The Lady Chargers defeated Kapolei 6-1 on Wednesday in the first round of the HHSAA Data House State Division I Softball Championships at Rainbow Wahine Stadium. It was the fourth meeting between the two schools in 2017 with the Lady Chargers sweeping the Lady Hurricanes 4-0 in both the regular season and post-season play.
The Lady Chargers advanced to play Maui Interscholastic League Champion and #3 seed Lahainaluna today at Rainbow Wahine Stadium.
Tyanna PB Kaaialii earned the win improving to 12-3 in 2017 for the Lady Chargers. Kaaialii pitched seven complete innings allowing one run on four hits with four strikeouts and four walks.
Sadie Kapaku-You pitched seven complete innings for the Lady Hurricanes allowing six runs on nine hits with one strikeout and one walk.
The Lady Chargers got on the scoreboard early scoring Jaeda Mcfarland in the top of the first inning. The Lady Chargers platted two more runs in the top of the fifth inning on a 2-RBI double by Jaeda McFarland that put the Lady Chargers up 3-0. Kapolei got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth inning on Ciena Kauhi's RBI triple to centerfield that scored Elora Tonaki. The Lady Chargers broke the game open in the top of the seventh inning scoring three runs on four hits to take a 6-1 lead.
GO LADY CHARGERS!
@ Rainbow Wahine Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Pearl City (12-3)' 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 9 0
Kapoeli (5-12) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 3
Leading Hitters
Pearl City – Kylie Tasaki, 1-4, 2 runs; Jaeda McFarland 1-2, 2 RBI, run; Darian Obara 2-4, RBI, run; Tyanna Kaaialii 1-4, RBI; Noel Saunders 1-4, RBI; Cheyne Obara 2-4; Taylor Shigeta 1-3, run
Kapolei – Ciena Kauhi 1-2, RBI; Kiley Ozaki 2-3; Taturm Guzman 1-3
Wednesday, May 3 First Round Results:
@ Rainbow Wahine Stadium
Maui 6 Leillehua 5 ( 8 innings)
Campbell 8 Kealakehe 0
KS-Kapalama 2 Roosevelt 1
Pearl City 6 Kapolei 1
Thursday, May 4 Quarterfinal Match-ups:
@ Rainbow Wahine Stadium
#3 Laihainaluna vs. Pearl City 12:00pm
#4 Waiakea vs. KS-Kapalama 2:15pm
#1 Mililani vs. Maui 4:30pm
#2 Maryknoll vs. Campbell 7:00pm
Thursday, May 4 Consolation Semifinal:
@ Rainbow Wahine Stadium
Leilehua vs. Roosevelt 10:00am
