Iolani's Ezra Heleski throws a pitch to the plate against Mid-Pacific. Sylvia Lee | SL

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Mid-Pacific's Noah Shackles slides into home plate as Iolani's Joshua Inaba attempts to tag him out. Sylvia Lee | SL

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Iolani's Max Look comes in to score a run against Mid-Pacific. Sylvia Lee | SL

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MANOA - Max Look drove in three runs, including a bad-hop, two-run single that capped a four-run sixth inning and 'Iolani rallied past host Mid-Pacific, 6-5, Sunday in the championship of the annual Richard Kitamura Tournament at MPI.

The Raiders trailed 5-2 entering the top of the sixth when they sent nine batters to the plate to take the lead from the Owls.

Owls' starting pitcher Alex Oley left after five innings, allowing two runs, five hits and a walk while striking out three. Shusei Yokoi started the sixth and retired Christian Donahue on a grounder to first, but walked Corey Nakakura. Owls' coach Dunn Muramaru lifted Yokoi for Nicholas Bottom, who started the game at third base.

Bottom walked Matt Campos on four pitches and Bronson Ichimura grounded a single to left to load the bases. Bradley Hayashi, who had a pinch-hit single and scored a run in the fifth, stuck out, but Easton Tsubata, who entered the game at catcher the previous inning, lined a two-run single to center to pull the Raiders to 5-4 and put runners at first and second. Tsubata was replaced at first for courtesy runner Chad Hanaoka. Kainoa Fong's single to center loaded the bases.

The right-handed hitting Look hit a grounder off the end of his bat down the first base line that made a right turn on first baseman Ryan Kiyotoki for a two-run single that brought in the tying and go-ahead runs.

"I hit it off the end of the bat and it kind of screwed its way back to the infield," Look said. "I've been beginning to get a little bit of luck, so there was a little right there."

Bottom went back to third after being lifted from the mound for Jacob Maekawa. After Fong stole third on the first pitch, Maekawa retired Pikai Winchester on a grounder to second to end the inning. (The same Winchester who helped the Raiders win the Division I state basketball title less than 24 hours earlier batted 1 for 4 and started in left field.)

Bottom was charged with three runs, four hits and a walk with one strikeout in taking the loss.

The Raiders' rally would not have been possible without the strong relief of right-hander Reid Kimura, who settled the game. He came in the fourth inning for starter Austin Jim On, who was tagged for four runs and four hits in three innings. Kimura allowed a run, two hits and walked none in three innings, while striking out two.

"My fastball was working pretty well," Kimura said. "My curveball was pretty spot-on today, but I really tried to pitch to contact and let my defense work because I think we have the best defense in the state."

The Owls jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. Cameron Igarashi led off with a single off Jim On. Igarashi took second on a sacrifice by Kiyotoki, who reached first safely on Jim On's throwing error to first. Tyler Yamaguchi reached on a fielder's choice grounder to third, where Igarashi was forced out. Ryne Yamashiro's ground single to center loaded the bases with one out before pinch hitter Jarrod Infante fouled out to third. Bryce Nagata's three-run double to left cleared the bases before Cal Muramaru grounded out to shortstop to end the inning.

Mid-Pacific added a run in the third. Shackles doubled to right-center with one out and went to third when Igarashi grounded out to shortstop on a nice play by shortstop Donahue. Kiyotoki was hit by a pitch to put runners at the corners. Kiyotoki broke for second to draw a throw from catcher Joshua Inaba. Igarashi broke for home during the ensuing rundown between first and second and slid home safely to beat the throw home to make it 4-0. Kiyotoki made it third on the play, but was stranded there when Yamashiro grounded out to third to end the inning.

The Raiders began chipping away with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Nakamura had a bases-loaded RBI single in the fourth and Look had a two out, RBI double in the fifth.

"I think for the first three innings, we were a little bit nervous," said Kimura, the winning pitcher. "We had a little jitters in ourselves."

The Owls threatened in the bottom of the seventh against Ezra Heleski. Shackles reached on a two out throwing error by shortstop Donahue and took second on Igarashi's ensuing single. But Heleski got the save by getting Kiyotoki on a bouncer to third baseman Fong, who touched third base for the game-ending force play.