It didn’t matter who came up to the plate. Just about everyone wearing a Moanalua softball uniform found a way to do some damage Wednesday at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. It didn’t matter who came up to the plate. Just
It didn’t matter who came up to the plate. Just about everyone wearing a Moanalua softball uniform found a way to do some damage Wednesday at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.
Makamae Kaleikini and Cyanne Fernandez both went 3-for-4 with three RBIs for Na Menehune, who piled up 22 hits in beating Hilo 19-0 in the Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division I state quarterfinals.
With the victory, Oahu Interscholastic Association No. 6 seed Moanalua (15-2) advanced to today’s state semifinals, where they will play Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion Kamehameha-Oahu (15-2) at 7 p.m.
The two-time defending BIIF champion Vikings (15-3) will take on OIA No. 3 seed Leilehua (10-8) at 1 p.m. today in a fifth-place bracket semifinal.
Hilo had difficulty recording a single out against Na Menehune in a contest that ended after five innings because of the state’s 10-run mercy rule.
Moanalua scored nine runs on nine hits in the third inning to take a commanding 11-0 lead. In the inning, Kaleikini roped a two-run double while Kiana Mattos-Felicilda and Caitlyn Ramiscal each had two-run singles.
Mattos-Felicilda finished 3-for-3 with two RBIs while Chrissi Omalza and Leisha Yamaguchi both went 3-for-4 for Na Menehune. Miki Sylva added a three-run homer as each of the 12 Moanalua batters who made plate appearances reached base. Ten of them scored runs.
In the circle, Fernandez (2 2/3 innings), Yamaguchi and Ariel Ajimura combined on a two-hit shutout.
The Vikings’ Aliesa Kaneshiro had a two-out single in the first inning to load the bases, but Fernandez struck out Shalyn Guthier to end the inning.
Seini Nau added a leadoff single in the fourth inning.
Kaneshiro went the distance in the circle. She struck out three and walked seven.
Moanalua 209 62 — 19 22 0
Hilo 000 00 — 0 2 1
