Waiakea ace Quintin Torres-Costa has a pretty good grasp of his pitching arsenal, knowing when his mechanics are in working order.
Waiakea ace Quintin Torres-Costa has a pretty good grasp of his pitching arsenal, knowing when his mechanics are in working order.
He was nearly flawless and fired a one-hitter to lift the Warriors over Hilo 6-0 in a Big Island Interscholastic Federation baseball game Thursday night at Wong Stadium. The senior left-hander flirted with his first seven-inning no-hitter, allowing a seeing-eye single to Keenan Nishioka, who sneaked a grounder past the shortstop hole in the second inning.
Torres-Costa walked just one, hit two batters and struck out eight. The Warriors made two inconsequential errors and he stranded six runners.
In his last start, he threw a five-inning 10-0 no-hitter against Keaau. He struck out 10 and walked one, missing out on a perfect game.
The rubber match between the two was meaningless in the standings. Waiakea (15-0) has already locked down East Hawaii’s No. 1 seed, and Hilo (11-4) the East No. 2 seed for the four-team BIIF Division I tournament, which starts next Friday at Wong Stadium.
Waiakea will play East No. 3 Keaau (5-9), and Hilo will face West No. 1 seed Kealakehe (4-7) in the semifinals. The BIIF champion will earn the league’s lone berth in the Division I state tournament. The BIIF runner-up will have a state play-in game.
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