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Kalani Takase | ScoringLiveMay 2, 2026, 8:49am
Fri, May 1, 2026 @ [ 6:00 pm ]
W: Ryan Shima L: Jarin Ranada
KAP: Keaka Alana 2-4; Makani Miramontes 3.6 IP 0 ERWAIP: Maddox Oasay 1-3 run rbi dbl; Ryan Shima 7.0 IP 0 ER 4 K
WAIPAHU — When his team needed it, Ryan Shima was at his best.
Shima pitched a complete-game six-hitter to lead Waipahu to a 4-0 win over Kapolei in the title game of the Oahu Interscholastic Association Division II baseball tournament Friday night.
A crowd of about 300 fans at Hans L'Orange Park saw the second-seeded Marauders (13-2) claim their 21st all-time league championship and first since 2023.
The top-seeded Hurricanes (13-2) lost in the title game for the second time in as many years. They were seeking their first OIA crown since 2016.
It is Waipahu's second OIA D2 championship under coach Ian Ferris.
"It's a pretty awesome feeling. These guys have worked hard and they've done the things that we've asked for them, even though they've driven us crazy at times, as teenage boys are one to do," Ferris laughed.
The Marauders were coming off of a narrow 9-8 win over Castle in the tournament semifinals Thursday, in which they rallied with five runs in the final two innings after trailing, 8-4, after the top of the sixth.
"It was a wild one (Thursday) and I think it did give us momentum. To come back from four runs down in the last two innings, like we talked about (Thursday), it wasn't pretty, but they fought and I think just taking that momentum, taking that confidence into (Friday) was huge," Ferris said.
While the late-game rally brought Ferris' squad into Friday's final riding a high, momentum — as baseball coaches often recite — is only as good as the next day's pitcher.
Shima was up to the task, to be sure. The junior had yet to make a pitching appearance this season, but made the most of his opportunity against the ‘Canes. Shima scattered a half-dozen hits with four strikeouts. He walked just one batter and stranded eight Kapolei baserunners in all.
"It feels really great. I've never pitched a full game before and, you know, I couldn't hit much, but my teammates got me and I just trusted my defense," Shima said.
Shima got ahead of batters — he registered first-pitch strikes to 17 of the 29 batters he faced — and threw 64 of his 98 total pitches for strikes.
"He was just filling up the zone tonight," Ferris said of the right-hander.
After starting two games against Kalaheo and Kapaa in the preseason, Shima was dealt a setback that he feared would cost him his junior season.
"I was pretty down because right before season I tore my meniscus, so I didn't think I was able to come back, but I did (physical therapy) and I just prayed that I was going to be healthy," Shima said.
Ferris said that Shima finally got full clearance from the injury to his left (plant) leg just this week.
"He was out for a good portion of the regular season while he was getting the knee back stronger. Around midseason he started coming back — we'd get him an at-bat there and there — but once he got full clearance to go then it was just a matter of what he could handle," Ferris said.
While Shima was eager to take the mound Friday night — with batterymate Zanden Agbulos behind the plate — but he was cautious not to overcomplicate matters.
"You know what? I really want this, but I just focused on my mechanics and getting the ball to Zanden's glove and if they hit it, well, I got a good defense behind me and I trust them," Shima said.
In addition to his four punch outs, Shima got eight ground-ball outs — including one inning-ending double play — and six fly-ball outs.
Although both teams had their share of traffic on the base paths, the game remained scoreless through five complete. In the top of the sixth inning, Waipahu finally broke the seal.
Zephaniah Tamapua drew a one-out walk, then moved from first to third on a bloop double into short right off the bat of Jessi Martos. With runners at the corners, Ryder Asuncion brought in the game's first run with his RBI-sacrifice fly to score Tamapua.
The very next batter, Maddox Oasay, pulled a double down the left field line that allowed Martos to score.
Ferris noted that Oasay also drove in the game-winning run with his triple in the bottom of the seventh inning against Castle Thursday.
"It was just a great team win. We've been preaching team a lot to these guys and just to see it all come together, it's an awesome feeling and I'm really proud of them," Ferris said.
Two batters later Oasay came in to score on a throwing error after a Mikah Noda single. A wild pitch allowed a fourth run to score in the inning in Reece Maruyama, who got on base with a two-out walk.
"It was pretty huge. It was a zero-zero game, I was just praying that we get at least one run, but after Maddox clutched up, all the batters clutched up, we scored four runs and I knew the game was ours," Shima said.
Despite the fact that the Hurricanes were coming off of an 11-0 win over Kalaheo that was called after five innings — and the fact that they averaging better than 10 runs per game — Ferris felt confident in Shima's ability to keep their bats at bay.
Kapolei's lone loss prior to Friday came at the hands of the Marauders, by a score of 7-1 behind a one-hitter from Maruyama back on Apr. 9, which also took place at Hans L'Orange Park.
"I think we knew that if Shima could come in and throw strikes — kind of like how Reese did the last time we played them here — we knew we'd have a chance and then the zeroes kind of kept piling up both sides. I think, for us, it was just a matter of when our offense was going to get going and they did. They did it in a big way. I mean, we had opportunities throughout the game, we just couldn't quite get over and I think that sixth inning we finally put it all together, had some big plays, some things go our way and it was awesome to see," Ferris said.
Shima labored a bit in the top of the seventh. He entered the final half-inning having thrown 78 pitches. After he retired the first two batters, he gave up back-to-back singles — the latter on a comebacker that hit off of his leg. However, Shima was able to get the final batter, Skyden Tanabe, to ground out to second to end the game.
"The pressure did hit, I felt it a lot. After getting hit by the ball I was getting scared, but I just trust my defense and we were right there, so I just kept my confidence, threw strikes and we got the dub," Shima said.
Ferris said if Shima was unable to close it out, Noda would have been summoned to get the final out, but he wanted to give Shima every opportunity to do it on his own.
"We had Mikah getting loose — he closed out the game for us (Thursday) — but I think with the four-run lead, it was Shima's to finish off, for sure. As long as he was good and his arm felt good, it was his to finish," Ferris said.
Shima was an eighth-grader the last time the Marauders won the OIA D2 title, but recalls following the team closely.
"Actually I knew the team that won it because I'm good friends with Reese Maruyama, and his brother (Chase) them won it, so I told him that I'll get the dub for him so both brothers could have the belt," Shima said.
It was the first time the Hurricanes were shut out all season.
"Talk about being at your best when your best is needed. I mean, Ryan Shima, after being off a month with the knee injury, to come back and pitch a game like he did today was unreal," Ferris said.
Waipahu, which will take a nine-game win streak into next week's Wally Yonamine Foundation/HHSAA D2 State Championships, is the top seed in the eight-team tournament and will open play against Hawaii Prep Thursday, 12:30 p.m. at Pearl City.
Kapolei will meet third-seeded Kauai at 3 p.m. Thursday at Moanalua.
The Marauders and Hurricanes are on opposite sides of the bracket. Other first-round games will see Damien taking on fourth-seeded Seabury Hall and Castle facing No. 2 seed Honokaa.
The semifinals and title game will take place Friday and Saturday, respectively, at Les Murakami Stadium.
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