Hilo senior ace Joey Jarneski deserved a much better fate, pitching good enough to win, but his defense had a bad day at the office, and he took a tough loss.
Jarneski pitched four innings and didn’t surrender an earned run, but Waiakea beat the Vikings 9-3 in a BIIF Division I baseball game Wednesday at Wong Stadium, where a few scouts were in attendance.
Hilo’s defense committed six errors, including four by its third baseman, which led to eight unearned runs.
“The boys played great,” Waiakea coach Rory Inouye said. “They executed offensively and kept putting on pressure.