The Maui News

The Baldwin High School softball team banged out 17 hits and rode a complete-game four-hitter in the circle from Aliya Harmon to a 10-2 win over Maryknoll in the opening round the DataHouse Division I State Championship on Wednesday afternoon at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium in Honolulu.

Senior catcher Saree-Ann Kekahuna led the Maui Interscholastic League runner-up Bears at the plate with a 3-for-4 day that included a two-run homer in the sixth inning and an RBI double in the top of the third, when Baldwin took control by scoring seven runs.

Harmon struck out six and walked four; she also had two doubles and an RBI at the plate. Alyssa Ferreira had three hits and Avei Silifaiva and Jessica Ai each had two for the Bears.

Aloha Akaka took the loss for the Spartans (13-7).

Baldwin (11-5) advances to today’s quarterfinals against No. 1-seeded Campbell at 7:30 p.m. In the 2:30 p.m. quarterfinal, MIL champion Lahainaluna takes on defending state champion Leilehua.

Baldwin 007 102 0–10 17 0

Maryknoll 000 020 0– 2 4 1

Aliya Harmon and Saree-Ann Kekahuna. Aloha Akaka and Liliana Thomas. W–Harmon. L–Akaka. 2B–Baldwin: Harmon 2, Alyssa Ferreira, Kekahuna, Jessica Ai; Maryknoll: Carys Murakami. HR–Baldwin: Kekahuna.

Leading hitters–Baldwin: Kekahuna 3-4, run, 3 RBIs; Avei Silifaiva 3-4, run; Ferreira 3-4, run, 2 RBIs; Harmon 2-5, run, RBI; Kayla Tuaoa 2-3, run, RBI; Ai 2-3, run. Maryknoll: Thomas 2-3.

Datahouse Softball State Championships

DIVISION I

Wednesday’s Results

First round

Baldwin 10, Maryknoll 2

Iolani 11, Waianae 10

Leilehua 11, Kapolei 9

Roosevelt 10, Kaiser 0, 6 innings

Today’s Games

At Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium

Quarterfinals

No. 4 Kealakehe vs. Iolani, noon

No. 3 Lahainaluna vs. Leilehua, 2:30 p.m.

No. 2 Punahou vs. Roosevelt, 5 p.m.

No. 1 Campbell vs. Baldwin, 7:30 p.m.

Consolation semifinals

At McKinley

Maryknoll vs. Waianae, 4 p.m.

Kapolei vs. Kaiser, 6 p.m.