Next man up. Playing as a team. Always be prepared.
Coaches love to preach, but Waiakea’s Rory Inouye doesn’t necessarily have to use cliches to motivate anymore. Henceforth, he can just pop in a recording of the Warriors’ 4-3 victory against Moanalua on Wednesday in Honolulu.
With all hands on deck at the HHSAA baseball tournament, Waiakea was nothing if not resourceful, using an unconventional one-hitter and a sixth-inning rally to reach the Division I quarterfinals, where the Warriors will play second-seeded Kailua back at Les Murakami Stadium at 1 p.m. Thursday with ace Makoa Andres on the mound.