With two outs in the ninth inning, Hanapepe’s Devin Yamase smacked a two-RBI double to pull the Rivermen into the lead 11-10 over a scrappy Kalaheo team at Hanapepe Stadium, Sunday. With the win, Hanapepe preserves its lead in the
With two outs in the ninth inning, Hanapepe’s Devin Yamase smacked a two-RBI double to pull the Rivermen into the lead 11-10 over a scrappy Kalaheo team at Hanapepe Stadium, Sunday.
With the win, Hanapepe preserves its lead in the Americans of Japanese Ancestry baseball league.
Following that matchup in Hanapepe, Leighton Otoman (2-5) and Mike Shimatsu (3-6) each connected with homeruns and led Makaweli with four RBI apiece in the Indians’ 19-9 win over Waimea in the nightcap.
Kapa‘a came up with three big runs in the sixth inning en route to taking a 7-4 win over Lihu‘e in a single game at Vidinha Stadium.
That was Kapa‘a’s second straight win following an upset over Makaweli last week at Hanapepe Stadium to wrestle the Indians out of a two-way tie for the lead with Hanapepe.
Allen Mundon, cranking an RBI-single in the decisive sixth inning, scored on a Wally Palacio RBI-single after driving Kawaihau Torio across the plate. Palacio scored the third run of the inning on an RBI single to centerfield from Austin Alfiler.
Mundon picked up the win on the mound, going the distance and allowing five hits while striking out five and walking just one. He got three earned runs.
Lihu‘e, chasing a two-run deficit, came up with two runs in the fifth inning on Derrick Lacaden’s two-RBI fielder’s choice to tie, but was able to manage just a single run in answer to Kapa‘a’s three-run sixth frame. Kapa‘a iced the win in the ninth inning with two more runs.
Micah Furtado (1-3) led the Kapa‘a bats with two RBI. Alfiler (2-2), Mundon (2-5) and Palacio (1-2) each marked an RBI. Brandon Hirokane (2-4) tripled, Waylen Kupihea (1-5) and Torio (1-5) singled.
Mikey Cardinez, suffering the loss on the mound for Lihu‘e, finished 4-4 in the box, with Lacaden (0-2) coming up with two RBIs. Dan Tanimoto (0-3) also marked an RBI. Curtis Matsumura (1-5) singled.
Kainoa Santos had a great day in the box for Kalaheo. In the fourth inning, Santos (2-4) banged a two-run homer to leftfield and followed that with a two-RBI double to rightfield in the eighth inning when Kalaheo pumped five runs on six hits to take a 10-7 lead over Hanapepe, its first in the game.
With one away, Zoom Bukoski (2-4) and Reid Yoshioka (2-4) singled and scored on Santos’ two-bagger.
Kaina McCallum (3-4) followed with two outs with a single to rightfield to score Santos, and Troy Kaneshiro’s (1-5) two-RBI double to rightfield crossed Kaina and Jason Koga (3-5) who singled to left to get aboard.
But Hanapepe answered with four runs on four hits in the bottom of the frame with two outs.
Kelly Robinson (1-4) and Quinton Natividad (1-4) singled and Keith Nonaka (2-4, dbl, tpl) was hit by a pitch to fill the bases. That set the stage for Kevin Suga (1-1) who drove in Robinson and Natividad on an RBI single to center. Scott Yamase (1-4) followed in the order, walking to set the stage for Devin Yamase’s (2-4) game-winning two-RBI double.
Michael Yaris picked up the Hanapepe win on the hill, going eight innings and allowing 16 hits while striking out six and walking two with 10 earned runs. Kaina McCallum suffered the loss, going the distance with 14 hits allowed while striking out four and walking five and strapped with 11 earned runs.
Makaweli came up with four runs in the seventh and three runs in the eighth to pull ahead of Waimea in its 14-9 win that came on 18 hits to Waimea’s nine.
Following Otoman and Shimatsu, Ikaika Pezario (3-5) marked two RBI, Jason Miyazaki (1-5) and Kyle Romano (2-4) each marking an RBI apiece.
Kelsey Morikawa (2-3) powered Waimea with three RBI followed by Ahren Kaneshiro (1-4) with two RBI. Dylan Ishihara (1-4) pushed an RBI. Kellen Naka‘ahiki (1-3) tripled and Liko Pereira (1-4) and Guy Ishihara (1-1) singled. Ken Morikawa (2-3) had two singles in the outing.
The league-leading Hanapepe travels to Vidinha for a single game against Lihu‘e starting at 11 a.m., Sunday.
Kapa‘a tangles with Waimea starting at 10 a.m. in Hanapepe followed by Makaweli taking on Kalaheo starting at 1 p.m.
There is no admission to view the competition.
