Hughes and Kahuku rally past Radford
POSTED: Thursday, March 26, 2009
Kekoa Hughes fanned nine batters and allowed two earned runs in seven innings to lead Kahuku over host Radford 7-5 yesterday in an Oahu Interscholastic Association White Division baseball contest.
The Red Raiders snapped the Rams' three-game winning streak with a two-run sixth that broke a 5-5 tie.
Kahuku's St. John Lessary III led off the top of the sixth with a single, then came home on Joe Deal's single to center. Brian Kukahiko roped a double down the left-field line to add another run.
Kahuku reliever R.J. Van Ness pitched a scoreless seventh.
Radford's Brad Osbourne struck out eight in the loss.
| Kahuku (3-2) | 020 | 302 | 0 | — | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Radford (3-2) | 310 | 010 | 0 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Kekoa Hughes, R.J. Van Ness (7) and Brian Kukahiko. Brad Osbourne and Troy Evans. W—Hughes. L—Osbourne.
Leading hitters—Kahuku: Tima Tapusoa 2-3, 2b; St. John Lessary III 2-3, 2 RBIs; Joe Deal 2-3; Hughes 2 RBIs. Radford: Osbourne 2-4, 2b; Damon Puskarich 3b.
Waipahu 28, Farrington 3, 5 inn.
The Marauders scored 13 runs in the first inning and never looked back.
In the third, Ignatius MacKenzie hit a two-run triple to center as the Marauders continued to pound the Governors in a game shortened by the mercy rule.
| Waipahu (5-0) | (13)47 | 04 | — | 28 | 14 | 1 | |
| Farrington (1-4) | 110 | 10 | — | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Jonathan Igarta, Cheyne Stanique (4) and Ignatius MacKenzie. Paul Reyes and Bryston Doctolero. W—Igarta. L—Reyes.
Leading hitters—Waipahu: Ed Agag 4-4, Sam Chee 3-4, Igarta 4 RBIs, Stanique 5 RBIs.
Kaimuki 16, Waialua 6, 5 inn.
Eddie Char hit a two-run home run to right-center field in the bottom of the second inning as Kaimuki beat Waialua in a game shortened by the mercy rule.
Kaimuki improved to 2-3, taking Bulldogs bragging rights for the day, while Waialua fell to 2-3.
Char added a double in the third inning, just missing a second dinger when he cranked a ball that hit near the top of the chain-link fence in left field.
| Waialua (2-3) | 140 | 01 | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| Kaimuki (2-3) | 238 | 03 | — | 16 | 8 | 5 |
Kekai Rivera-Albeso, AJ Hernandez (4), Ronnie Powell (5) and Christian Whittaker. Tevin Nishiyama and Eddie Char. W—Nishiyama. L—Rivera-Albeso.
Leading hitters—Waialua: Justin Fantog 2-3, 2 runs; Johnny Tago, 3b; Jakob Holland-Castro 3b; Whittaker 2 RBIs; Hernandez 2 runs. Kaimuki: Char 2-3, 2b, HR (2), 3 RBIs Maanoa Tau 4-4, 2b, 2 RBIs; Dallas Reis 2-4, 2 RBIs; Nishiyama 2 runs; Antonio Puerto 2 runs; Shawn Titahara 2 runs; Chad Kaaihue 2 runs.
Also
McKinley 7, Nanakuli 0 (forfeit)
ILH
No. 5 Punahou 10, Maryknoll 3
Michael Suiter led off with a triple and the Buffanblu scored four quick runs on four hits in the bottom of the first to sprint past the Spartans.
Suiter went 3-for-4 with an RBI and teammate Alaka'i Aglipay knocked in two runs for Punahou.
At Ala Wai Community Park
| Maryknoll (0-4) | 000 | 300 | 0 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Punahou (3-1) | 400 | 222 | 0 | — | 10 | 13 | 0 |
Aaron Tom, Matthew Hara (7) and David Nishiki. Burt Kawamoto, Rawlin Sasamura (4), Ty Tirpak (7) and Nicklaus Lee. W—Sasamura. L—Tom.
Leading hitters—Maryknoll: Matthew Guzman RBI; Kyle Hirata 2 RBIs. Punahou: Michael Suiter 3-4, 3b, RBI; Jordan Honjiyo RBI; Tyler Young 3b; Lee RBI; Evan Lim RBI; Kainoa Crowell 3-3, 3b, 2 runs; Tyler Hanzawa 2 runs; Alaka'i Aglipay 2b, 2 RBIs; Jeremy Ioane RBI.
ILH SOFTBALL (TUESDAY)
Sacred Hearts 4, No. 2 Kamehameha 2
| Sacred Hearts (1-1) | 001 | 003 | 0 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Kamehameha (2-1) | 000 | 110 | 0 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Jocelyn Eugenio and Keicha Brunn. Jamie Millwood and Mai Kalakau. W—Eugenio. L—Millwood.
Leading hitters—Sacred Hearts: Taimane Vegas 1-3, RBI; Sara Souza 1-2, RBI; Keicha Brunn 1-2, RBI. Kamehameha: Millwood 2-3, HR, RBI.
