Strength of schedule is a plus for Kamehameha, which remains at No. 1 in the Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10 for a seventh week in a row.
The Warriors collected five first-place vote from the panel of coaches and media despite a 6-5 loss to ‘Iolani. Kamehameha bounced back with a 2-0 win over Saint Louis to help create a four-way tie for first place as the ILH regular-season schedule ended.
Saint Louis remained at No. 2, sandwiching their loss to Kamehameha with wins over Mid-Pacific and Maryknoll.
BIIF leader Hilo gathered a season-high three first-place votes and leaped to No. 3 this week.
Last week’s third-ranked team, Maui (9-2), slipped to No. 5 after winning two of three games against Kamehameha-Maui.
The OIA playoffs are set to begin on Wednesday. As of Monday, the brackets had not been released yet.
Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10
Apr. 22, 2024
Rank School (1st) (Record) Pts LW
1. Kamehameha (5) (10-4 ILH) 79 1
> lost to No. 9 ‘Iolani, 6-5
> def. No. 2 Saint Louis, 2-0
> next: vs. ‘Iolani, Monday
> next: vs. Saint Louis/MPI winner, Tuesday
2. Saint Louis (10-4 ILH) 70 2
> def. No. 6 Mid-Pacific, 2-1
> lost to No. 1 Kamehameha, 2-0
> def. Maryknoll, 8-3
> next: at Mid-Pacific, Monday
> next: TBD, Tuesday
3. Hilo (3) (9-0 BIIF) 62 5
> def. Pahoa 6-0
> def. Konawaena, 3-0
> next: TBD
4. Baldwin (10-2 MIL) 58 4
> bye
> next: TBD
5. Maui (9-2 MIL) 55 3
> def. KS-Maui 4-0
> lost to KS-Maui 6-3
> def. KS-Maui, 5-1
> next: TBD
6. Mid-Pacific (10-4 ILH) 49 6
> lost to No. 2 Saint Louis, 2-1
> def. Pac-Five, 3-2
> next: vs. Saint Louis, Monday
> next: TBD, Tuesday
7. ‘Iolani (1) (10-4 ILH) 45 9
> def. No. 1 Kamehameha, 6-5
> def. Damien, 9-0
> next: vs. Kamehameha, Monday
> next: TBD, Tuesday
8. (tie) Aiea (10-2 OIA) 26 8
> def. Leilehua, 7-1
> next: TBD
8. (tie) Kailua (10-2 OIA) 26 7
> def. Roosevelt, 6-3
> lost to Kaiser, 16-6 (6 inn)
> next: TBD
10. Waiakea (6-2 BIIF) 8 10-t
> next: at Ka‘u, Thursday, 3 pm
> next: TBD
No longer in Top 10: Mililani (No. 10-t).
Also receiving votes: Kamehameha-Hawaii 7, Mililani 5, Roosevelt 5.
