Sunday (3/10/19) Country Division Super Round Game #3 result of the Oahu AJA Baseball League Championship Tournament:
Country Division Super Round Game #3
Waipahu 14
Pearl City 3
Waipahu wins the series 2-1 and will represent the Country Division against the Town Division Champion Waialae for the Oahu AJA Baseball League Championship.
Waipahu was led in the 3 game series by outstanding performances from shortstop Hunter Hirayama, outfielder Logan Salcedo, 3rd baseman Zach Kometani & pitchers David Torigoe & Shaun Kiriu. Hirayama batted .667 (8 for 12), scored 6 runs and fielded 14 chances with 0 errors. Salcedo batted .583 (7 for 12) while scoring 5 runs. Kometani battted .462 (6 for 13) with 5 RBI. Torigoe held PC to 4 runs in Waipahu’s 1st game 7 innings win. In the deciding 3rd game, Kiriu threw a 9 inning complete game by holding down Pearl City to 3 runs with 0 walks. Waipahu scored 31 runs for the series and committed 0 errors in the 3rd game.
Shortstop Tyler Tokunaga batted .769 (10-13 with 8 straight hits at one point) while driving in 9 runs to lead Pearl City in the series. Pitcher Allen Komori kept Pearl City in the series by winning the 2nd game, allowing hard hitting Waipahu only 3 runs over 7 innings in a complete game performance.
Oahu AJA Baseball League Championship Series
Game 1 will be Wednesday, March 13, 7 p.m. at Hans L’Orange.
Game 2 will be Thursday, March 14, 7 p.m. at Hans L’Orange.
Game 3, if necessary, will be Sunday, March 17, 1 p.m. at Hans L’Orange.
By virtue of having the better regular season record, Waialae will have home field advantage and will be the home team in Games 1 and 3. Waipahu will be home team in Game 2.
Late Score Costs Pearl City Against Waipahu
- Sunday’s game against Waipahu was a heartbreaker for Pearl City , as they lost the lead late in a 14-3 defeat. The game was tied at three with Waipahu batting in the top of the seventh when Hunter Hirayama singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run.
- The Pearl City struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Waipahu , giving up 14 runs.
- Pearl City got things moving in the first inning, when Waylen Sing Chow singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run.
- Shaun Kiriu led the Waipahu to victory on the hill. He lasted nine innings, allowing ten hits and three runs while striking out four and walking zero.
- Daven Hermosura took the loss for Pearl City . He surrendered three runs on four hits over two and a third innings.
- Chase Masuda started the game for Pearl City . He allowed three hits and two runs over four innings, striking out one
- Pearl City racked up ten hits. Tyler Tokunaga and Wade Tamaru each collected multiple hits for Pearl City . Tokunaga led Pearl City with three hits in four at bats.
- Waipahu totaled 16 hits in the game. Zach Kometani, Hirayama, Logan Salcedo, and Chevas Numata all managed multiple hits for Waipahu AJA 2018-19. Kometani went 5-for-6 at the plate to lead Waipahu in hits. Waipahu didn’t commit a single error in the field. Alika Kuraoka had six chances in the field, the most on the team.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 0 |
| PC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
Waipahu
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Salcedo | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Revan Wong | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chevas Numata | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tevin Kobashigawa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Kometani | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Sue | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alika Kuraoka | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Austin Inabata | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Hanzawa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Salcedo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Costigan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hirayama | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun Kiriu | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 43 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Kiriu | 9.0 | 115 | .730 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 115 | .730 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
PC
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Oshiro | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Tokunaga | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Goya | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Waylen Sing Chow | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kip Masuda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Takabuki | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austyn Nagamine | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kulia Neal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Allen Komori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Inouye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Takabuki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Tamaru | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chase Masuda | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rorry Nakayama | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daven Hermosura | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Masuda | 4.0 | 66 | .545 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Daven Hermosura | 2.1 | 52 | .615 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Todd Takabuki | 0.0 | 8 | .750 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Komori | 2.0 | 39 | .615 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Inouye | 0.2 | 3 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Takabuki | 0.0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 168 | .601 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 |