leilehua 5, Nanakuli 1: Details were not available at press time.
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Radford 30, Waipahu 23: Despite having two of its top players on the bench with injuries, the Rams pulled out the win over the Marauders. GIRLS BASKETBALL
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Brianna Reyes scored 12 points to lead the Radford, which is without Heather Massey and Missy Cordero. Massey is recovering from a severe ankle sprain and Cordero suffered a torn ACL in practice last week.
At Radford H.S. gym
Waipahu (1-2) 2 7 4 10 -- 23 Radford (2-1) 8 5 8 9 -- 30 WAIPAHU--Crystal Baliguat 0, Ranalyn Baldovi 0, Rosanna Jardin 0, Jenna Rosario 0, Nicole Keaunui 0, Tiana Ortogero 10, Adrianna Olione 2, Talapasia Samuela 0, Jerrell Taituave 2, Maureen Cozo 9.
RADFORD--Joanne Czumalowski 4, Chantel Romano 0, Jenna Johnson-Endo 0, Marina Watts 0, Jennifer Taylor 2, Brianna Reyes 12, Lia Mickey 7, Michelle Winebush 0, Talaya Jones 5.
3-point goals -- none.
Junior Varsity -- Radford 29, Waipahu 22
Mililani 53, Kapolei 24: The Trojans shut out the Hurricanes in the first quarter and cruised to the win.
At Mililani H.S. gym
Kapolei (0-2) 0 4 8 12 -- 24 Mililani (1-2) 8 13 8 24 -- 53 KAPOLEI--Tasha Faumuina 0, Kamaile Kelekolio 0, Charlyn Kauachi 2, Doreen Anguay 6, Danielle Hughes 4, Shauntay Leutu 0, Tanya Menino 6, Ama Haupu-Silva 0, Pam Mellinger 0, Edna Talo 6.
MILILANI--Darci Watanabe 2, Sandy Santiago 10, Sandy Nakamura 8, Jade Killa 3, Adrienne Kasaoka 7, Lori Nonies 7, Erin Chapman 0, Kodi Oyama 5, Yvonne Morris 1, Suzie Jackson 4, Talia Tupua 6, Rebecca McCoy 0.
3-point goals -- Kapolei 0. Mililani 3 (Nakamura, Nonies, Oyama).
Junior Varsity -- Mililani 44, Kapolei 32
Aiea 38, Pearl City 34: Jasmine Dias scored 15 points to lead Na Alii to a road win over the Chargers. Marci Lobendahn led Pearl City with 11 points.
At Pearl City H.S. gym
Aiea (2-1) 11 9 8 10 -- 38 Pearl City (1-1) 11 3 5 15 -- 34 AIEA--Jasmine Dias 15, Karina Koda 2, Minuette Kaiuwailani 2, Chanelle Takemoto 4, Tiffany Seiki 6, Noelani Colburn 6, Myleka Hanna 0, Maile Kauhola 0, Abigail Lee 0, Jamie Rosario 0, Nicole Takemoto 0, Marissa Komomua 3.
PEARL CITY--Darcie Hamamoto 0, Jillan Soria 0, Amy Fujihara 0, Joni Yoon 0, Christie Ayers 10, Chalice Kaapuni 8, Kelli Yuen 0, Jamie Iwata 3, Kristin Lai 0, Tatum Higdon 0, Frances Mabalay 0, Marci Lobendahn 11, Lusia Kleinschmidt 2.
3-point goals -- Aiea 1 (Dias). Pearl City 1 (Iwata).
Junior Varsity -- Pearl City 51, Aiea 12
Waianae 55, Waialua 36: The Seariders improved to 1-1 with their victory over the Bulldogs (0-2). Details were not available.
Leilehua 41, Nanakuli 36 (OT): Heidi Garcia scored 14 points to lead the Mules (3-0) over the Golden Hawks (1-2). Details were not available.