For ‘Iolani, the fourth time was the charm.

After losing to Kamehameha three times during the regular season, the Raiders ousted the Warriors 7-3 on Tuesday to stay alive in the ILH baseball double-elimination tournament. 

‘Iolani, with one loss in the tourney, will meet Saint Louis on Wednesday at Central Oahu Regional Park in another elimination game.

At Mid-Pacific’s field, the Raiders (10-8) came through with strong outings by pitchers Caleb Duhay and Bronson Ichimura, who combined on a three-hitter. Duhay lasted just 22/3 innings, but had the lead before stepping aside for Ichimura. The junior southpaw went the remaining 41/3 innings, permitting no runs on two hits for the win.

They pitched well enough to overcome Warriors ace Keenan Lum. 

"I’m happy for the boys. They battled back," Raiders coach Brent Shimokawa said. "Fortunately, good things went our way this time. Keenan threw a very good game. We’re fortunate." 

Kamehameha (9-7-2) had three miscues, including two on a key play in the second inning that opened the door — a flood of five runs — for ‘Iolani. 

"That’s usually the difference in these guys," Shimokawa said. "If they give you extra outs in an inning, good things will happen. That second inning was big for us. That changed the whole complexion of the game. Kamehameha likes to run and they’re very offensive minded. If you’re down two, three, four runs, it’s tough to play big ball, so we’re very fortunate." 

Caleb Duhay, Bronson Ichimura (3) and Joshua Inaba. Keenan Lum, Josh Souza (4), Ulu Farm (7) and Kekai Rios. W–Ichimura. L–Lum.

Leading hitters–‘Iolani: Max Look 2-3, BB; Christian Donahue 2-4, 2B, RBI, run; Corey Nakakura 1-3, HR, 2 RBIs, run. Kamehameha: James De Jesus 1-2, double, 2 RBIs.