There aren’t a lot of routine wins at this point of the high school softball season.
OIA champion and No. 1 seed Mililani survived some tense moments late to pull out a 7-6 victory over Maui to advance to the Division I semifinals of the Datahouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships on Thursday night at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
Merilis Rivera finished a triple shy of the cycle with three runs and two RBIs and Shannon Pascua-Stanton went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs for the Trojans (13-3), who led 7-3 in the top of the seventh inning.
Maui (11-6) took advantage of three walks and an error in the seventh to score three runs and put the tying run on third base and winning run on second.
Mililani starter Misha Carreira, who struck out seven but also walked seven in the complete-game win, got a pop fly to shallow left to end it.
“I don’t know what happened,” Mililani coach Rose Antonio said. “Maybe a little drizzle here or drizzle there, maybe some nerves, I don’t know but I’m really glad we came out of it.”
Destiny Cornelio hit a solo homer for the Sabers and Kaupe finished with three walks, two runs scored and an RBI.
HHSAA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT, QUARTERFINALS
Pearl City 6, Lahainaluna 1
at RWSS
Pearl City (13-3) 000 600 0 — 6 10 3
Lahaina (12-3) 100 000 0 — 1 4 0
Tyanna Kaaialii and Hailey Yamaguchi. Taylor Asio and Braylee Tovio-Asato. W—Kaaialii. L—Asio.
Leading Hitters—PC: Darian Obara 2-2; Yamaguchi 2-3, 2 RBIs; Saunders 2-4.
Campbell 11, Maryknoll 2
Cieana Curran hit two home runs and Chloe Domingo added another as the Sabers made the Spartans pay for intentionally walking Jocelyn Alo four times.
at RWSS
Campbell (14-4) 040 500 2 — 11 9 1
Maryknoll (11-6) 000 000 2 — 2 3 2
Danielle Cervantes and Jocelyn Alo. Kahilu McNicoll and Baylie Kahele W—Cervantes. L—Hahele.
Leading Hitters—Camp: Chloe Domingo 3-5, 3 RBIs; Anastasia Iosia 2-4, 3 R, RBI; Cieana Curran 2-3, 3 R, 3 RBI. Mkn: Raynna Mekaru 1-1, HR, 2 RBI.
Kamehameha 9, Waiakea 3
Maiah Motta led off the top of the sixth inning with a solo homer as Kamehameha beat Waiakea.
at RWSS
KSK (12-3-1) 200 106 0 — 9 16 1
Waiakea (17-1 ) 003 000 0 — 3 3 5
Reese Mokuau and Kyler Stephens. Halee Sweat, Kelsie Imai (7) and Johnacy Mackwelung. W—Mokuau. L—Sweat.
Leading hitters—KSK: Tausani Tavale 3-5, run, RBI; Alana Cobb-Adams 1-5, 2 runs, RBI; Dallas Millwood 3-4, 2b, run, RBI; Dee Castillo-Hopu 2-5, run, RBI; Maiah Motta 3-3, 2b, HR, 2 RBIs; Laakea Bertulfo 2b; Gabrielle Tyrell 2b, run. Waik: Skylar Thomas 3b, 3 RBIs.
Mililani 7, Maui 6
at RWSS
Maui (11-6) 100 011 3 — 6 4 2
Mililani (13-3) 204 100 x — 7 13 1
Cira Bartolotti and Nicole Nakanishi. Misha Carreira and Markie Okamoto. W—Carreira. L—Bartolotti.
Leading hitters—Maui: Nawai Kaupe 2 runs, 2 bb; Melia Paet 2-3, RBI; Kaimi Lay-Fuentes 2b, RBI; Destiny Cornelio HR. Mililani: Tarah Aniya 3b, run; Maya Yoshiura 2b, run, RBI; Merilis Rivera 3-4, 2b, HR, 3 runs, 2 RBIs; Shannon Pascua-Stanton 3-4, 3b, run, 2 RBIs; Maya Saneishi 2b, RBI.
Maryknoll vs. Campbell, 7 p.m.
at RWSS
Consolation
Leilehua 8, Roosevelt 0
HHSAA DIVISION II TOURNAMENT, QUARTERFINALS
Kapaa 11, Radford 1, 6 inn.
at McKinley
Radford (9-6) 000 100 — 1 5 7
Kapaa (12-1) 260 012 — 11 11 0
Abigail Wilson and Alden Steyaert, Mahealani Hetrick (3). Kailey Rivera, Leipua Kaui (4) and Sabrina Telles-Kelekoma. W—Rivera. L—Wilson.
Leading Hitters—Rad: Punipuao Seei 2-3. Kapaa: Kaui 3-4, 3 runs; Tyra Alao 3-3, 4 RBI.
Kamehameha-Hawaii 13, Waipahu 3, 6 inn.
at McKinley
Waipahu (6-8) 200 010 — 3 4 4
KSH (17-5) 631 012 — 13 9 2
Donna Samuelu, Grace Kaopua and Cierra Colombini. Brooke Baptiste and Kawai Kauahi-Raquel. W—Baptiste. L—Samuelu.
Leading Hitters—Waip: Kaopua 2-3, 2 RBI. KSH: Xandra-Li Helenihi 2-2, 2 runs; Kiarra Lincoln 3 runs; Jessica Cameros 2 runs; Taylor Sullivan 2-4; Elexis Emmsley 2 runs.
St. Francis 11, Molokai 1
at McKinley
St. Francis (9-5) 035 003 0 — 11 14 2
Molokai (8-1) 100 000 x — 1 5 2
Kailee Mahelona, Sierrah Kupihea (5) and Kalyn Higa. Cahlvrie Horner and Cami Horner. W—Mahelona. L—Cah. Horner.
Leading Hitters—St.F: Hailey Matsumura 2 runs, 2 RBI; Joerdan Lovell 2-3, 2 RBI; Ka’ena Keliinoi 3-4, 3 runs; Kenna Santos 2-2.
Aiea 7, Kohala 3
at McKinley
Kohala (13-7) 000 100 2 — 3 3 0
Aiea (13-0) 300 400 x — 7 13 3
Jurnee Keawe, Symphony Kauanoe (6) and Patricia Yamura. Pomai Tuli, Chantelle Shimabukuru (7) and Testimoni Tavale. W—Tuli. L—Keawe.
Leading hitters—Aiea: Shimabukuru 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Tuli 2-3; Tavale 2-3, 2 RBI; Jeanah Padasdao 2-3; Trinity Atuatasi 2-2, 2 RBI.
Consolation
Konawaena 8, Lanai 3
