Deannalynn Tafiti threw a three-hitter with six strikeouts as top-seeded Waimea defeated Aiea 6-2 in a Division II quarterfinal matchup of the DataHouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships on Wednesday at Maui High School’s Patsy Mink Field.
Catcher Gaylan Matagiese drove in four runs on two triples as the Menehunes advanced to today’s 7 p.m. semifinal against St. Francis.
Na Alii fell into a 1 p.m. fifth-place semifinal vs. Molokai.
At Patsy Mink Field
WAIMEA (12-1) 200 202 0 — 6 10 3
AIEA (10-6) 000 101 0 — 2 3 2
Deannalynn Tafiti and Gaylan Matagiese. Raisa Strom-Okimoto and Kendra Chong.
W—Tafiti. L—Strom-Okimoto.
Leading hitters—Waim: Sienna Santiago 4-4, 3 runs; Matagiese 3-4, 2 3bs, 4 RBIs; Saecha Oyamot 2b, RBI. Aiea: none.
Nanakuli 13, Kohala 2
Emma Kawaiaea and Precious Paulo-Meyer each drove in two runs as the second-seeded Golden Hawks defeated the Cowgirls.
Nanakuli pounded out 14 hits, with Kawaiaea going 3-for-5. Paulo-Meyer and Chyanne Koko each went 2-for-3.
Nanakuli faces Kauai in a 5 p.m. semifinal, and Kohala takes on Kamehameha-Hawaii in a 3 p.m. fifth-place semifinal.
At Patsy Mink Field
NANAKULI (13-1) 303 004 3 — 13 14 5
KOHALA (8-11) 000 001 1 — 2 2 5
Chyanne Koko, Emma Kawaiaea (6) and Amy Vitale. Ashlyn Van Zandt and Tomiko Coito
W—Koko. L—Van Zandt.
Leading hitters—Nana: Kawaiaea 3-5, 3b, 2b, 2 RBIs; Precious Paulo-Meyer 2-3, 2b, 2 RBIs; Koko 2-3, 3b, 2b, 2 RBIs; Shaina Souza 2b. Koh: Kyrah Sol 1-3, RBI; Van Zandt 1-4, RBI.
Kauai 8,
Kamehameha-Hawaii 7
Courtney Laamea threw five innings in relief, and teammates Kyana Hirokane and Karlyee Malapit each drove in two runs as the Red Raiders upset the third-seeded Warriors.
Kauai trailed 4-3 before scoring five runs in the top of the third for an 8-4 lead.
The Red Raiders then held off the Warriors, who scored two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth to pull to 8-7.
At Patsy Mink Field
KAUAI (9-5) 125 000 0 — 8 9 2
KS-HAWAII (16-2) 220 021 0 — 7 9 2
Kailee Nii, Courtney Laamea (3) and Tammie Yoshimori. Mykala Tokunaga and Kekailani Wong Yuen.
W—Laamea. L—Tokunaga.
Leading hitters—Kauai: Kirra Jaquias 2-4, run; Kyana Hirokane 2b, 2 RBIs; Karlyee Malapit 2 RBI. KSH: Jaylen Shiroma 2-4, 3 RBIs; Gayla Ha-Cabebe 2b, 2 RBIs; Tokunaga 2b, RBI.
St. Francis 10,
Molokai 0, 5 inn.
Shaye Simms and Rasela Vili combined on a no-hitter, and teammate Rachel Carlos homered as the Saints mercy-ruled the Farmers.
Carlos went 3-for-3 and drove in three.
Kenedee Passos and Katlin Santos each had two hits.
At Patsy Mink Field
MOLOKAI 000 00 — 0 0 6
ST. F 450 1x — 10 10 2
Amanda Venegas-Makai and Karlie Martin-Galam. Shaye Simms, Rasela Vili (4) and Kelsie Hee.
W—Simms. L—Venegas.
Leading hitters—Molo: none. St.F: Rachel Carlos 3-3, HR, 3 RBIs; Kenedee Passos 2-2, 2b, 2 RBIs; Katlin Santos 2-3, RBI.
Kaiser 17,
Konawaena 6, 6 inn.
At Patsy Mink Field
KAISER (14-2) 610 343 — 17 18 6
KONA (10-9) 002 220 — 6 13 3
Crystal Ching-Lake, Lesieli Aholelei (5) and Tiana Ching-Lake. Shyla Victor and Syleesia Jose.
W—Ching-Lake. L—Victor.
Leading hitters—Kais: Rainelle Matsuoka 4-4, HR, 2 2bs, 5 RBIs; Kyra Hoohuli-Enanori 3-5, HR, 2b, 4 RBIs; Chelsea Soong 3-4, RBI; Kai Hasegawa 2-4, 3b, 2 RBIs. Kona: Chrysa Dacalio 3-3, 4 RBIs; Bethany Batagan 2-4, RBI; Shyla Victor 2-4.
