MIL softball: No-hitter keeps Lunas unbeaten

Hope Morikawa and Brenna Nakamura combined on a no-hitter Saturday as the Lahainaluna High School softball team showed no sign of a letdown in its first game after clinching the Maui Interscholastic League regular-season Division I title, defeating King Kekaulike 7-0 in Lahaina.

"I had a talk with my girls," said Lunas coach Lei Nakamura, whose team improved to 10-0. "Our focus is I want to get them like they were at the start of the season - that drive, that focus, that excitement to start up again. We don't want to let up."

Morikawa struck out five batters and walked two in five innings. Nakamura had a strikeout and no walks, and also drove in two runs.

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Brenna Nakamura pitches for Lahainaluna High School during a combined no-hitter for her and Hope Morikawa in a 7-0 victory over King Kekaulike on Saturday.

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Morikawa releases a pitch.

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Kekuu Haake had a double and three RBIs for the Lunas, Lithe Pokipala-Waiohu doubled twice and scored a run and Haley Nakamura doubled and scored three runs.

Na Alii fell to 5-6.

* BALDWIN 6, MAUI HIGH 1: At Kahului, Alyssa Ariyoshi and Sanae Nakoa combined on a five-hitter for Baldwin (8-3).

Kamalani Eldredge doubled and drove in two runs for the Bears, who are assured of second place in the MIL D-I regular season.

Nia Bailey had two hits and an RBI for Maui High (1-9).

* HANA 12, SEABURY HALL 6: At Eddie Tam Field, Shalen Brae Hoopai hit a pair of home runs for Hana (5-1), which remained alone atop the MIL Division II standings.

Seabury Hall fell to 3-4.

* MOLOKAI 13, LANAI 8: At Lanai City, Molokai scored in all but one of the innings in which it came to the plate, and improved to 4-2.

Amanda Venegas Makaini doubled twice for the Farmers.

Kahelelani Zablan of Lanai (3-3) was 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs.

LAHAINALUNA 7, KING KEKAULIKE 0

King Kekaulike ..... 000 ..... 000 ..... 0-0 ..... 0 ..... 0

Lahainaluna ......... 201 ..... 022 ..... x-7 ..... 7 ..... 2

Karlee-Rose Perry and Ariana Valdez. Hope Morikawa, Brenna Nakamura (5) and Jessica Wallace. W-Morikawa. L-Perry. 2B-Lahainaluna: Lithe Pokipala-Waiohu 2, Haley Nakamura, Kekuu Haake.

BALDWIN 6, MAUI HIGH 1

Baldwin ......... 200 ..... 300 ..... 1-6

Maui High ..... 000 ..... 100 ..... 0-1

Alyssa Ariyoshi, Sanae Nakoa (4) and Sarah Abe, Kylie Rose Dickson. Samantha Ohigashi and Samantha Fenton. W-Nakoa. L- Ohigashi. 2B-Baldwin: Kamalani Eldredge.

MOLOKAI 13, LANAI 8

Lanai ........ 100 ..... 510 ....... 1-8 ..... 6 ..... 7

Molokai ..... 441 ..... 031 ..... x-13 ..... 7 ..... 5

Dezsiree Dameg, Kahelelani Zablan (2) and Alexis Haban. Kahea Gomes and Tiara English. W-Gomes. L-Dameg. 3B-Lanai: Kahelelani Zablan. 2B-Molokai: Amanda Venegas Makaini 2.

HANA 12, SEABURY HALL 6

Seabury Hall ..... 005 ..... 010 ...... 0-6

Hana ................. 117 ..... 030 ..... x-12

Megan Kirton and Christie Kimura. Jy-Len Hoopaiand Shalen Brae Hoopai. W-Jy-Len Hoopai. L- Kirton. HR-Hana: Shalen Brae Hoopai 2. 2B-Hana: Makamae Smith.

FRIDAY'S RESULTS

SEABURY HALL 3, HANA 2

Hana ................. 000 ..... 100 ..... 1-2 ..... 2 ..... 4

Seabury Hall ..... 101 ..... 010 ..... x-3 ..... 5 ..... 0

Shaelen Hoopai and Sina Williams. Megan Kirton and Christie Kimura. W-Kirton. L-Hoopai.

Leading hitter-Seabury Hall: Kimura 2-3, 2 RBI, run.

LANAI 11, MOLOKAI 1, 5 INNINGS

Molokai ..... 000 ....... 10-1 ..... 4 ..... 4

Lanai ......... 221 ..... 33-11 ..... 8 ..... 2

Kahea Gomes and Tiara English. Dezsiree Dameg and Alexis Haban. W-Dameg. L-Gomes. 2B-Lanai: Maile Herolaga, Megan Amby.

Leading hitters-Molokai: Shariah Moilena-Lopez: 2-2. Lanai: Kahelelani Zablan 3-3, Herolaga 2 RBI, Amby 2-4.

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MIL STANDINGS

Saturday's Results

Hana 12, Seabury Hall 6

Molokai 13, Lanai 8

Baldwin 6, Maui High 1

Lahainaluna 7, King Kekaulike 0

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Tuesday's Game

Seabury Hall vs. St. Anthony at Eddie Tam Field, 4 p.m.