Hilo All-Stars coach Baba Lancaster saw one too many missed bunt signals from his ages 9-10 team, so he wanted to make sure the communication issues stopped during his postgame speech.
“I gave them an earful,” Lancaster said.
After riding Wailele Kane-Yates’ eight-RBI performance in its first game, Hilo took a step back Friday in a 10-1 loss to Pearl City, Oahu, at the state Little League tournament at Central Oahu Regional Park.
“We made too many mistakes, stranded too many runners,” Lancaster said.
Hilo will play either Aiea or Kaneohe of Oahu in an elimination game at noon Saturday in the five-team tournament.