No. 2 Kamehameha
pulls upset

Kamehameha earned a bit of revenge and the top spot in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu baseball standings with a 4-3 win over Punahou yesterday at Aloha Stadium.

With memories of a humbling 11-0 loss to the Buffanblu on March 20 fresh on their minds, the Warriors jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and held on to pick up their seventh straight victory.

"We just wanted to come out and show we were a lot better than we were the first time around," Kamehameha coach Vern Ramie said. "We had something to prove tonight and I'm glad the kids came out and played well."

Kamehameha (7-1), ranked second in this week's Star-Bulletin Top 10, moved into first place in the league by handing top-ranked Punahou (6-1-1) its first loss of the ILH season.

Punahou pitcher Jared Pate, who threw a five-inning no-hitter in the first meeting between the teams, surrendered three runs in the first yesterday and Kamehameha's David Parrow made the lead stand up by scattering four hits in a complete-game performance.

Parrow's control faltered in the fifth inning, when he walked three consecutive batters and gave up two runs. But the Buffanblu struggled to make solid contact against the left-hander as Parrow limited Punahou to one hit over the final five innings.

"We were unable to catch up with his fastball," Punahou coach Eric Kadooka said. "He put us behind in the count all night. ... He's one of the best pitchers and we weren't able to make any type of adjustment to what he was trying to do."

Kamehameha took advantage of a leadoff walk to trigger its outburst in the bottom of the first inning.

After Aaron Nichols walked to open the inning, Makana Kitamura pushed him to second with a sacrifice bunt. Nick Freitas then scored Nichols with a single to center field.

A double by Stuart Kam put runners at second and third, and Ryson Mauricio's line drive off the glove of Punahou shortstop Landon Nakata allowed Freitas to cross the plate. Jamie Smeigh's sacrifice fly to right put the Warriors up 3-0.

"One thing we wanted to do was try to get up on these guys early," Ramie said. "I can't remember the last time we bunted in the first inning, but we did today just for that reason.

"We wanted to jump out and have them chase us, that's something they haven't had to do in the first round (of the ILH season). I thought that would help us settle into a little bit better rhythm and play with a little more confidence."

The Warriors added another run in the fourth inning when Kamu Freitas' RBI single to right scored Chad Asato.

Punahou managed a single run in the second inning and took advantage of Parrow's wild fifth inning to close the gap. After Parrow walked the bases loaded with one out, Kasey Ko lifted a sacrifice fly to right to score Kyle Fujimoto and Nakata scored on a wild pitch.

Parrow got Steven Dannaway to pop out to end the inning and let his defense do the work in the sixth and seventh to close out the win.

"The main thing I had to do was hit location," Parrow said. "I had to bring it in on their hands. If I did that I knew they were going to pop up or ground out."

At Aloha Stadium

Punahou (6-1-1)	010	020	0	--	3	4	0
Kamehameha (7-1)	300	100	x	--	4	6	1

Jared Pate and Michael Chock. David Parrow and Stuart Kam. W--Parrow. L--Pate.
Leading hitters--Pun: Landon Nakata, 2b; Steven Dannaway, 2b. KS: Kam 2b; Eli Chee 2b; Kamu Freitas, 2-3, RBI.

No. 5 Mid-Pacific 10, Damien 1

The Owls scored four runs in the fourth inning to pull away from the Monarchs and get their fifth win of the season.

Jared Hara got the win for the Owls, allowing five hits in seven innings.

Kaimana Balanon scored the only Monarch run of the game with a solo shot in the fourth inning.

At Mid-Pacific

Damien (2-5)	000	100	0	--	1	5	2
Mid-Pacific (5-3)	101	431	x	--	10	10	0

Robert Quizon, Jonathan Aba (5), George Martin (5) and Tai Higa. Jared Hara and Kip Masuda. W--Hara. L--Quizon.
Leading hitters--Dam: Kaimana Balanon, HR; T.J. Esclito, 2b. MPI: Adam Tamashiro, 2-4, RBI; Garrick Ikeda, 2b; Masuda, HR; Nathan Rice, 2-3, 2b; Nick Furumoto, 2-3, 2b; Seob Yoon, 2-2.

Pac-Five 8, Maryknoll 6

Ronel Trias rapped out three hits including a double to lead the Wolfpack past the Spartans.

The Wolfpack scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to break a 5-5 tie, and then stopped a seventh-inning Spartan rally for the win.

At Ala Wai Field

Maryknoll (1-7)	100	040	1	--	6	10	3
Pac-Five (2-6)	041	030	x	--	8	10	1

Nick Holmberg, Chris Lum (6) and Brian Tabata. Samson Aina, Nick Miyamoto (5) and Aaron Chilcote. W--Miyamoto. L--Holmberg.
Leading hitters--Mryk: Peter Kirst, 2-3; Brennan Young, 2-4; Ryan Matsumoto, 2-4. P5: Ronel Trias, 3-3, 2b, 3 RBIs; Kendal Tanigawa, 2-3; Chilcote, 2-4, 2b; Tony Onisuka, 3b; Colin Inamasu, 2 RBIs.

No. 4 Saint Louis 6, Iolani 5

Ryan Sasaki scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of seventh to lift the Crusaders over the Raiders.

The Crusaders rallied from a 5-2 deficit, and tied the game with two runs in the fifth. They loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh, when a pitch to Justin Doane went to the backstop, allowing Sasaki to score the game-winner.

At Aloha Stadium

Iolani (3-4)	014	000	0	--	5	6	0
Saint Louis (5-3)	110	120	1	--	6	8	0

Jon Sakoda, Wally Marciel (4), Chris Johnson (5), Jarvis Nohara (5), Ian Mopas (6) and Riley Yamamoto. Grant Costa, Kelii Zablam (6), Chester Wilson (7), Ryan Sasaki (7) and Sheldon Santiago. W--Sasaki. L--Mopas.
Leading hitters--Iol: Marciel, HR, Marc Sactora, 2-4, 2 RBIs; Brett Hasegawa, 2 RBI. StL: Sasaki, 3-5, 3 runs, RBI; Zablam, 2b; Doane, 2-4, 2b, 2 RBIs; Ryan Brilhante, 2b.