Baseball Recap: Kapa'a Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Warriors

Previous 6 Games

04/12/25 vs Kauai	3-0
04/09/25 vs Waimea	5-4
04/05/25 vs Island	21-0
03/26/25 vs Kauai	7-3
03/19/25 vs Island	14-0
03/15/25 vs Kauai	5-0

Kapa'a waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Kauai Red Raiders a 3-0 shutout. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Not much got past Kimo Kupihea, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Kauai off the board. Kupihea has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Kapa'a's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rylan Yamaguchi, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Isaiah Konishi was another, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Kapa'a hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.

Kapa'a's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Kauai, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Coming up, Kapa'a will head out to face off against Island at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Kauai, they will welcome Waimea at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.