Oahu AJA Baseball Championship Tournament Round Game#2 (Best 2 of 3)
#4 Sheridan 4
#2 Waipahu 0
March 15, 2017 Wednesday @Hans L’Orange
Sheridan’s Gavin Oyadamori and Rylen Kuboyama combined to shut out Waipahu on 6 hits. Reid “Diesel” Matsushima figured prominently in the Sheridan scoring. Sheridan broke open a 0 – 0 tie in the 6th inning as Matsushima evaded the tag at home plate with a nifty fade away slide to score from 2nd base on a RBI single by Lanson Yamamoto. Later in the 7th inning, Matsushima drove in the 2nd & 3rd runs for Sheridan with a bases loaded 2 RBI line drive single to left field off Waipahu ace relief pitcher Chevas Numata to move Sheridan comfortably ahead of Waipahu.
Waipahu & Sheridan will now meet in the Championship game on Sunday (March 19, 2017) 1pm at Hans L’Orange to decide Oahu’s Champion and representative to the State of Hawaii AJA Baseball Championship Tournament april 8-9, 2017.
Linescore, Recap Story, Box Scores follow:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| SHRD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Two Pitchers Team Up As Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan Shuts Out Oahu AJA Baseball Waipahu
- Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan defeated Oahu AJA Baseball Waipahu 4-0 on Wednesday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Rylen Kuboyama induced a groundout from Jordan Oshiro to finish off the game.
- Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan didn’t take the lead until later in the game. Lanson Yamamotodrove in one when he singled in the sixth inning.
- Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan scored three runs in the seventh inning. Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan scored on a single by Reid Matsushima and a groundout.
- One bright spot for Oahu AJA Baseball Waipahu was a single by Chevas Numata in the first inning.
- Gavin Oyadamori earned the win for Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan. He threw six and a third innings, surrendering zero runs, five hits, striking out one, and walking one. Rylen Kuboyama recorded the last eight outs to earn the save for Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan. David Torigoe took the loss for Oahu AJA Baseball Waipahu. He tossed six and a third innings, allowing four runs, seven hits, and striking out two.
- Matsushima led Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan with two hits in three at bats.
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Waipahu
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Nakasato | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Hosaka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Inabata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Lam | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevas Numata | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Kometani | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Taga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alika Kuraoka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keenan Sue | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charles “Kale” Kaalekahi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Costigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moku Paiva | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Oshiro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kramer Aoki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Hanzawa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Torigoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tevin Kobashigawa | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Torigoe | 6.1 | 48 | .583 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Chevas Numata | 1.2 | 8 | .875 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 56 | .625 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Sheridan
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Maekawa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary Fujimoto | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kale Sumner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reid Matsushima | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Blaine Hokama | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Takamoto | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lanson Yamamoto | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gavin Oyadamori | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylen Kuboyama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keola Domingo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Oyadamori | 6.1 | 30 | .800 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rylen Kuboyama | 2.2 | 16 | .688 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 46 | .761 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |