Mililani tips Castle for third place, 6-5
Advertiser Staff
The Mililani Trojans rallied for two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to beat the Castle Knights, 6-5, to capture third place in the DataHouse Division I State Softball Championships yesterday at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
The game was called in the bottom of the sixth inning because of a time limit.
Chesarey Silva's sacrifice fly tied in at 5-all and Tuiuli Andi Felise scored on a wild pitch to cap the two-run bottom of the fifth and give the Trojans a 6-5 lead.
CASTLE (1-0) 003 020—5 6 3
MILILANI (0-1) 201 120—6 8 1
Leisha Li'ili'i, Maile Barros (6) and Alyssa Cipriano. Alysia Maddison, Rayna Malina (4) and Rebecca Lee. W—Malina. L—Li'ili'i. Leading hitters: Castle—Brooke Kaulula'au, 3-3; Li'ili'i 2-3, homer, 4 RBIs. Mililani—Courtney Sena 2-3, 2 runs; Tuiuli Andi Felise 1-3, RBI,
Chesarey Silva 1-2, 2 RBIs.
FIFTH PLACE
Mid-Pacific 6, Wa'ianae 4: Lindsey Carlos and Mahina Docktor each had three hits, and Docktor and Kacy Aoki drove in runs to trigger a four-run top of the fourth inning as the Owls rallied past the Seariders for fifth place.
MID-PACIFIC (14-3) 010 400 1—6 13 5
WAI'ANAE (12-8) 021 001 0—4 4 1
Tori Hamura, Kar Kochi (4), Lindsey Carlos (4), Courtney Niino (7) and Corrie Murashige. Pil Smith-Keopuhiwa and Kristi Keomalu. W—Carlos. L—Smith-Keopuhiwa. Leading hitters: MPI—Carlos 3-3, 2 runs; Kacy Aoki 2-4, RBI; Mahina Docktor 3-3, 2 RBIs. Wai—Aukai Hauhio solo horer.
CONSOLATION FINAL
Kapolei 3, Lahainaluna 1: Alyssa Aipa sparked a three-run bottom of the fifth inning with a two-run single, lifting the Hurricanes over the Lunas in the consolation championship game.
LAHAINALUNA (12-6) 000 001 0—1 3 1
KAPOLEI (10-9) 000 030 X—3 11 2
Hope Morikawa and Tricia Bonifacio. Tanisha Aniya, Winona Pauline (7) and Chalei Kailikea. W—Aniya. L—Morikawa. S—Pauline. Leading hitters; Lah—AnaMaria Lauese 1-3, RBI. Kap—Alyssa Aipa 1-3, 2 RBIs; Ashalyn Umiamaka 2-3; Britni Crabbe 2-2.
DIVISION II
CONSOLATION FINAL
Kalani 4, Waialua 2: Michelle Ige's RBI single broke a 2-all tie in the bottom of the fourth inning and Kristi Belshe, who went 2 for 3, hit a solo homer in the fifth as the Falcons rallied to beat the Bulldogs in the Division II consolation final yesterday at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
WAIALUA (12-5) 000 200 0—2 4 1
KALANI (15-2) 200 110 X—4 10 2
Karina Bayudan and Shantashia Naki. Rayme Awaya and Kristi Belshe. W—Awaya. L—Bayudan. Leading hitters: Waialua—Jessica Tremblor 1-2, 2 RBIs. Kalani—Belshe 2-3, homer, triple, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Kristiann Endow 1-3, RBI, Michelle Ige 1-3, RBI.