Baseball top 10: Kamehameha edges Saint Louis at No. 1

Mar. 26—Perhaps the schedule makers are diabolical.

Perhaps the schedule makers are diabolical.

Kamehameha's lead over Saint Louis has narrowed in the Star-Advertiser Baseball Top 10. Kamehameha gathered five first-place votes from the panel of coaches and media, while Saint Louis garnered three. The two powerhouse programs are the only ones still unbeaten in ILH play.

Though ILH Division I teams (and D-II Pac-Five ) play a double round-robin regular season, Kamehameha and Saint Louis are not scheduled to meet until April 6. They meet again on April 18 in the regular-season finale.

Of course, there is no guarantee either team will still be undefeated by April 6.

Trailing Kamehameha (3-0 ) and Saint Louis (5-0 ) closely is 'Iolani (4-1 ), which will host Kamehameha today.

This week, Aiea is in the rankings for the first time this season. Na Alii are 5-1 following key wins over Mililani, 12-2, and Leilehua, 9-0. The only blemish on Aiea's slate is a 6-5, 10-inning loss to Campbell, the only team to score more than two runs on Na Alii in OIA play.

Maui also arrived at No. 9 in the poll. The Sabers swept all three games with Lahainaluna last week.

Parity in the OIA West is real. Mililani lost to Aiea, then Nanakuli, 4-3, and fell six spots to No. 10 in this week's Top 10.