Teao Buehler struck out 10 batters in a complete-game, four-hitter as Kealakehe’s baseball team snapped Konawaena’s 19-game Big Island Interscholastic Federation winning streak with an 8-2 victory Saturday at Kealakehe. Teao Buehler struck out 10 batters in a complete-game, four-hitter
Teao Buehler struck out 10 batters in a complete-game, four-hitter as Kealakehe’s baseball team snapped Konawaena’s 19-game Big Island Interscholastic Federation winning streak with an 8-2 victory Saturday at Kealakehe.
Buehler, a junior, walked five batters in a 127-pitch outing.
The Wildcats, who went undefeated on the way to their first BIIF baseball championship since 1972 last season, hadn’t lost a league contest since falling to Kamehameha-Hawaii 10-9 in the 2010 BIIF Division II final.
“He was throwing us off with his slider,” Konawaena manager Lloyd Fujino said. “But he was throwing hard, too.”
Austin Galigo went 3-for-4, and Pohaku Dela Cruz was 2-for-3 for the Waveriders (5-7). Both drove in two runs.
Lennox Costales was 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Freshman Shelton Grace, who relieved junior Domonic Morris in the third inning, took the loss for Konawaena (9-1).
A Wildcats team that lost leadoff hitter Race Gustafson to a hamstring injury early in the season got thinner before the team faced the Waveriders.
Both Kileona Manzano and Sage Aoki will miss the rest of the season because of what Fujino called “disciplinary reasons.”
Manzano, a slugging left fielder, was hitting over .500 out of the cleanup spot this season.
Fujino said only three players — Makana Canda (third base), Evyn Yamaguchi (catcher) and Vinny Chang (first base) — were playing in their regular positions Saturday.
“For the boys, I told them maybe it might be a good loss,” Fujino said. “Now they know what it feels like to lose and that they can practice harder to get in the groove.”
Konawaena 010 001 0 — 2 4 2
Kealakehe 002 402 x — 8 8 2
c Hawaii Prep 10, Kohala 0: Kai Fink struck out six batters and walked just two in a a one-hit shutout for host Ka Makani, which improved to 6-5.
Sophomore Casey Stevens ended Fink’s no-hit bid with a double in the fifth inning.
Fink, a senior, also had two hits for HPA. Sophomore Ian Rice highlighted a six-run fifth inning with a two-run single, and senior Jayse Bannister had an RBI double in the first inning.
Senior Kia Aveiro-Kalaniopio, who pitched 4 1/3 innings, took the loss for the Cowboys (0-10).
HPA 121 06 — 10 8 0
Kohala 000 00 — 0 1 6
c Waiakea 11, Kamehameha-Hawaii 4: It was perfection at the plate for Kodi and Korin Medeiros, Waiakea’s duo of slugging brothers.
They combined for seven hits and seven RBIs, and Waiakea outslugged and outlasted visiting Kamehameha.
Kodi, a sophomore pitcher/outfielder, batted 4-for-4 with four RBIs. Korin, a senior third baseman who bats ahead of Kodi in the No. 3 hole, was 3-for-3 with three RBIs.
Quintin Torres-Costa, Kean Wong and Tyler Ishimoto added two hits each for the home Warriors, who left just two runners on base — a good sign they cleaned up at the dish.
KS-Hawaii 003 010 0 — 4 8 3
Waiakea 403 202 x — 11 12 0
c Hilo 5, Keaau 2: Kian Kurokawa pitched four scoreless innings, and the Vikings made the most of their four hits to improve to 10-3. The junior right-hander allowed three hits and one walk, and struck out four.
Chayce Kaaua batted 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored two runs, and Keenan Nishioka was 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Hilo 203 000 0 — 5 4 2
Keaau 000 010 0 — 2 6 2
c Pahoa at Ka‘u: The Trojans (2-11) had to forfeit the game because they did not have enough players. The Daggers (1-12) picked up their first victory of the year.
Stephens Media’s Kevin Jakahi contributed to this report.
