St. Francis, which will close at the end of the school year, is going out a winner in softball.

Sierrah Kupihea pitched a three-hitter with one walk and 14 strikeouts and Jordyn Lono hit a two-run homer as fourth-seeded St. Francis beat Kohala 4-1 in the final of the HHSAA Division II Softball Championship on Saturday at Maui High’s Patsy Mink Field.

The Saints (15-4) also won D-II titles in 2005 and last year.

In Saint Francis’ first inning, Kawena Kalani hit a one-out single, stole second, advanced to third on a passed ball and scored on Kaena Keliinoi’s sacrifice fly.

Kupihea struck out the first eight batters she faced and retired 11 in a row before the Cowgirls (14-7) tied it in the top of the fourth inning on Mikayla Kekoa’s two-out home run.

The Saints retook the lead on Aulani Garcia’s RBI double in the fifth. Kupihea was hit by a pitch with one out and was replaced by courtesy runner Reyah Cheek. Kylee Bednar bunted Cheek to second and Garcia followed with a hit to right-center to score Cheek.

Kohala loaded the bases with one out in the top of the sixth, but a double play ended the threat.

St. Francis pulled away in the sixth when Shaylann Marie Grace hit a one-out double and Lono followed with a shot to left field to give the Saints a three-run cushion.

Kupihea retired Kohala in order in the seventh, ending the game with her final strikeout.

Kekoa went the distance in the circle for Kohala and pitched a four-hitter with three strikeouts. One of the runs against her was unearned.

St. Francis also beat Radford 12-1 and top-seeded Kamehameha-Hawaii 7-1 in the tournament.

Kupihea earned pitching win in all three of the Saints’ victories and finished the tournament with 31 strikeouts in 18 innings.