The roller coaster ride of ILH baseball was merciful for the Kamehameha Warriors.
Despite a stunning loss to No. 7 Maryknoll, the Warriors remain atop the Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10 on Monday. Kamehameha (10-1, 6-1 ILH) collected seven of 14 first-place votes from coaches and media.
Saint Louis (14-1-1, 6-1-1 ILH) won all three of its games last week, including nail-biters over Mid-Pacific and Punahou, but finished with one point less than Kamehameha in the voting. The Crusaders garnered six first-place votes to remain at No. 2.
Baldwin vaulted two notches higher to No. 3 after sweeping King Kekaulike in three matchups last week. The Bears are 3-0 in MIL play (5-2 overall).
Maryknoll, which stirred the pot last Tuesday with the 12-2 win over Kamehameha, moved up slightly and is tied at No. 6 with Waiakea. The Spartans followed their historic win over the Warriors with a 4-0 loss to Punahou before defeating Damien to close the week.
Maui entered the Top 10 at No. 10 after sweeping Lahainaluna.
Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10
Mar. 28, 2022
Rank School (1st) Pts LW
1. Kamehameha (7) (10-1, 6-1 ILH) 130 1
> lost to No. 7 Maryknoll 12-2, Tuesday
> def. Pac-Five 8-6, Thursday
2. Saint Louis (6) (14-1-1, 6-1-1 ILH) 129 2
> def. Pac-Five 8-4, Tuesday
> won at No. 4 Mid-Pacific 2-1, Thursday
> def. No. 3 Punahou 3-2, Saturday
3. Baldwin (5-2, 3-0 MIL) 100 5
> def. King Kekaulike 15-6, Tuesday
> def. King Kekaulike 5-0, Friday
> def. King Kekaulike 9-1, Saturday
4. Mid-Pacific (11-4, 5-3 ILH) 86 4
> def. Damien 15-1, 5 inn., Tuesday
> lost to No. 2 Saint Louis 2-1, Thursday
> def. Pac-Five 17-1, 5 inn., Saturday
5. Punahou (7-5-1, 4-4 ILH) 80 3
> lost at ‘Iolani 3-1, Tuesday
> def. No. 7 Maryknoll 4-0, Thursday
> lost to No. 2 Saint Louis 3-2, Saturday
6. (tie) Waiakea (1) (3-0 BIIF) 69 9
> def. No. 8 Hilo 9-7, 8 inn., Wednesday
6. (tie) Maryknoll (7-3-1, 5-2-1 ILH) 69 7
> def. No. 1 Kamehameha 12-2, Tuesday
> lost to No. 3 Punahou 4-0, Thursday
> def. Damien 6-1, Saturday
8. Pearl City (4-1 OIA West) 38 6
> def. No. 10 Campbell 3-1, Wednesday
> lost to Leilehua 7-6, Saturday
9. (tie) Hilo (2-1 BIIF) 15 8
> lost to No. 9 Waiakea 9-7, 8 inn., Wednesday
9. (tie) Maui (5-4-1, 5-1 MIL) 15 NR
> def. Lahainaluna 7-0, Tuesday
> def. Lahainaluna 9-2, Friday
> def. Lahainaluna 3-2, 8 inn., Saturday
No longer in Top 10: Campbell (No. 10).
Also receiving votes: ‘Iolani 14, Kailua 10, Roosevelt 7, Mililani 3, Campbell 2, KS-Maui 2, Kalani 1.
Might be better for Kamehameha to be out of the top spot. Every time the announcement comes out that they are number 1 team, they lose the next day. Maybe better to sneak in at the end. In other words, watch out for MPI.