PONY baseball opens 2009 season

Lihu‘e shut down Kapa‘a 6-0, Kalawai nipped Hanapepe 3-2, and Koloa pushed a run ahead of Kekaha 5-4 as the Kaua‘i PONY Baseball season started Thursday.

Games are next played Sunday, with a doubleheader at Kapa‘a New Park and a single game at Anne Knudsen Park (Koloa) field.

In the first contest, Hanapepe will try for its season-first win against Lihu‘e, starting at 10 a.m. at Kapa‘a. That match will be followed by Kekaha taking on Kapa‘a, starting at 12:45 p.m. Both teams are looking for their first season win.

Kalawai will go up against Koloa in a single game at the Koloa field.

There is no admission charge to watch the competition, and games are on Thursdays at 4:15 p.m. and Sundays starting at 10 a.m.

On April 23, Lihu‘e hosts Kalawai at Vidinha Stadium, Koloa hosts Kapa‘a in Koloa, and Hanapepe hosts Kekaha at Hanapepe Stadium.

Dennis Fujimoto, staff writer and photographer, can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 253) or dfujimoto@kauaipubco.com