1ST ROUND Oahu AJA Baseball Championship Tournament
02/26/17 Sun 1pm @Hans #3 Waialae defeats #6 Manoa 9 – 8.
#3 Waialae moves on to the Super Round of the Oahu AJA Baseball Championship Tournament against #2 Waipahu in a Best of 3 series with games at the Ala Wai scheduled for Wednesday (3/1) 7pm, Thursday (3/2) 7pm and If Necessary, Sunday (3/5) 1pm.
The Super Round winners advance to face each other in a Best of 3 Championship Round with games at Hans L’Orange scheduled for Wednesday (3/8) 7pm, Thursday (3/9) and If Necessary, Sunday (3/12) 1pm.
The Oahu AJA Baseball Champion Tournament winner will represent Oahu against champions from Kauai, Maui & the Big Island in the Hawaii State AJA Baseball Championship Tournament at Hans L’Orange on April 8 (Saturday) and at Les Murakami Stadium on April 9 (Sunday).
Line score, Recap Story and Box Scores from the game follow below:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| WAI | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | X | 9 | 13 | 0 |
Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae Grabs Lead In Sixth Inning For Victory Over Oahu AJA Baseball Manoa
- Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae took the lead late and defeated Oahu AJA Baseball Manoa 9-8 on Sunday. The game was tied at three with Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae batting in the bottom of the sixth when Chad Itokazu induced Brandon Kon to hit into a fielder’s choice, but one run scored.
- A five-run lead in the seventh inning was just enough for Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae to hold off Oahu AJA Baseball Manoa for the victory. Oahu AJA Baseball Manoa scored four runs in the failed comeback on a single by Nicholas Tasaka in the eighth, a double by Grant Yamaguchi in the ninth, and a fielder’s choice by Jonathan Sakurai in the ninth.
- Oahu AJA Baseball Manoa captured the lead in the first inning. Oahu AJA Baseball Manoa scored one run when Russell Doi doubled with zero outs in the first inning.
- After Oahu AJA Baseball Manoa scored one run in the top of the seventh, Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae answered with one of their own. Oahu AJA Baseball Manoa scored when Easton Torigoe doubled off of Dallas Asuncion, driving in one run. Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae then answered when Brandon Kon singled off of Austin Sloan, driving in one run.
- Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae evened things up at three in the bottom of the third inning. Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae scored on a stolen base during Mark Okano‘s at bat. Then Okanosingled.
- Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae took the lead for good with five runs in the sixth inning. In the sixth there was an error, scoring two runs and Tyler Nitahara doubled, driving in one.
- Oahu AJA Baseball Manoa scored three runs in the ninth inning. The big inning for Oahu AJA Baseball Manoa came thanks to a double by Yamaguchi and a fielder’s choice by Sakurai.
- Asuncion earned the win for Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae. He threw eight and two-thirds innings, giving up eight runs, 13 hits, and striking out nine. Josh Nakamura recorded the last out to earn the save for Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae. Chad Itokazu took the loss for Oahu AJA Baseball Manoa. He tossed five and two-thirds innings, giving up eight runs, nine hits, and striking out one.
- Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae collected 13 hits. Kyle Watase, David Chu, Drayson Ito, Chris Mols, and Kon each collected multiple hits for Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae. Kon, Mols, Ito, Chu, and Watase each managed two hits to lead Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae. Chu led Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae with three stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with nine stolen bases. Oahu AJA Baseball Waialae didn’t commit a single error in the field. Nitahara had ten chances in the field, the most on the team.
- Oahu AJA Baseball Manoa had 13 hits in the game. Sakurai, Michael Nagamine, and Skyler Tengan each collected multiple hits for Oahu AJA Baseball Manoa.
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Manoa
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Sakurai | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicholas Tasaka | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russell Doi | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Nagamine | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Easton Torigoe | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Reyn Nagamine | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Sakamoto | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Skyler Tengan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nicholas Alarcio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grant Yamaguchi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Itokazu | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Austin Sloan | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Itokazu | 5.2 | 47 | .638 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Austin Sloan | 2.1 | 14 | 1.000 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 61 | .721 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Waialae
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Chu | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Kon | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Okano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Davin Morita | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reece Kakugawa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Nitahara | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Watase | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Mols | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AD Mols | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Drayson Ito | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Asuncion | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Josh Nakamura | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Asuncion | 8.2 | 84 | .655 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| Josh Nakamura | 0.1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 85 | .659 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 |