Oahu AJA Baseball McCully took the last of five lead changes in a back-and-forth affair against Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan, securing a 7-6 victory on Sunday at Ala Wai.
Oahu AJA Baseball McCully took the lead in the seventh inning and held on for the victory. Oahu AJA Baseball McCully went up for good on an RBI single by Andy Uehara off Travis Ganiko, scoring Jacob Wong.
Uehara went a perfect 2-2 at the dish for Oahu AJA Baseball McCully.
Richie Mariano picked up the win for Oahu AJA Baseball McCully. Mariano pitched nine innings and allowed four earned runs, six hits and six walks while striking out nine.
Ganiko ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with the loss. He lasted just 1 2/3 innings, walked one, struck out one, and allowed one run.
The top of the first saw Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan take an early lead, 4-0. The Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan attack began with a triple from Zachary Fujimoto. A stolen base then moved Joey Maekawa from first to second. Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan then tacked on more runs when Maekawa scored on an RBI double by Blaine Hokama, Matsushima scored on a sacrifice fly by Jason Takamoto, and Hokama scored on an error.
Oahu AJA Baseball McCully quickly matched Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan’s strong inning with a four-run inning of its own in the first. Oahu AJA Baseball McCully scored on an RBI single by Rylen Yamamoto, an RBI single by Mason Suga, an RBI single by Wong, and a bases loaded walk.
Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan scored one run in the second inning, and then followed it up with one more in the third. In the second, Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan scored on a sacrifice fly by Hokama, plating Fujimoto.
Oahu AJA Baseball McCully answered Oahu AJA Baseball Sheridan’s top inning with two runs of its own in the third. Oahu AJA Baseball McCully scored on a two-run single by Scott Uehara.
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