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MANOA - Two plays were the difference in No. 8 Waiakea's 1-0 nail-biting win against No. 5 Iolani in Tuesday's first round of the Wally Yonamine Foundation Division I state baseball tournament at Les Murakami Stadium.

Waiakea first baseman Clemson Julian turned an incredible double play in the third inning to keep a potential go-ahead run off the base, and Iolani misplayed a shallow pop fly to right that allowed the only run of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning to send the Warriors (13-4) Wednesday's 1 p.m. quarterfiinal against second-seeded Maui.

Starting pitchers Kaleb Tenn of Iolani and Waiakea left-hander Loren Iwata engaged in a scoreless game until the sixth. Tenn allowed two hits over 5 1/3 innings, while Iwata went the distance, using his 110th pitch of the game to get Cole Yonamine called out on strikes to end the game.

The game's only run came in the bottom of the sixth. Ivor Brooks led off with line single to right-center and took second on pinch hitter Jaiden-Lee Gabriel's sacrifice. On Tenn's first pitch, Kaleb Wada lifted a shallow pop to right. Right fielder Cole Ide and second baseman Treyden Chong Kee converged on the pop and the ball went off Chong Kee's glove, allowing Brooks to score and Wada to make it to third. Tenn was pulled for Isaiah Weeks, who intentionally walked Julian. Jonah Banasan's safety squeeze allowed Julian to take second, while Wada held third before Tycen Baruela flied out to right to end the inning.

Iwata finished off the Raiders by retiring the side in order.

The play of the game came on Julian's double play. Yomamine led off with a single and courtesy runner Ethan Akagi stole second. Kaimana Lau Kong popped up near the first base dugout - Iolani's side - and made the catch just near the fence. Akagi, knowing it was a tough catch, tried to take third, but Julian did not hestiate and fired to third, where third baseman Justo tagged the diving Akagi out on his shoe. Instead of a runner on third with one out, the Raiders had two outs and no one aboard Makana Oniate struck out.

"That was a big double play," Waiakea coach Chris Honda said. "(runner at third) opens a lot of opportunities, so we were very fortunate things went our way."

Julian knew the situation with the speedy Akagi on second.

"I was thinking there's a fast runner on second, Julian said. "I knew if I caught the ball, I knew he would be going. I tried to (get the throw) in front of the bag, so it wouldn't be bang-bang."

The Raiders threatened in the top of the sixth when they had a runner on third with two out, but Iwata got Chong Kee to pop out to short to end the inning.

Julian admits it was an adventure.

"I made the mistake of not looking for the fence, so I wasn't aware of where I was," Julian explained. "I caught the ball and just threw it."

Meanwhile, Iwata almost let the game get away early. He walked the first two batters of the game and a bunt single by Oniate loaded the bases with no out. After a visit by the coach, Iwata got Ide to hit a grounder to first for a force at the plate; the return throw to first was not in time for a double play. But Isaac Akohovi popped out to second and Judah Ota grounded out to third to strand the runners.

"I had jitters in the first," admitted Iwata, who scattered three hits and five walks, while strikibng out seven."It wasn't the way I wanted to start, but…"

The Warriors struggled with Iolani starter Tenn, but Honda knew what his team was facing.

"Tenn is a really great pitcher," Honda said. "His secondary pitches, he throws them for strikes, he change speeds. He's a verty crafty pitcher and he throws with some velocity, which also makes it difficult. He has a great future."