Dorrien Villanueva-Hermosura saved his best performance for a night like this.

The left-hander went 3-for-4 at the plate and hurled five innings on the mound to lead Campbell over Kailua 9-3 for the OIA Red baseball championship at Hans L’Orange Field. This makes two OIA Red titles in a row for the Sabers and coach Rory Pico.

"Kailua’s a good team and they hit the ball. Some of those outs were hard-hit balls, but we expected that," he said. "We know Kailua is a tough team."

Campbell, ranked No. 2 in the Star-Advertiser Top 10, finished 14-1 in league play and made a strong push for the top seed in the upcoming state tournament. The Sabers did it by stifling a hot Kailua squad that had won five of its previous six games, including a quarterfinal victory over Waipahu on Thursday and a semifinal victory over Mililani on Friday.

Villanueva-Hermosura was crafty, crisp and effective. He struck out six and didn’t walk a batter. The junior retired the first nine batters he faced before allowing two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth. Pico lifted his starter for Ian Kahaloa, who struck out two of the three batters he faced in the sixth inning. Keola Himan closed the game out with a scoreless seventh frame.

It was a luxury of pitching depth that Pico didn’t hesitate to use, even though Villanueva-Hermosura threw just 53 pitches.

"He had some arm issues coming into the tournament, so we didn’t want to push him," Pico said. "He was able to throw his off-speed pitches for strikes, and that’s what’s worked for him all year. He’s a gamer and a good player, no doubt about that, clutching up for us all year."

Villanueva-Hermosura, who says he enjoys hitting more than pitching, was still poised after the game as the team accepted leis and hugs from family and friends.

"Just had to trust the team and our defense. The coaches pushed us as hard as we wanted," Villanueva-Hermosura said. "I just threw what (pitching coach David Perreira) called."

His curveball set up his repertoire. He permitted three runs on four hits.

"Just had to trust my defense and get grounders," he added. "Now we’ve just got to work hard, flush this and focus on states. Nobody knows what can happen."

The Sabers (14-1) had a fairly modest eight hits but benefited from three Kailua errors that led to five unearned runs.

With a strong, vocal following of about 70 fans, coach Corey Ishigo’s Surfriders (11-4) had already clinched a state-tourney berth. Some players were in tears after the loss.

"Being a senior, I feel I didn’t do enough to help this team. These boys did good," Kanoho said. "We didn’t deserve to lose."

Campbell capitalized on Kailua’s defensive giveaways from the start. Leadoff man Jobe Ibana reached on an error by second baseman Brendan Odo, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Dewayne Sprinkel and scored on a two-out single to center by Villanueva-Hermosura.

The opportunistic Sabers stole six bases, often with runners at the corners.

"Every pitch was working today. Fastball, curveball, change-up, cutter. My curve wasn’t working at first," said Kahaloa, who pitched nine innings for a complete-game 3-2 win over Kaiser just two nights earlier.

Kanoho believes in his team and expects quite a bit at the state tourney.

"Any team is beatable. We’ll look past this game, practice what we need to work on and win states," he said.

At Hans L’Orange Field

Royce Komesu, Noah Ah Yat (3), Kila Thomas (5), Dustin Imanaka (6). Dorrien Villanueva-Hermosura, Ian Kahaloa (6), Keola Himan (7) and Tryzen Patricio. W—Villanueva-Hermosura. L—Komesu.

Leading hitters—Kailua: Peter Kanoho 2-3, triple, run; Jameson White 2-3, triple, run. Campbell: Villanueva-Hermosura 3-4, SB, 2 runs; Zachary Kapihe 2-3, 2 R, RBI, SB.

OIA RED THIRD PLACE

MILILANI 3, ROOSEVELT 0

Kellen Otsu doubled home two runs in the bottom of the sixth to lift the Trojans over the Rough Riders.

At Hans L’Orange Field

Kainalu Pitoy, Brandon Leong (4), Riki Kobayashi (6), and Jonah Sasahara. Micah Chinen, Tyler Kaneshiro (7) and Sean Sonognini.

W—Chinen. L—Pitoy.

Leading hitters—Roos: Nick Matsuoka 2-3. Mil: Kaimana Souza-Paaluhi 2-3; Kellen Otsu 2b, 2 RBIs; Justice Nakagawa 2b.

OIA RED FIFTH PLACE

KAISER 9, AIEA 1

Curt Clivio hit a triple and drove in two runs as the Cougars dominated Na Alii to take fifth.

At Kaiser

Austin Yoshino, Jarin Nakamoto (2), Jobe Kato (6) and Hunter Yara. Michael Austin, Shawn Miyashiro (6) and Kelan Yoshioka.

W—Austin. L—Yoshino.

Leading hitters—Kais: Michael Austin 2-3, RBI; Curt Clivio 3b, 2 RBIs; Jeshua Bitanga 2-4, RBI.

OIA WHITE SEMIFINALS

WAIANAE 13, NANAKULI 2, 5 INN.

Tavita Lalau doubled, tripled and drove in two runs to help the Seariders beat the Golden Hawks.

Waianae will play Radford in Monday’s championship game at Hans L’Orange Park.

Nanakuli plays Waialua in the third-place game with time and site to be determined.

At Waianae

Reggie Enriquez, Shayne Serai (2), Josh Lincoln (3) and Lawrence Tokioka. Jerzey Ramento-Acosta and Darion Domingo.

W—Ramento-Acosta. L—Enriquez.

Leading hitters—Nan: Brayden Ramilia 3b, RBI; Lincoln 2b. Wain: Tavita Lalau 2-4, 2b, 3b, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; Chasetin Nash Santiago 2-2, RBI, 4 runs; Domingo 2-4, 2b, 2 RBIs; Kekoa Kaluhiokalani Jr. 2-3, 2 RBIs, 2 runs.

MIL PLAYOFFS

MAUI 11, KAMEHAMEHA-MAUI 5

Jacob Tiu and Kao Mindoro each drove in two runs to help the Sabers beat the Warriors in an MIL Division I semifinal game. Maui plays Baldwin in the title game.

At Maehara Stadium

Ekolu Watanabe, Kaimi Gilliland (1), Brennon Aloy (5) and Rylie Velez. Callen Beeson, Parker Maxwell (2) and Bryant Nakagawa.

W—Maxwell. L—Watanabe.

Leading hitters—KSM: Cal Alexander 3-4; Kekoa Ostermiller 2-4; Maile Sanitago 2-4, 2 RBIs. MHS: Jacob Tiu 3-4, 2 RBIs; Beeson 3-4, RBI; Kao Mindoro 2-4, 2 RBIs; Chazz Ishikawa 2-3, 2b.

MOLOKAI 11, ST. ANTHONY 0, 5 INN.

David Rapanot went 4-for-4 and pitched a one-hit shutout to lead the Farmers to the MIL Division II title.

At Maehara Stadium

Nick Asuncion, Colby Tam (5) and Colby Tam, Nick Asuncion (5). David Rapanot and Trevor Takata.

W—Rapanot. L—Asuncion.

Leading hitters—Mol: Rapanot 4-4, 2 3b, HR, 4 RBIs; Kahanu Alcon 3-3, 5 RBIs; Koal Kaulia-Makaiwi 2-3, 3b.