Baseball

I like daytime baseball, but night-time games here at Les Murakami are beautiful, too. ‘Iolani and Punahou are squaring off in the second game of an ILH twinbill. First inning The Raiders strike in the top of the first with two runs off Punahou southpaw Michael Viola. Austin Jim On led off with a single and later came home on Pikai Winchester’s single to right. Impressive at-bat by Winchester, who battled back from a two-strike out and fouled off three […]

Sunny, blue skies here at Les Murakami Stadium for this showdown of Kamehameha and Mid-Pacific, two teams tied for the lead in the ILH baseball standings at 5-1. The scent of burnt foliage and the sound of whirring helicopter propellers is upon us. Firefighters are still working on the brush fire that has again scorched part of nearby Waahila Ridge. KS has Ladd Ah Choy on the mound. MPI has Grant Doi. Both are right-handed seniors. First inning The Owls […]

The light drizzle has returned to Les Murakami Stadium for the nightcap, a matchup of powerhouses No. 2 Mid-Pacific (4-1) and No. 7 Saint Louis (2-4). Aces Chase Wago (MPI) and Pono Anderson (STL) on the mound. First inning Alex Oley reaches base on an error (shortstop), but Anderson retires the next two batters to end the threat. Wago sets the Crusaders down in order. Second inning Three up, three down for both pitchers in a quiet second. Third inning […]

It’s a cool, overcast afternoon at Les Murakami Stadium. Fourth-ranked Kamehameha is the visitor and Punahou is the home team. The game is underway with nice work from the UH field maintenance crew, who kept the mound nice and dry on this drizzy day. The ILH is in the midst of three playing dates here at one of the nation’s most beautiful college stadiums. Life is good. Punahou’s Noah Goss on the mound. His counterpart is Chase Miyasato, a sophomore. […]

I‘m taking a break from the college scene to watch some high school baseball. ILH doubleheader at Les Murakami Stadium tonight beginning with No. 7 Saint Louis (2-3) against Punahou (1-4). Both teams in need of a win. Buffanblu got their only win of the ILH season so far against the Crusaders, a wild 13-11 affair. No. 4 Kamehameha vs. No. 9 ‘Iolani TOP 1: Nice 15-pitch first inning for ‘Iolani starter Bronson Ichimura, who strikes out two looking on […]

On the field, the McKinley baseball team is taking its lumps, but that’s OK because it’s a valuable experience for many first-time baseball players. “We’re struggling, but every day we’re getting better,” coach Kyle Kurahashi-Takenaka said. “It’s a learning process. About half of our roster has never played before or haven’t played since they were very young.” The Tigers lost their opener 21-2 to Farrington and then suffered a 40-0 defeat to Aiea. Despite the big loss, Kurahashi-Takenaka said, “None […]