Brooke Langsi pitched 5 2/3 innings of scoreless relief and Nalani Antonio hit a go-ahead RBI single in the fifth as the Saints rallied to beat the Dragons in a first-round game.
Langsi, a junior left-hander, entered with one out in the second and Honokaa leading 6-3. She allowed one hit, walked three and struck out two. At one point, Langsi retired 11 in a row.
Antonio’s hit to left in the fifth scored Shailah Fernandez, which made it 7-6 St. Francis. Ashley Kahapea Wagner followed with a two-run single to right.
The Saints made it 10-6 in the sixth on Fernandez’s RBI double to right.
St. Francis will play No. 2 seed Waimea tonight at 7.
Honokaa scored five runs in the top of the first on three hits and three errors. Kawehi Bell-Ka‘aehuahiwa had a sacrifice fly and Hailey Paglinawan had a run-scoring single in the inning.
St. Francis scored three in the bottom of the first with all the runs scoring on errors. After the Dragons scored one in the second to make it 6-3, the Saints scored two in the second and one in the third to tie it.
Honokaa will play the loser of Hana-Waialua today at 5 p.m.
Honokaa (8-8) 510 000 0 – 6 4 4
St. Francis (7-13) 321 031 x – 10 13 5
Chelsea Requelman and Huali Alpiche; Tiffany Trantham, Brooke Langsi (2) and Ashley Kahapea Wagner. W-Langsi . L-Requelman.
Leading hitters-Hono: Jacielyn Huddy-Mendoza 2B; Hailey Paglinawan 2-3. StF: Kelcee Santos 3B, 3 runs; Nalani Antonio 2-4, 2 RBIs; Wagner 2 RBIs; Rachel Carlos 2-4, 2B; Kelsie Hee 2 runs; Britney Paranada 2-3; Shailah Fernandez 3-4, 2B, 2 runs.
Langsi, a junior left-hander, entered with one out in the second and Honokaa leading 6-3. She allowed one hit, walked three and struck out two. At one point, Langsi retired 11 in a row.
Antonio’s hit to left in the fifth scored Shailah Fernandez, which made it 7-6 St. Francis. Ashley Kahapea Wagner followed with a two-run single to right.
The Saints made it 10-6 in the sixth on Fernandez’s RBI double to right.
St. Francis will play No. 2 seed Waimea tonight at 7.
Honokaa scored five runs in the top of the first on three hits and three errors. Kawehi Bell-Ka‘aehuahiwa had a sacrifice fly and Hailey Paglinawan had a run-scoring single in the inning.
St. Francis scored three in the bottom of the first with all the runs scoring on errors. After the Dragons scored one in the second to make it 6-3, the Saints scored two in the second and one in the third to tie it.
Honokaa will play the loser of Hana-Waialua today at 5 p.m.
Honokaa (8-8) 510 000 0 – 6 4 4
St. Francis (7-13) 321 031 x – 10 13 5
Chelsea Requelman and Huali Alpiche; Tiffany Trantham, Brooke Langsi (2) and Ashley Kahapea Wagner. W-Langsi . L-Requelman.
Leading hitters-Hono: Jacielyn Huddy-Mendoza 2B; Hailey Paglinawan 2-3. StF: Kelcee Santos 3B, 3 runs; Nalani Antonio 2-4, 2 RBIs; Wagner 2 RBIs; Rachel Carlos 2-4, 2B; Kelsie Hee 2 runs; Britney Paranada 2-3; Shailah Fernandez 3-4, 2B, 2 runs.