MANOA — Day three of the DataHouse/Hawaii High School Athletic Association Softball State Championships at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium Thursday featured both the Division I and II semifinals and ended with some fireworks in the nightcap, courtesy of the Mililani bats and at the expense of Mid-Pacific pitching.

The Trojans flipped the script — and maybe a few bats — on the Owls in their 9-1 win. For a program long synonymous with small-ball, Mililani showed it can hit the long ball, too.

In the bottom of the second inning, Kaua Fabella hit a one-out double and Markie Okamoto hit another one to nearly the same spot to bring her home. One batter later, Kylyn Sasaki — the No. 8 hitter — crushed a two-run home run to center field.

"That was huge for them to hit three deep balls in a row," Antonio said. "They hit the ball well tonight."

Sasaki downplayed her offensive outburst into simpler terms.

"It was just a good game for us, that's just what it is," said Sasaki, who drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning of Wednesday's 3-2 quarterfinal win over Maryknoll.

Leadoff hitter Jade Yadao-Valdez — who stands under 5-feet tall and weights less than 100 pounds — was not to be outdone. The UNLV-bound senior hit a solo shot to right center in the sixth inning.

"I was shocked honestly, because that was my first time standing there and not slapping, so when I felt it off my bat, I looked to the fence and I knew it was over," said Yadao-Valdez, who almost exclusively is a slap-hitter to utilize her blazing speed. "I wanted to try something new and the defense was playing up, so I figured I'd rip one over."

It was a reversal of roles of sorts for Mid-Pacific, which has proven power bats in the middle of its lineup in 3-4-5 hitters Nicole Lopez, Lindsey Matoi and Sarah Onishi. The trio batted a combined 0 for 8 Thursday. Lopez drew three walks and Matoi one.

"We were expecting them to just slap, put the ball in play and they came out swinging today," Owls' coach Alan Inaba said. "It's a credit to them. They must have scouted us well and saw what (Akimseu) threw. Usually they're slap hitters, but their approach was just to stand in there and take cuts."

Yadao-Valdez said she hoped the Trojans' power display opened some eyes.

"It was nice because knowing that we're a small-ball, speed-and-execution kind of team," Yadao-Valdez said. "Hopefully it was shocking to the other teams because they wouldn't think that we'd be hitting home runs one after another."