BIIF baseball: Waiakea fires opening salvo, downs error-prone Hilo 8-2

TIM WRIGHT/Tribune-Herald Waiakea’s Chris Hatakenaka-Gibbs crashes in for a run Tuesday as Hilo’s Ryan Cabreira goes for the throw.
TIM WRIGH/Tribune-Herald Waiakea’s Stone Miyao beats the throw to third base Tuesday as Hilo’s Paul Antony waits for the throw at Wong Stadium.

Cody Hirata didn’t have his best stuff, but he still pitched like an ace and Waiakea thumped Hilo 8-2 in a much-anticipated BIIF season-opener on Tuesday night at Wong Stadium.