Positioning for the lead in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Varsity Baseball Red West Division remained tight after a doubleheader split between the Pearl City Chargers (5-2) and Waianae Seariders (4-3) on Saturday at Waianae High School.
Pearl City overpowered Waianae 14-3 in game one pounding out 18 hits in the win. Kamalu Neal earned the win for the Chargers allowing 7 hits and 3 runs in a complete game performance. Jobe Cabral took the loss for the Seariders.
Pearl City's Tanner Tokunaga was perfect at the plate hitting 4-4. Tokunaga hit 6-7 in the doubleheader against Waianae pitching.
In game two, the Seariders turned it around jumping out to a 8-2 lead after three complete innings. Waianae led Pearl City 11-7 going into the bottom of the 7th inning when the Chargers closed the deficit to 11-10 but came up a run short of tieing it up to end the game.
Waianae's Sean Stevens-Sadomaru earned the win for the Seariders while Sean Milan took the loss for the Chargers.
In the game two loss to Waianae, Pearl City's Tyler Tokunaga hit 3-3 for a two game total of 5-7. A solid day at the plate for brothers Tyler and Tanner Tokunaga.
Pearl City returns to action at home against Leilehua on Wednesday, April 4 with first pitch set for 3;30pm.
Go Chargers!
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Tyler Tokunaga pictured getting a hit in game one of Saturday's doubleheader against Waianae.
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Kamalu Neal on the mound in the Chargers game one win against Waianae.
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Waianae's #13 Cleghorn Borge strokes a ground rule double to center field in the 5th inning of game one.
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Waianae's Alan Banes pictured in relief of Seariders starting pitcher Jobe Cabral in the
7th inning of game one.
@ Waianae High School
Game 1
Pearl City (5-1) 001 325 3 14 18
Waianae (3-3) 100 020 0 3 7
W-Neal Kamalu
L-Jobe Cabral
Leading Hitters: Pearl City – Tanner Tokunaga 4-4, Kamalu Neal 3-5, Tyler Tokunaga 2-4, Shaye Higa 2-4, Reid Akau 2-5, Noah Derby 2-5.
@ Waianae High School
Game 2
Waianae (4-3) 260 003 0 11 10
Pearl City (5-2) 002 302 3 10 10
W – Sean Stevens-Sadomaru
L – Sean Milan
Leading Hitters: Waianae – Alan Ibanes 2-4, Joe Garcia 2-4, Liveon Simmons 2-4 Pearl City – Tyler Tokunaga 3-3, Reid Akau 2-4, Tanner Tokunaga 2-3.