Kamehameha-Hawai’i poses for a championship picture after defeating Konawaena on Saturday. Photo courtesy: KS-Hawai’i athletics.
Kamehameha-Hawai’i will have the “home island” advantage in its quest to win an elusive state baseball championship.
The top seed in next week’s Wally Yonamine Foundation/Hawai’i High School Athletic Association Division II State Baseball Championship went to Kamehameha-Hawai’i, the regular season and overall champion in the Big Island Interscholastic Federation.
Kamehameha-Hawai’i has gone winless in three appearances in the state title game, last losing to Maryknoll in 2014 by the score of 4-0. A year earlier, the Warriors were trounced by Maryknoll 14-0, and in 2010, Kamehameha-Hawai’i lost a 9-0 lead and fell 11-10 to Waimea out of the Kauai Interscholastic Federation.
Kalaheo will be the first opponent for Kamehameha-Hawai’i. Both teams will meet at 7 p.m. at Francis Wong Stadium in Hilo. The winner will face either St. Francis or fourth-seeded Moloka’i. Both teams play at 4:30 p.m.
BIIF runner-up Konawaena was placed on the opposite side of the bracket. The Wildcats will face Oahu Interscholastic Association champion Kapolei, the tournament’s third-seeded squad, at 2 p.m. on Thursday. The winner of that game will face the winner of second-seeded Kauai and Radford, which gets underway at 11 a.m.
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The championship game will be played on Saturday night at 7 p.m. It will be broadcast on ESPN Radio stations AM 850 in Hilo, AM 790 in Kona, ESPNHawaii.com, and the ESPN Radio app.
Wally Yonamine Foundation/Hawai’i High School Athletic Association Division II State Baseball Tournament schedule
All games at Francis Wong Stadium
Thursday, May 5
Radford vs. #2 Kaua’i – 11:30 a.m.
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Konawaena vs. #3 Kapolei – 2:00 p.m. (ESPNHawaii.com)
St. Francis vs. #4 Moloka’i – 4:30 p.m. (ESPNHawaii.com and ESPNMaui.com)
Kalaheo vs. #1 Kamehameha-Hawai’i – 7:00 p.m. (ESPNHawaii.com)
Friday, May 6
Kaua’i/Radford loser vs. Konawaena/Kapolei loser – 11:15 a.m.
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Kalaheo/Kamehameha-Hawai’i loser vs. St. Francis/Moloka’i loser – 1:45 p.m.
Kaua’i/Radford winner vs. Konawaena/Kapolei winner – 4:15 p.m.
Kalaheo/Kamehameha-Hawai’i winner vs. St. Francis/Moloka’i winner – 7 p.m. (ESPNHawaii.com)
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