Kihei Maui starting pitcher Koenig Biegel lead his team over Pearl City 8-5 on Saturday at the Hawaii Little League 9 &10 Year Old State Championship Tournament played at Central Oahu Regional Park (CORP) in Waipio.
Biegel pitched five innings to earn the win. Dustin Weiss picked up the save in relief of Biegel.
Asher Kwon got the start for Pearl City. Kwon pitched into the fifth inning before being relieved by Drew Boyles with one out and the game tied at 5-5.
In the bottom of the third inning, Gavin Ainoa hit an in-the-park 3-run homerun that erased a 5-1 Kihei lead and tied the game at 5-5.
In the top of the sixth inning, Kihei broke the 5-5 tie after Luke Alwood hit a lead-off ground-rule double to right field and later scored on Koenig Biegel's RBI double. Kihei scored two more runs in the inning to take an 8-5 lead. Kihei held Pearl City scoreless in the bottom of the sixth inning for the win.
Kihei moves on to Monday's championship game. Pearl City dropped into the tournament loser’s bracket and will play Hilo, Sunday morning at 9:00am. The winner will advance to the championship game, but will be tasked in beating Kihei twice for the championship title. First game is scheduled for 1:00pm. "IF" game at 4:00pm.
GO PC!
@ CORP
1 2 3 4 5 6 F
Kihei(2-0) 3 2 0 0 0 3 8
Pearl City(1-1) 1 4 0 0 0 0 5
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Asher Kwon got the start for Pearl City. Kwon pitched into the fifth
inning before being relieved by Drew Boyles with the scored tied at 5-5.
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Pearl City relief pitcher Drew Boyles is pictured on the mound in the top of the sixth inning.
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Dustin Weiss picked up the save in relief of Koenig Biegel.
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Gavin Ainoa stroked an in-the-park 3-run homerun that tied the game at 5-5.
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YAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Luke Alwood put himself in scoring position after hitting a lead off ground-rule double in the top of the
sixth inning. Alwood scored the go-ahead run from second base on a RBI double by Koenig Biegel.
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Koenig Biegel drilled a 2-RBI double that scored Luke Alwood
with the go-ahead run at 6-5 in the top of the sixth inning.
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Luke Alwood crosses home plate with the game winning run.