Monday, May 12, 2008

ST. ANTHONY SECOND IN D-II BASEBALL

(May 12): Four MIL teams qualified for this year's state baseball tournaments. Three reached the final four of their respective divisions. One made it to a championship game.

Not bad after a long spell of early exits by MIL entries in the tournament sponsored by Olowalu-born and raised Wally Yonamine and played, in part, at a park named after the late Paia-born and raised congresswoman Patsy Mink.

The best run belonged to St. Anthony, which suffered a 1-0 loss to top-seeded Kauai High in the title game of the inaugural Division-II event.

The Red Raiders scored a run with two outs in the first inning off St. Anthony ace Michael Jahns, and Kauai lefty Jordan Buster made it hold up with a masterful three-hit, one-walk performance.

The second-seeded Trojans opened with a 9-1 win over Maryknoll in the quarters and followed with an 11-5 romp past Kalaheo in the semis.

Molokai played for third in D-II, suffering a 4-2 loss to Kalaheo. The unseeded Farmers posted back-to-back wins of 9-6 over Radford and 11-3 over Honoka'a to reach the semis, where they were beaten, 8-0, by Kauai.

Maui High suffered a 6-0 loss to Pearl City in the D-I third-place game. The fourth-seeded Sabers were knocked out of contention with a 5-0 loss to top-ranked and eventual champion Punahou in the semis. Maui High opened with a 6-3 quarterfinal victory over Kamehameha-Hawaii.

Baldwin lost 7-0 to Saint Louis in the first round, beat Aiea 4-2 and were routed, 18-4, by Kailua in the consolation final.

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