Maui High Face Pearl City in State Baseball Opener Tonight

Maui High School junior infielder Kao Mindoro (5) will help lead the Sabers today when they face Pearl City at Maehara Stadium, beginning at 7 p.m. File photo by Rodney S. Yap.

By MauiNow.com

Maui High will play Pearl City today in a 7 p.m. D-I first-round headliner as the Wally Yonamine Foundation State Baseball Championship swings into action at Maehara Stadium.

The Valley Isle is hosting the D-I tournament, beginning with game one between Kalani and Mililani at 10:45 a.m. in Wailuku. Game two between Hilo and Waipahu begins at 1:30 p.m., followed by Punahou and Campbell at 4:15 p.m.

The Sabers and the Chargers meet in tonight’s nightcap, with the winner facing fourth-seeded Waiakea on Thursday, at 1:30 p.m.

As Maui Interscholastic League champion second-seeded Baldwin High School has a first-round bye and will play a 7 p.m. quarterfinal Thursday against the winner of today’s game between Hilo and Waipahu.

Baldwin, which went 14-0 in MIL play this season en route to claiming its seventh consecutive league crown, is 23-1 overall this year. The Bears’ only loss was against Punahou here early in the season.

Mid-Pacific, the state runner-up in 2015, is seeded No. 1 this year. Kailua received the No. 3 seed.

Defending champion Campbell plays Punahou today.

The Wally Yonamine Foundation Division II State Baseball Championships are being held this weekend at Wong Stadium on the Big Island.

Molokai is seeded fourth in the D-II event, which opens Thursday and runs through Saturday, May 7.

Molokai, which has won the last four MIL D-II titles and 37 straight league games, face St. Francis in a quarterfinal Thursday. The winner will play Friday against Kalaheo or top-seeded Kamehameha Hawaii.

Kauai was seeded second and Kapolei received the No. 3 seed. Maryknoll, which won a third consecutive championship last season, is not in this year’s field.

DIVISION II BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

At Wong Stadium

Thursday’s Quarterfinals Games

No. 2 Kauai vs. Radford, 11:30 a.m.

No. 3 Kapolei vs. Konawaena, 2 p.m.

No. 4 Molokai vs. St. Francis, 4:30 p.m.

No. 1 Kamehameha Hawaii vs. Kalaheo, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Fifth-place semifinals

Kauai-Radford loser vs. Kapolei-Konawaena loser, 11:15 a.m.

Molokai-Francis loser vs. Kamehameha Hawaii-Kalaheo loser, 1:45 p.m.

Semifinals

Kauai-Radford winner vs. Kapolei-Konawaena winner, 4:15 p.m.

Molokai-Francis winner vs. Kamehameha Hawaii-Kalaheo winner, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 7

Fifth-place game, 1:30 p.m.

Third-place game, 4 p.m.

Championship, 7 p.m.