Baseball
Hometown Baldwin to fend off OIA West


Hometown favorite Baldwin's win over Waipahu denied an all-Oahu Interscholastic Association Western Division semifinals of the Wally Yonamine Foundation Division I baseball tournament at Maui's Iron Maehara Stadium.

The Bears, second in the Hawaiian Electric Power Rankings, figure to be favorites the rest of the tournament having expended only one starting pitcher to date. The No. 2 seed did not play until Thursday's quarterfinals. The three others in the semifinals – all from the OIA West – will be using their third starting pitchers for the semifinals.

The four teams arrived here because of their pitching. It will interesting to see what they have left in day three.

4:15 p.m.

Pearl City Chargers

Record: 16-1, OIA 3rd

Coach: Gavin Concepcion (2nd season, 26-9)

State history:  23rd appearance (34-29-4 overall, 20-21 championship bracket, 1 title (2011)).  Semifinals: 3-3.

Vs.

Mililani Trojans

Record: 12-5, OIA 6th

Coach: Mark Hirayama (8th season, 88-54-1)

State history:  20th appearance (28-30-1 overall, 18-19 championship bracket). Semifinals: 2-2.

7 p.m.

No. 2 seed Baldwin Bears

Record:  15-0, MIL champion

Coach: Jon Viela (10th season, 133-31)

State history:  42nd appearance (54-60-1 overall, 35-37 championship bracket, 4 titles (1959, 1960, 1984, 1995)). Semifinals: 8-10.

Vs.

Campbell Sabers

Record: 12-6, OIA 5th

Coach: Rory Pico (13th season, 126-68)

State history:  12th appearance (17-14 overall, 14-9 championship bracket, 2 titles (1978, 2015)). Semifinals: 2-3.

 

 

 

 

 

 



Reach Stacy Kaneshiro at [email protected].




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