Softball

Eleven runs in each of their first three games has been enough for the ‘Iolani Raiders to reach the Division I final in the Datahouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. But will it be enough to defeat the defending state champion Leilehua Mules, who have scored 44 runs in their three games? “Nope,” ‘Iolani coach Benny Agbayani said matter-of-factly after ‘Iolani’s 11-8 win over Baldwin on Friday night. “Nothing is enough to beat Leilehua. They’re a tough […]

After a wild quarterfinal round, only No. 2 seed Punahou remains of the four league champions in the Datahouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships in Division I. The Buffanblu and Leilehua meet in a rematch of last year’s state final in the first game, followed by MIL runner-up Baldwin and ILH runner-up ‘Iolani. The offenses have dominated the tournament with a record 27 homers already having been hit in the first two rounds. The one exception is Baldwin junior Aliya Harmon, who […]

‘Iolani softball coach Benny Agbayani summed it up by saying it’s the amount of talent in Hawaii. Leilehua coach Wendell Au said there are a lot more hitting coaches than pitching coaches. Whatever the reason, and there are plenty of them, the offensive numbers in the Datahouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships through two days is absolutely mind blowing. The defending champion Mules combined with Lahainaluna to score a record 31 runs in the Mules’ 21-10 win in six innings on Thursday […]

Four teams will punch their ticket to the semifinals of the Datahouse/HHSAA State Softball Championships in Division I with four quarterfinal games today at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. In four opening-round games on Wednesday, a total of 13 home runs were hit, which is more than the entire state tournament a year ago. Thursday’s schedule >> ‘Iolani 11, Kealakehe 0, 5 inn. >> Leilehua 21, Lahainaluna 10, 6 inn. >> Punahou 11, Roosevelt 4 >> Baldwin 11, Campbell 2 PHOTO […]

Hawaii’s hitters had quite a launch party on the first day of the Division I state softball championships at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. There were 13 home runs hit in the four games. Those 13 dingers trails the record 16 hit by the field in 2016. Last year’s entire tournament had 12 home runs, and there are seven games left in this edition. The game changed in 2011, when there was an average of 6.59 runs scored and 12 balls […]

After watching Baldwin rack up 17 hits in a 10-2 win over Maryknoll to open the Datahouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships, ‘Iolani and Waianae waged an offensive battle that looks like it will be the norm for the entire four-day tournament. Both teams were held scoreless in an inning only once with the Raiders pulling out an 11-10 victory on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals against BIIF champion Kealakehe today at Noon at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. Even with a […]

The Datahouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships are underway at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium with four first-round games in Division I. Wednesday’s schedule Game 1: Baldwin 10, Maryknoll 2 Game 2: ‘Iolani 11, Waianae 10 Game 3: Leilehua 11, Kapolei 9 Game 4: Roosevelt 10, Kaiser 0, 6 inn. Roosevelt 10, Kaiser 0, 6 inn. at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium Roosvelt (16-1) 101 404 0 — 10 13 2 Kaiser (10-6) 000 000 0 — 0 2 1 WP—Jaeda Cabunoc. LP—Primrose Aholelei. […]

The Datahouse/HHSAA Softball State Championships begin in less than 48 hours with No. 5 Maryknoll getting it started. The Spartans, who finished in third place in the ILH and clinched the league’s final berth with a win over Kamehameha last Tuesday, were the only team to move up in the Star-Advertiser Softball Top 10 this week, jumping to No. 5. Six of the top 10 teams will be in action on the first day at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium with […]