Pearl City, Kauai top state baseball seeds
Advertiser Staff
Pearl City and Kaua'i received the top seeds for this week's Wally Yonamine Foundation/Hawai'i High School Athletic Association Baseball State Championships.
Pearl City (14-0), the O'ahu Interscholastic Association champion, is seeded first in Division I, followed by Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion 'Iolani (18-4), Big Island Interscholastic Federation champion Hilo (13-1) and Maui Interscholastic League champion Kamehameha-Maui (11-4). The top four seeds received first-round byes.
First-round action begins on Wednesday at Les Murakami Stadium. Five-time defending state champion Punahou (11-8) plays Campbell (9-6), with the winner advancing to face Pearl City.
The championship game is Saturday at 7 p.m.
In Division II, Kaua'i Interscholastic Federation champion Kaua'i (9-3), the defending state champion, is the top seed, followed by MIL winner St. Anthony (9-1), OIA champion Waipahu (11-1) and BIIF champion Hawai'i Prep (8-5). The top four seeds received first-round byes.
First-round action begins on Wednesday at Hans L'Orange Park in Waipahu. All games will be played there except for the championship game, scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m. at Les Murakami Stadium.
DIVISION I
At Les Murakami Stadium.
WEDNESDAY
FIRST ROUND
Game 1—Kailua (11-3) vs. Maui (11-4), 11:30 a.m.
G2—Kamehameha (16-5) vs. Waiakea (11-3), 2 p.m.
G3—Moanalua (11-4) vs. Mililani (9-7), 4:30 p.m.
G4—Punahou (11-8) vs. Campbell (9-6), 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
CONSOLATION
G5—Punahou-Campbell loser vs. Kamehameha-Waiakea loser, 9 a.m.
QUARTERFINALS
G6—No. 3 Hilo (13-1) vs. Kailua-Maui winner, 11:30 a.m.
G7—No. 4 Kamehameha-Maui (11-4) vs. Kamehameha-Waiakea winner, 2 p.m.
G8—No. 2 'Iolani (18-4) vs. Moanalua-Mililani winner, 4:30 p.m.
G9—No. 1 Pearl City (14-0) vs. Punahou-Campbell winner, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
CONSOLATION
G10—Moanalua-Mililani loser vs. Kailua-Maui loser, 8:30 a.m.
G11—G9 loser vs. G7 loser, 11 a.m.
G12—G8 loser vs. G6 loser, 1:30 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
G13—G8 winner vs. G6 winner, 4 p.m.
G14—G9 winner vs. G7 winner, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Consolation final—G5 winner vs. G10 winner, 8:30 a.m.
Fifth place—G11 winner vs. G12 winner, 11 a.m.
Third place—Semifinal losers, 1:30 p.m.
Championship—Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
DIVISION II
At Hans L'Orange Park.
WEDNESDAY
FIRST ROUND
Game 1—Konawaena (9-4) vs. Kahuku (8-4), 11:30 a.m.
G2—Moloka'i (8-3) vs. McKinley (9-3), 2 p.m.
G3—Maryknoll (2-14) vs. Makua Lani (5-7-1), 4:30 p.m.
G4—Radford (8-4) vs. Honoka'a (4-8-1), 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
CONSOLATION
G5—Radford-Honoka'a loser vs. Moloka'i-McKinley loser, 9 a.m.
QUARTERFINALS
G6—No. 4 Hawai'i Prep (8-5) vs. Moloka'i-McKinley winner, 11:30 a.m.
G7—No. 2 St. Anthony (9-1) vs. Konawaena-Kahuku winner, 2 p.m.
G8—No. 1 Kaua'i (9-3) vs. Radford-Honoka'a winner, 4:30 p.m.
G9—No. 3 Waipahu (11-1) vs. Maryknoll-Makua Lani winner, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
CONSOLATION
G10—Konawaena-Kahuku loser vs. Maryknoll-Makua Lani loser, 8:30 a.m.
G11—G8 loser vs. G6 loser, 11 a.m.
G12—G7 loser vs. G9 loser, 1:30 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
G13—G8 winner vs. G6 winner, 4:30 p.m.
G14—G7 winner vs. G9 winner, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Consolation final—G5 winner vs. G10 winner, 8:30 a.m.
Fifth place—G11 winner vs. G12 winner, 11 a.m.
Third place—Semifinal losers, 1:30 p.m.
Championship—Semifinal winners at Les Murakami Stadium, 4 p.m.