David Kawada - Content Editor
dkawada@digitalsports.com
The 4-time defending State Baseball Champions, the Punahou Buff N Blu, served notice to the rest of the state baseball world that they are still the team to beat. Eric Kadooka's crew defeated #1 St Louis 12-7 to win the double elimination ILH Tournament Thursday at Ala Wai Field. Both teams play again on Saturday for the outright ILH League Title. Game time set for 10:00a at Ala Wai.
A 6-run 4th inning combined with 7 Crusader errors allowed the Buff N Blu to continue what has been a late season momentum building play leading into the State Tournament. They have won 7 of their last 9 games.
Reece Kiriu got the victory going the distance.
PUNAHOU: 0 1 0 6 2
2
1
12 9 4
ST. LOUIS: 2 0 0 3
0 2
0 7
9 7
VISITOR PITCHER: Reece Kiriu, Paul Snieder (7)
VISITOR CATCHER: Zach Kometani
HOME PITCHER: Chris Chung, Zach Markwith (5), Jordan
Akau (7)
HOME CATCHER: Moses Samia
WINNING PITCHER: Reece Kiriu
LOSING PITCHER: Chris Chung
SAVE:
VISITOR LEADING HITTERS:
Matt Suiter: 2-4, double, rbi, run
Josh Bninski: single, rbi, stolen base, run
Paul Snieder: single, run
Zach Kometani:
Jeremy Ioane: run
Jeeter Ishida: 2-2, run
Travis Tanaka: run
Tyler Young: triple, 2 rbi, run
Shane Yoshiyama: 2 runs
Reece Kiriu: single
Tyler Hanzawa: single, 2 runs
Geoff Kunita: rbi, run, stolen base
HOME LEADING HITTERS:
Tamatoa DeMello: run
Danny Higa: 2-4, 2 rbi, run
Moses Samia: single, 2 rbi
Cole Shidaki: single
Marcus Kimura: run
Keoni Haina: 2-4, stolen base, run
Kaden Kamoe: 2-3, rbi, 2 runs
Lucas Gonsalves: single, run