Waipio advanced in the winners bracket of 2014 District 7 Hawaii Little League Majors Division Tournament with a 6-1 opening round win over Pearl City on Friday, June 27 at Pride Field in Kapolei.
Waipio jumped on Pearl City in the top of the second inning scoring five runs on three hits to take an early 5-0 lead. Pearl City got on the scoreboard with a single run in the bottom of the third inning. Waipio added another run to go up 6-1 which held up as the final score.
Tanner Moran earned the opening round win for Waipio. Jaydon Tomas got the start for Pearl City. Makana Canyon pitched in relief for Pearl City.
Waipio moves on to today's quarterfinals at 9:00am (opponent TBA).
Nanakuli and Ewa will play in today's doubleheader tournament quarterfinals at 12:00pm.
Pearl City will face the loser of the Nanakuli / Ewa game on Sunday, June 29 at 9:00am. The loser will be eliminated from the double elimination formatted tournament.
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Jaydon Tomas got the start for Pearl City.
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Chayse Danielson strokes a two-out single to left field in the top of the second inning.
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Vance Oshiro connects with an RBI double that scored Chayse Danielson from
second base for the first run of the ball game in the top of the second inning.
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Chayse Danielson scores the games first run in the top of the second inning.
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Vance Oshiro is pictured in scoring position at second base after hitting an
RBI double that scored Chayse Danielson from second base for the games first run.
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Blayne "Koa" Eldredge rips a liner past the second baseman into right field scoring
Vance Oshiro from second base in the top of the second inning. Waipio took a
2-0 lead and would score a total of five runs in the inning to go up 5-0 over Pearl City.
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Vance Oshiro steps on home plate in the top of the second inning.
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Seth Garcia is pictured in scoring position on third base in the top of the second inning. Garcia
got on base after hitting a ground-rule RBI double that bounced over the left field fence scoring
Tanner Moran from third base. Garcia advanced to third base on a pass ball at the plate.
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Pearl City's Brandon Sarae has his eye on a Tanner Moran pitch in the bottom of the third inning.
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Brandon Sarae bangs a two-out double to center field in the bottom of the third inning.
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Brandon Sarae pulls into second base.
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Pearl City's Koamana Rosa prepares to take a cut in the bottom of the third
inning with teammate Brandon Sarae sitting in scoring position at second base
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Koamana Rosa connects driving in Brandon Sarae from second base to put Pearl City on the
scoreboard in the bottom of the third inning. Pearl City trailed Waipio 5-1 after three complete innings.
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Brandon Sarae slides safely past Waipio catcher Seth Garcia at home plate
scoring Pearl City's only run of the ball game in bottom of third inning.