HHSAA Baseball
Hilo pulls away from Kailua to reach final four


  



Thu, May 9, 2019 @ [ 1:30 pm ]


FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Kailua 0 040000452
Hilo 2 0 1041X882

W: Ocean Gabonia    L: Quinn McMurray

HILO: Maui Ahuna 2-3 2 runs rbi; Ocean Gabonia 7.0 IP 4 ER 5 K
KAIL: Kalua Neves 1-3 2 rbi; Quinn McMurray 4.3 IP 5 ER


Hilo is in the final four for the first time since 2012.

The third-seeded Vikings scored six unanswered runs to overtake Kailua, 8-4, Thursday afternoon at Iron Maehara Stadium in the quarterfinals of the Wally Yonamine Foundation Division I Baseball Championships.

Hilo advances to face second-seeded Punahou in a 4:00 p.m. semifinal.

Ocean Gabonia pitched a complete game in the win, scattering five hits with five strikeouts. He also drove in three runs to power the Vikings, who jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first inning.





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