Ace Elisa Favela scattered six hits and Darien Robinson walloped a three-run homer in the third inning as Campbell defeated Leilehua 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon in the Division I opening round of the DataHouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships.

Favela struck out seven and walked one in a steady performance.

“I just had to find my groove. My fastballs were good, but everything else I tried to work on,” she said. “I’m really excited. I think we can make it all the way.”

Coach Shag Hermosura’s Sabers (14-2), the OIA runner-up, will meet Maui Interscholastic League champion Baldwin in a 1 p.m. quarterfinal matchup Wednesday. Leilehua (6-11), the sixth-place team from the OIA, has a consolation game Wednesday, 11 a.m.

A small, but spirited crowd at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium saw the Mules take an early lead on a solo home run by Reilyenne Nahulu, the second batter in the lineup. Her homer, lifted by a strong breeze blowing from right to left, didn’t get the Sabers down.

“I didn’t expect her to hit it out there,” Favela said. “My team told me to keep my head up, there’s a lot of innings to play, to keep fighting.”

Campbell responded with a run in the bottom of the first. Leilehua pitcher Chasity Stalcup had control problems early. After walking Cydney Curran and giving up a single to Nashlynn Anguay, she surrendered a single to center by her counterpart, Favela. Curran scored from second on the play to tie the game at 1.

The damage could’ve been worse, but Favela was thrown out attempting to advance to second on the play, and Stalcup retired the next batter for the third out.

The Sabers broke the game open in the third frame with four runs — only one of them earned. A throwing error by Mules shortstop Brandi Leong on a play at second gave Campbell a valuable extra out. Anguay scored from second on a single to center by Sierra Mariano for a 2-1 lead.

Moments after a conference at the mound by the Mules, Robinson went after an 0-1 fastball and sent a towering shot over the left-field fence 200 feet away.

“I was just trying to get a base hit. That’s what our coaches preach at practice, get the ball on the ground,” the junior third baseman said. “As soon as the ball meets the bat, you know.”

That pushed Campbell’s lead to 5-1 and Favela, by then, was in her groove. She struck out the side in the top of the fourth and benefited from a baserunning boo-boo by the Mules in the fifth.

Leilehua had runners at third and second with one out when Nahulu’s soft grounder was fielded by Caragh Morris halfway up the line. Morris tagged out Nahulu, then made the throw that led to a rundown and tag-out of Staisa Micky between third and home, ending the threat.

Campbell added an insurance run in the fifth. Mariano singled to right, kept going on to second on an overthrow to first by the right fielder, and scored on a single to center by Morris.

In all, Leilehua committed five errors. It was the fourth meeting between the teams. The Sabers won each time.

“I’m proud of these girls. They never gave up, just believing that they can hit and field with anybody,” Mules coach Stacy Araki said. “Campbell is a tough team.”

At RWSS

Chasity Stalcup and Staisa Micky. Elisa Favela and Kiana Ulufale. W—Favela. L—Stalcup.

Leading hitters—Lei: Chelsea Lobitos 3-4, double; Reilyenne Nahulu 1-3, HR, RBI, run; Tiana Cantero-Kawelo 1-3; Mahealani Calizo 1-2; Shanaye Mattson 2-3, 2 doubles. Cam: Nashlynn Anguay 3-4, run; Favela 1-4, RBI; Sierra Mariano 2-3, 2 runs, RBI; Caragh Morris 1-3, run; Darien Robinson 1-2, HR, 3 RBIs, run.

Kapolei 3, Lahainaluna 0

Sadie Kapaku-You hurled a two-hitter as the Hurricanes (9-8), the OIA’s fifth-place team, stifled the MIL runner-up.

Prestyne Kaimi-Montira and Sala Pedebone crushed solo home runs in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively, as Kapaku-You outdueled Taylor Asio.

Asio struck out nine and walked one in the loss. It was a pitchers’ duel early on until a throwing error allowed Kapolei to score the game’s first run in the fourth inning.

Kapolei will face OIA champ Mililani in a 5 p.m. game Wednesday. Lahainaluna (11-4) will play a consolation game at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

At RWSS

Taylor Asio and Mele Pasikala. Sadie Kapaku-You and Prestyne Kaimi-Montira. W—Kapaku-You. L—Asio.

Leading hitters—Lah: Ariana Badua 1-3, Asti Archangel 1-2. Kap: Shaycelynn Ho‘ohuli 1-3; Sala Pedebone 2-3, HR, double, RBI, 2 runs; Kayla Higa 1-3; Kaimi-Montira 1-3, HR, RBI, run; Raina McKean 1-2; Kamrynmae Kanae 1-2.

Kaiser 9, Keaau 1

Juniors Seli Aholelei and Crystal Ching-Lake combined on a one-hitter as the OIA’s third-place Cougars overpowered the BIIF’s runner-up Cougars.

Aholelei struck out 10 and walked two in 4 innings of work, and she also socked a solo home run in the sixth inning. Ching-Lake, who began the game in left field, struck out six in three innings of relief.

Kayla Russell’s three-run homer sparked a five-run outburst by Kaiser in the third inning against Kilohi Kamakea-Wong.

At RWSS

Kilohi Kamakea-Wong and Kanoe Maka. Seli Aholelei, Crystal Ching-Lake (5) and Tiana Ching-Lake. W—Aholelei. L—Ching-Lake.

Leading hitters—Keaau: Rylann Hacoda 1-3. Kaiser: Aholelei 2-4, HR, 2 runs, RBI; Elyse Tsutsui 2-3, 2 runs; Rainelle Matsuoka 2-4, run; Marissa Oda 1-3, run; Tiana Ching-Lake 1-3, double, RBI, run; Kayla Russell 2-3, HR, 4 RBIs, run; Kai Hasegawa 1-3.

Maryknoll 8, Pearl City 3

Shearyna Labasan had two hits and two RBIs in a six-run first inning and went the distance on the mound, striking out four and walking five, for the Spartans.

Kanoe Tanigawa, Tamia Hirano and Kamalei Labasan had consecutive run-scoring singles during the big first inning for Maryknoll (15-2-1), the ILH runner-up.

Tyanna Ka‘aiali‘i went 52⁄3 innings for Pearl City (11-6), the OIA’s third-place team. Hailey-Alexis Yamaguchi led the Chargers at the plate with two RBIs.

At RWSS

Tyanna Ka‘aiali‘i, Kristin Frost (6) and Hope Casarez. Shearyna Labasan and Nohealani Hee. W—Labasan. L—Ka‘aiali‘i.

Leading hitters—PC: Hope Casarez 1-3; Hailey-Alexis Yamaguchi 2-3, double, 2 RBIs; Taylyn Kimura 2-3. Maryknoll: S. Labasan 2-4, 2 RBIs; Hee 2-3, 2 runs; Mylee Enos 2-2, 2 runs; Kanoe Tanigawa 1-4, RBI, run, SB; Tamia Hirano 2-3, double, RBI; Kamalei Labasan 2-3, RBI, run.