Acetyn Emayo launched a three-run shot to deep centerfield to ice the West Kaua‘i Youth Baseball League Mustang all-stars, Thursday. Coming in the fourth inning, the home run put the icing on a 9-4 West Kaua‘i victory that forces Game
Acetyn Emayo launched a three-run shot to deep centerfield to ice the West Kaua‘i Youth Baseball League Mustang all-stars, Thursday.
Coming in the fourth inning, the home run put the icing on a 9-4 West Kaua‘i victory that forces Game 3 that will start at 10 a.m. at the Kalawai Park, today.
“He almost had a complete set,” Pony Baseball scorekeeper Mark Domingcil said following the game. “He had a single, a double, and a home run.”
Emayo, who finished 1-3 in their Tuesday matchup, jumped to a 3-3 performance in the batting box with four runs batted across, Thursday.
The WK batters unzipped their bat bags to finish with 11 hits in the win while Brayden Perez picked up the win by allowing only three Lihu‘e hits.
“The Lihu‘e boys are good, and they played well,” said WK Manager Caesar Duarte following the contest. “Our players played well today. But they’re all-stars and this is the best of the East and the best of the West.”
Lihu‘e opened up with a 2-1 lead in the first inning when Bryton Lumabao nailed a 2-RBI double to drive D. J. Alao and Nicholas Vallatini across the plate, Alao getting first on a hit-by-pitch and Vallatini bagging first on a WK error.
Deven Vidinha-Lazaro notched WK’s first run, singling to get first and scoring on an Emayo RBI single.
WK responded with two runs on three hits in the second inning to pull ahead.
Javan Torres singled to left field and scored on a Brock Ephan RBI ground-rule-double to knot the contest with no outs. WK second baseman Lopaka Ventura pulled the whiteshirts into the lead, 3-2, by driving Rylan Nakaahiki-Torres across the plate, the shortstop singling.
Lihu’e battled back in the third, but could only tie the contest when Alao, getting hit by a pitch for the second time, scored on a Vallatini RBI single to leftfield.
WK went on to add three runs in the third frame before Emayo’s homerun added another three runs in the fourth frame.
Vidinha-Lazaro, singling for his second hit of the game, and Emayo, doubling, both scored on a Kalawaia Judd 2-RBI single to left-center. Judd went on to score the third round on an RBI single from Nakaahiki-Torres.
Lihu‘e had one last chance in the sixth inning when Micah Layosa singled to rightfield with two outs, and pinch-runner La‘akea Iseri-Carvalho crossed the plate on an Alao RBI single.
Lumabao topped the Lihu‘e hitting with two hits, a single and a double with two RBI followed by Vallatini (1-3) and Alao (1-1) singling.
First pitch for today’s winner-take-all affair starts at 10 a.m. at the Kalawai Park.
