'AIEA — A classic pitchers' duel yesterday ended with 'Aiea's first hit as the game-winner with no outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, resulting in a 1-0 victory for Na Ali'i over O'ahu Interscholastic Association rival Mililani at 'Aiea Recreation Center Field.

Na Ali'i improved to 6-1 in the OIA's Western Division, while the Trojans fell to 7-1.

Mililani's Dustin Antolin and Joey Aquino had combined on a no-hitter through nine innings, but Ryan Murakami walked to lead off the bottom of the 10th. He stole second, then dashed home on Keenan Naeole's high-bouncing single to left field.

'Aiea starter Randy Castillo, who pitched all 10 innings and struck out 12 with two walks, received the hard-earned victory.

"My arm felt good, but my legs were cramping up," said Castillo, a 6-foot-2 hard-throwing junior right-hander who finished with 130 pitches. "I never wanted to come out; I was willing to do whatever it took to win. But I'm glad it's over."

The game did seem like it might never end.

Mililani had only three hits and five base runners through the regulation seven innings, and the only Na Ali'i batter to reach base was Jared Iwane, who got aboard on an infield error in the third.

'Aiea had a runner on second with two outs in the eighth, but Antolin induced a foul pop-up in short left field to end the inning.

"He was lights-out," Na Ali'i coach Ryan Kato said of Antolin, a 6-foot-1 flame-throwing junior right-hander who struck out seven and walked one in 8 1/3 innings. "Our game plan went out the window after the second inning. I was amazed at how well he threw, and it wasn't just his fastball. Our kids said his slider was knee-buckling. But one thing I had confidence in was our pitching and defense, and I told our guys hopefully something will happen eventually."

'Aiea had an even better opportunity in the ninth, loading the bases with one out. But reliever Aquino got a ground ball to short for a force play at home and then a strikeout to escape the jam.

The Trojans had their chance to take the lead after loading the bases with two outs in the 10th. But Castillo got an inning-ending strikeout with a 2-2 split-fingered fastball.

"Hat's off to him, he's the best pitcher we've faced all year," Mililani coach Dean Sato said. "That was a gutty performance. He kept us off-balanced and was still blowing the fastball by us in the late innings, even after he got into trouble."

Na Ali'i finally broke through in the bottom of the 10th, after Murakami walked on a 3-1 pitch and stole second without a throw. Naeole then fouled off an 0-2 pitch before hitting the sharp grounder that took a high bounce over the third baseman's head, allowing Murakami to slide home well ahead of the one-hop line throw from left field.

"I told our kids that this is baseball, and things like this happen," Sato said of losing on a one-hitter. "I can live with it, because at least it wasn't an error. 'Aiea is a tough, scrappy team."

MILILANI (7-1) 000 000 000 0 — 0 7 1

'AIEA (6-1) 000 000 000 1 — 1 1 1

No outs when winning run scored.

Dustin Antolin, Joey Aquino (9) and Richie Mariano; Randy Castillo and Anthony Tsui. W — Castillo. L — Aquino.

Leading hitters — Mililani: Antolin 3-4.

WAI'ANAE 11, WAIALUA 5

Ryan Manuel had four hits and Ben McQuown hit a three-run homer to lead the Seariders.

WAI'ANAE (6-1) 520 022 0—11 16 2

WAIALUA (1-6) 000 103 1— 5 6 2

Aina Kalaola-Meyers, Dean Tabangcura (3), Matt Vossen (5), Ryan Manuel (7) and Nalu Haohio, RJ Tacgere-Bailey (7). Bryce Whittaker, Keliikoa Vierra (6) and Lokahi Herrod. W — Kalaola-Meyers. L — Whittaker.

Leading hitters — Wai'anae: Ryan Manuel 4-5, triple; Ben McQuown 2-2, homer, 4 RBIs; Kalaola-Meyers triple, RBI; Vossen 3-4, double, 2 RBIs; Haohio 2-3, RBI. Waialua: Kevin Rombawa 2-3; Shayne Peiler 2-3, double, RBI; Reggie Carillo triple, 2 RBIs.

Reported by Herb Onizuka

LEILEHUA 6, PEARL CITY 3

Desmond Ontai had three hits to boost the Mules.

LEILEHUA (5-2) 010 023 0—6 12 4

PEARL CITY (4-3) 010 110 0—3 9 5

Brett Nakasone, Darren Baccay (5) and Ehukai Woolley. Bryson Nakamura, Scott Muraoka (5), Jordan Casarez (6) and Carlton Tanabe. W — Baccay. L — Muraoka.

Leading hitters — Leilehua: Desmond Ontai 3-4, double; Baccay 2-4; Woolley 2-4; Austin Higa 2-4. Pearl City: Nakamura double; Chad Quillopo homer.

Reported by Mel Seki

CAMPBELL 14, NANAKULI 2

Matt Miller and Allyn Oliva-Respicio each had two hits to lead the Sabers.

CAMPBELL (4-3) 543 20—14 6 0

NANAKULI (0-8) 000 02— 2 6 6

Kevin Newcomb, Bryan Walsh (4) and Cameron Howser. Isiah Tanaka and Lalo Respicio. W — Newcomb. L — Tanaka.

Leading hitters — Campbell: Matt Miller 2-3, double; Allyn Oliva-Respicio 2-2, 2 runs; . Nanakuli: William Eli-Kido 2-3, triple, run; Lui Teo double, run.

Reported by Kimo Kaululaau

OIA EAST

ROOSEVELT 14, KAHUKU 0

Winning pitcher Keoni Manago had two triples, a double and two RBIs to help the Rough Riders stay unbeaten.

ROOSEVELT (6-0) 353 03—14 12 2

KAHUKU (2-6) 000 00— 0 3 4

Keoni Manago, Christian Awaya (4), Nick Wong (5) and Tyler Nitahara. Steven Van Ness, Tima Tapusoa (3) and Kaika Sasaoka. W — Manago. L — Van Ness.

Leading hitters — Roosevelt: Manago 3-4, double, 2 triples, 2 RBIs; Justin Otaguro 2-2, 2 RBIs; Nitahara 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Reported by Craig Arakawa

CASTLE 20, FARRINGTON 1

Kris Kahanu had three hits and three RBIs, and Kaliko Cayetano-Tamashiro drove in four runs to lead the Knights.

CASTLE (6-0-1) 276 50—20 17 1

FARRINGTON (0-7) 010 00— 1 0 5

Kris Kahanu, Trevor Okumura (3), Kainoa Tom (4), Joshua Serrano (5) and Coby Agres, Devin Tanaka (4). Allan Lumansoc, Brysn Segundo (3) and Josh Wallace. W — Kahanu. L — Lumansoc.

Leading hitters — Castle: Sean Lomont double; Agres double; Serrano 3-4, double, 2 RBIs; Kahanu 3-5, two doubles, 3 RBIs; Kaua Olds double, RBI; Kaliko Cayetano-Tamashiro 2-4, triple, 4 RBIs.

Reported by Leonard Padayhag

KALAHEO 6, MCKINLEY 5

Steven Vega singled in Alika Kaanapu with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh for the Mustangs.

MCKINLEY (1-5) 200 001 2—5 6 3

KALAHEO (2-6) 130 010 1—6 7 2

Roger Kraemer, Mike Estes (3) and Kelson Ganeku. Talon Wemple, Richard Preza Haynes (1), Kyle Okumura (7) and Steven Vega. W — Okumura. L — Estes.

Leading hitters — McKinley: Chaz Leong 2 runs; Jonathan Ho 3-4, triple, 2 RBIs; Randy Tuley double. Kalaheo: Okumura 2-4, double; Donovan Correa 2-4, 2 runs; Kord Walls 2-3.

Reported by Tim Lierman

ILH

PUNAHOU 3, DAMIEN 2

Reece Kiriu and Paul Snieder teamed on a seven-hitter with nine strikeouts, and Evan Bisho doubled in two runs as the Buffanblu clinched the Interscholastic League of Honolulu's regular-season title.

Evan Lim also had an RBI in Punahou's three-run second inning.

Travis Derby had two hits for the Monarchs, who scored a run in the top of the seventh before Snieder worked out of trouble to earn the save.

Punahou, which improved to 11-0, is currently ranked No. 10 in the West Region by USA Today.

DAMIEN (5-6) 100 000 1—2 7 1

PUNAHOU (11-0) 030 000 X—3 7 1

Duncan Ebert and Darby Ventura. Reece Kiriu, Paul Snieder (6) and Zach Kometani. W — Kiriu. L — Ebert.

Leading hitters — Damien: Travis Derby 2-4, double; Kai Higa RBI single. Punahou: Evan Bisho double, 2 RBIs; Evan Lim RBI; Kiriu double; Snieder double.

Reported by Gail Juan

'IOLANI 8, MID-PACIFIC 4

Case Miyahira had three hits, including a three-run homer, to lift the Raiders.

MID-PACIFIC (7-4) 000 200 2—4 9 5

'IOLANI (9-2) 140 102 X—8 8 0

Matthew McDaniel, Riley Ching (2), Mikael Young-Obrien (4) and Aaron Fujiki. JR Bunda, Jon Okada (3) and Grant Iwamoto. W — Okada. L — McDaniel.

Leading hitters — Mid-Pacific: Fujiki 2-4, 2 RBIs; Easton Torigoe double, RBI; Robert Dittrick 2-3. 'Iolani: Case Miyahira 3-4, 3-run homer; Reyn Nagamine 2-4, RBI; Iwamoto 2 RBIs.

Reported by Pua Hayashi

Reach Wes Nakama at wnakama@honoluluadvertiser.com.