Warriors complete sweep of Na Alii, earn No. 2 seed
MIL BASEBALL
The Maui News
The Kamehameha Schools Maui baseball team moved into second place in the Maui Interscholastic League Division I standings on the final day of the regular season Saturday, defeating King Kekaulike 5-1 at Maehara Stadium in Wailuku.
Kamehameha improved to 8-4, tied with Maui High — the Warriors went 2-1 in their season series with the Sabers.
Konnor Palmeira pitched a complete game for Kamehameha, allowing five hits while striking out three batters. He also went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and run scored. The Warriors’ Nate Facuri had two hits and scored a run.
King Kekaulike (3-9) will play Lahainaluna in the first round of the D-I tournament on April 12. The winner will face top-seeded Baldwin in the first semifinal on April 13; Kamehameha Maui and Maui High will meet in the second semifinal on April 14.
The D-I tournament championship is set for April 15, with a playoff, if necessary, scheduled for April 19.
BALDWIN 3, MAUI HIGH 1
At Wailuku, the Bears, already assured of the MIL D-I regular-season title, rallied from an early deficit.
Kaipo Haole pitched a three-hitter as the defending state champions improved to 11-1. Haole was 2-for-3 with a run scored, and Damien Awai finished with two hits as well.
Rayven Ruiz and Kyle Oshiro combined on a five-hitter for the Sabers (8-4), who led 1-0 going into the bottom of the third inning.
MOLOKAI 16, ST. ANTHONY 3, 5 INNINGS
At Wailuku, Aaron Rapanot tripled twice and drove in four runs as the Farmers (8-1) won their seventh straight game, and for the 45th time in their last 46 MIL contests.
Chevy Augustiro had a triple among his three hits, drove in a run and scored three times for Molokai, which had clinched the Division II regular-season title on Friday. Rapanot scored twice, and Kekai Adachi had two hits.
The Trojans fell to 1-8.
KAMEHAMEHA MAUI 5, KING KEKAULIKE 1
King Kekaulike 000 000 1–1 5 1
KS Maui 000 320 x–5 8 1
Kai Gumtang, Travis Delima (5) and Koa Hashimoto. Konnor Palmeira and Ross Panlasigui. W–Palmeira. L–Gumtang. 2B–King Kekaulike: Jay Texeira. Kamehameha Maui: Palmeira.
Leading hitters–Kamehameha Maui: Palmeira 2-3, RBI, run; Nate Facuri 2-2, run.
BALDWIN 3, MAUI HIGH 1
Maui High 100 000 0–1 3 2
Baldwin 002 001 x–3 5 4
Rayven Riz, Kyle Oshiro (5) and Bryant Nakagawa. Kaipo Haole and Cade kalehuawehe. W–Haole. L–Ruiz. 2B–Maui High: Micah Jio.
Leading hitters–Baldwin: Haole 2-3, run; Damien Awai 2-3.
MOLOKAI 16, ST. ANTHONY 3, 5 INNINGS
St. Anthony 000 21–3 2 8
Molokai 481 3x–16 12 1
Bubba Chuckas, Trstan Andre (5) and Hunter Otani. Jayden Dudoit-Tabilangan, Kekai Adachi (5) and Kaimana Nakayama. W–Dudoit-Tabilangan. L–Chuckas. 3B–Molokai: Aaron Rapanot 2, Chevy Augustiro.
Leading hitters–Molokai: Rapanot 3-4, 4 RBI, 2 runs; Augustiro 3-4, RBI, 3 runs; Adachi 2-4, run.
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FINAL MIL STANDINGS
DIVISION I
W L Pct GB
x-Baldwin 11 1 .917 —
KS Maui 8 4 .667 3
Maui High 8 4 .667 3
King Kekaulike 3 9 .250 8
Lahainaluna 0 12 .000 11
DIVISION II
W L Pct GB
x-Molokai 8 1 .889 —
Seabury Hall 7 2 .778 1
Lanai 2 7 .222 6
St. Anthony 1 8 .111 7
x-regular-season champion
Saturday’s Results
Seabury Hall 9, Lanai 3
Molokai 16, St. Anthony 3, 5 innings
Kamehameha Maui 5, King Kekaulike 1
Baldwin 3, Maui High 1
End of regular season
MIL TOURNAMENTS
Wednesday, April 12
D-I first round: Lahainaluna vs. King Kekaulike at Maehara Stadium, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 13
D-II semifinal: Molokai vs. St. Anthony at Maehara Stadium, 1:30 p.m.
D-II semifinal: Seabury Hall vs. Lanai at Maehara Stadium, 1:30 p.m.
D-I semifinal: Baldwin vs. Lahainaluna-King Kekaulike winner at Maehara Stadium, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, April 14
D-I semifinal: King Kekaulike vs. Maui High at Maehara Stadium, 3:30 p.m.
D-II final at Maehara Stadium, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 15
D-II overall championship, if necessary, at Maehara Stadium, 10 a.m.
D-I final at Maehara Stadium, noon
Wednesday, April 19
D-I overall championship or second-place playoff, if necessary, at Maehara Stadium, 5:30 p.m.