It was a beautiful, sunny day in Naalehu on Sunday, and no one was hotter than Quentin Hook. ADVERTISING It was a beautiful, sunny day in Naalehu on Sunday, and no one was hotter than Quentin Hook. He had the
It was a beautiful, sunny day in Naalehu on Sunday, and no one was hotter than Quentin Hook.
He had the type of monster performance worth remembering for a long, long time.
Hook blasted a two-run homer, had four RBIs and finished with two hits for North Hawaii, which eliminated Ka‘u 12-2 in a Little League District 4 tournament for ages 9-10 at Naalehu Park.
North Hawaii gets defending champion Hilo today, but must win twice to secure a berth to states, scheduled June 18-22 at Central Oahu Regional Park.
Gabe Key picked up the win.
Jensen Navarro-Villa took the loss.
Kealii Koa Reyes-Nalu had a homer and two RBIs for Ka‘u.
North Hawaii and Hilo have a good rivalry brewing.
On Friday, Hilo rallied past North Hawaii for an 8-7 victory.
And if North Hawaii needs an extra scoop of motivation, the ballplayers can remind themselves that Hilo won a 10-0 rout for the island title last year.
Meanwhile, Little League’s Majors (ages 11-12) District tournament will be held in July in Hilo. The state tournament will be held in Waimea.
Majors or Little League is the most famous in youth baseball, and the Little League World Series, broadcast by ABC, is scheduled for Aug. 20-30 at South Williamsport, Pa.
