It was a perfect feel-good win for host Hilo at the 23rd annual Stanley Costales Sr. Memorial Baseball Tournament on Saturday, receiving contributions from valuable spare parts.
The Vikings scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to rally past Kamehameha-Maui 3-2 for third place at Wong Stadium, finishing their preseason run with a 6-1 record. Hilo went 3-0 at the Leilehua tourney a week ago.
In other games, Waiakea beat Pac-5 12-4 for the championship, Kamehameha-Hawaii blitzed Hawaii Prep 14-7 for fifth, Leilehua defeated Kealakehe 6-4 for seventh, and Hilo’s underclassmen beat Konawaena 8-1.
Toa Barclay, a junior right-hander, and Riley Macanas, a senior right-hander, didn’t pitch much last season for the Vikings, who won the BIIF Division I title.