Kamehameha put on a solid small-ball and long-ball display Saturday against Punahou.
Dallas Millwood executed a successful squeeze bunt and homered, Kyler Stephens batted 4-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs and Alana Cobb-Adams went 3-for-3 with a triple and four runs scored in the Warriors’ 11-2 victory over the host Buffanblu in an Interscholastic League of Honolulu softball game.
“The bats have been hot and give them all the credit, the hard work they’ve been putting in,” said Kamehameha coach James Millwood, who also is the father of Dallas. “What’s been the difference is being able to play small ball and score runs when we have runners in scoring position.”
Rayla Jacobs-Kea pitched a five-hitter with four strikeouts for the No. 3 Warriors (7-1-1). She struggled with her control, walking five batters and hitting two.
“She’s just been so valuable to us,” James Millwood said. “Just a real gutty performance. She kept the batters off-balance and it really helped us because our defense has been real solid.”
Kamehameha executed the squeeze, had two bunt hits, drew nine walks, stole five bases and benefited from five wild pitches.
“They hit the ball, they ran on us and did the things good teams do,” Punahou coach Bob Makahilahila said. “Hat’s off to them, that’s why they’re Kamehameha.”
Stephens’ solo homer to left in the third inning made it 4-0. The junior singled in the first, sixth and seventh and was hit by a pitch in the fourth.
“I was looking for it inside and that’s exactly what she gave me,” said Stephens of the homer.
Dallas Millwood squeezed in Tausani Tavale in the fourth, then belted a two-run shot to center in the sixth, which made it 8-2.
“It’s kind of fun because people don’t expect a power hitter to be able to bunt,” said Dallas Millwood, a junior.
The Buffanblu (4-4), ranked No. 6, scored single runs in the fourth and fifth, but also left the bases loaded in those innings. They also wasted a lead-off double in the sixth.
“Offensively so far this year we’ve been pretty good, but we needed a key hit today and that’s what we didn’t get,” Makahilahila said.
Jacobs-Kea, a senior, scraped her left elbow and had a tear in her pants after sliding into third base in the fifth. She put a bandage on the elbow and continued to pitch effectively.
“It helped a lot, knowing my defense had my back. I just had to put it in play for them,” Jacobs-Kea said.
Punahou is 1-3 in league play since finishing fourth out of 20 teams at the Desert Mountain Tournament in Horizon Park, Ariz.
“We just got back from the mainland and it’s just a different team,” said Makahilahila, who coached previously at Kamehameha. “I don’t know if it’s because they all know each other and stuff, but up there we were playing against teams we didn’t know and we played like Kamehameha did today. We come home and I don’t know what it is. I don’t know if it’s the Kamehameha mystique.”
ILH softball
No. 3 Kamehameha 11, No. 6 Punahou 2
At Punahou
KS (7-1-1) 121 203 2 — 11 14 0
Punahou (4-4) 000 110 0 — 2 5 2
Rayla Jacobs-Kea and Kyler Stephens. Briahni Alejo, Briahni Alejo (4), Kennedy Ishii (7) and Janell Sato. W—Jacobs-Kea. L—Alejo.
Leading hitters—KS: Tausani Tavale 2-5, 2b, 2 runs; Alana Cobb-Adams 3-3, 3b, 4 runs; Dallas Millwood 1-3, HR, 2 runs, 4 RBIs; Stephens 4-4, HR, 2 RBIs; Kaili Castillo 2-3, 2b. Pun: Kawai Mielke 2-3, 2b.
No. 3 ‘Iolani 20, Mid-Pacific 4, 5 inn.
At Mid-Pacific
‘Iolani (6-2-1) 019 28 — 20 17 0
Mid-Pacific (0-8) 011 20 — 4 8 4
Ailea Agbayani, Marcee Nakamura (2) and Kai Barrett. Kaalea Hanawahine, Michaela Fonoti (3) and Lia Nakamoto. W—Nakamura. L—Hanawahine.
Leading hitters—‘Iol: Macy Uehara 4-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Agbayani HR, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Barrett 2-3, 2b, 2 RBIs; Kennedy Lopes 2-4, 3 runs; Ashlyn Okamoto 2 RBIs; Nakamura 2b, 4 RBIs; Marley Dyer 2-4, 2 runs; Molly Ikeda 3-3, 2 2bs, 3 runs, 3 RBIs. MPI: Beyli Correa 2-4, HR, 2 RBIs; Caitlin Taga 2-3, 2b; Hanawahine 2b.
OIA West softball
No. 5 Mililani 8, Waianae 2
At Waianae
Mililani (7-2) 020 022 2 — 8 9 0
Waianae (0-8) 200 000 0 — 2 5 3
Misha Carreira and Markie Okamoto. Hepua Tambaoan, Lena Kotrys (6), Kayla Hensley (7) and Tyra Pai. W—Carreira. L—Tambaoan.
Leading hitters—Mil: Tracie Okumura 2-3, 2b, HR, 2 runs, 3 RBIs; Taylor Schmerbauch 2-3, 3b, 2 RBIs; Okamoto 2b; Katie Carlos 2b; Merilis Rivera 2b. Wain: Pai 2-3, 2b; Paiaala Wilcox-Molina 2 RBIs.
OIA East softball
Roosevelt 17, Moanalua 5
At Central Oahu Regional Park
Roosevelt (7-2) 242 024 3 — 17 19 3
Moanalua (6-2-1) 040 100 0 — 5 7 8
Jaeda Cabunoc and Hayley Uetake. Jada Young, Mari Kimoto (4) and Raven Rosa-Lasco. W—Cabunoc. L—Young.
Leading hitters—Roos: Maya Nakamura 5-6, 4 runs, 2 RBIs; Kylie Kawamura 3-5, 2b, 2 runs, 3 RBIs; Danica Stewart 2-4; Cabunoc 3-4, 3b, 2 RBIs; Uetake 2-3, 3 runs; Mari Foster 2-5, 2 runs; Hoku Ching 2-4, 2b, 3 runs, 2 RBIs. Moan: Summer Kamioka 2b; Rheyl Arakawa-Lee 2 RBIs; Shanelle Lum 2b, 2 RBIs.
OIA Division II softball
Radford 15, McKinley 9
At McKinley
Radford (4-2) 000 361 5 — 15 16 3
McKinley (2-5) 230 030 1 — 9 8 5
Cici Farias, Abby Wilson (3) and Mahea Hetrick. Madison Cristobal and Gabrielle Viramontes. W—Wilson. L—Cristobal.
Leading hitters—Rad: Wilson 2-5, 2 runs; Farias 3-5, 3 runs, 2 RBIs; Selina Tavarez 3-5, 2 2bs, 3 RBIs; Baileigh Susak 3-4, 2 runs; Sierra Burton 2 runs; Brittany Lukins 2-2, 2 runs; Alina Nashion 2 RBIs. McK: Cristobal 2b, 2 runs; Pamela Espinda 2 RBIs; Kanoelehua Costorio-Meyer 2 runs; Sinaia Kuka 2-4, 2b, 2 runs, 2 RBIs.
Kalani 5, Kaimuki 2; Kalani 8, Kaimuki 7
At Kaimuki
Game 1
Kalani (4-1) 101 300 0 — 5 8 0
Kaimuki (4-2) 000 020 0 — 2 4 4
Cherise Horita and Jazlyn Furuya. Mele Loo-Godinet, Dacyleen Amond (2) and Trinity Inouye. W—Horita. L—Loo-Godinet.
Leading hitters—Kaln: Shandi Matsumoto 3-5, 2b; Horita 2 runs; Toni-lynn Ibara 2-3, 2b, 2 RBIs; Chelsie Nakamura 2b, 2 RBIs. Kaim: Loo-Godinet HR, 2 RBIs; Keihara Henry 2b.
Game 2
Kaimuki (5-1) 011 032 0 — 7 7 0
Kalani (4-3) 000 260 x — 8 11 0
Dacyleen Amond and Trinity Inouye. Toni-lynn Ibara, Cherise Horita (5) and Kylie Pagud, Jazlyn Furuya (5), Pagud (7). W—Horita. L—Amond.
Leading hitters—Kaim: Amond HR, 3 runs; Sonia Palik 2-3, 2b; Keihara Henry 2-4, 2b, 2 RBIs. Kaln: Furuya 3-4, 2 2bs, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Shandi Matsumoto 3-5, 2b, 3b, 3 RBIs.
Also
Kahuku 8, Waipahu 7
