When needed, Waiakea flips a switch and turns into a hitting machine.
The Warriors overwhelmed Keaau with a production line of basehits to sweep the BIIF Division I semifinal series and earn a chance to win its fifth straight title.
The Warriors scored 14 runs in the second, third and fourth innings to beat Keaau 14-2 n Tuesday at the Cougars field to reach the championship for the sixth straight year.
The four-time defending champions pounded 11 hits in the five-inning TKO victory. Johnacy Mackwelung and Lyndsey-Mae Carvalho had two hits and three RBIs each. Carvalho hit a two-run homer in the second. Leah Hara went 2 for 2, and Kelsi Imai added two RBIs.
Imai pitched four innings of one-run ball for the win. She allowed one hit and five walks and struck out six. Kayla Kodani pitched one inning and gave up a run.
Nohea Quiinderno pitched one inning in the loss.Britney Calhoun recorded two outs and Bryana Grace tossed the final 2 1/3 innngs.
In the first, Quiinderno walked and later scored on a double steal attempt. Keaau added a run in the fifth when Calhoun reached on an error and scored on Jonay Enriques’ double.