The Pearl City Chargers made their way home from Wahiawa yesterday afternoon a little earlier than expected after overwhelming the Leilehua Mules 12-1 in an OIA Western Division varsity baseball match-up that was called after five complete innings of play due to the 10-run mercy rule. The Chargers improved to a perfect 5-0 in league play while the Mules fell to 1-3.
The Chargers were firmly in control of the ball game after the first pitch with solid performances at the plate from Matt Yokota who batted 2-4 with a homerun, 4 RBI, and 2 runs scored and Davin Kapuras who also had a hot bat for the Chargers hitting 2-3 with 3 RBI, and 1 run scored. Trestan Nakamura added an exclamation mark to the victory with a 2-RBI single in the top of the fifth inning that would enforce the 10-run mercy rule a half an inning later after five complete innings of play.
Trenton Darley picked up the win in another dominating performance on the mound for the Chargers. Darley pitched four complete innings allowing one run on two hits with six strikeouts. Dillin Hasegawa closed it out in the bottom of the fifth inning shutting down the Mules by allowing no runs, no hits, with one strikeout to earn the save.
Leilehua starting pitcher Christian Ontai suffered the loss for the Mules. Ontai allowed five runs on four hits with no strikeouts and three walks. Nolan Tumacder, Kawai Phifer, Jansen Dangaran and Raven Demmert pitched in relief for the Mules.
The Chargers return to action at home against Waipahu on Saturday, March 19, 3:00pm.
GO CHARGERS!
@ Fred Wright Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Pearl City (5-0) 1 4 2 0 5 X X 12 7 2
Leilehua (1-3) 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1 2 0
Leading Hitters:
Pearl City – Davin Kapuras 2-3, 3 RBI, Run; Matt Yokota 2-4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 Runs; Trenton Darley 1-3, RBI; Trestan Nakamura 1-4, 2 RBI; Kaleb Nishijo 1-2, 2B
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Trenton Darley earned the win for the Chargers pitching four complete innings
allowing one run on two hits with six strikeouts. Darley also batted 1-3 with a RBI.
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Dillin Hasegawa pitched the fifth inning to close it out for the Chargers. Hasegawa
allowed no runs, no hits with one strikeout in one complete inning to earn the save.
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Christian Ontai took the loss for the Mules. Ontai allowed
five runs on four hits with no strikeouts and three walks.
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Davin Kapuras drove in the first run of the ball game in the top of the first
inning that scored Colby Hirano from third base to put the Chargers up 1-0.
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Davin Kapuras brought home Ernest-Joshua Kam from third base on a RBI
sac-fly to right field to put the Chargers up 2-0 in the top of the second inning.
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Matt Yokota slammed a 3-run homerun into left-center field in
the top of the second inning that drove in Colby Hirano and
Matt Aribal to put the Chargers up 5-0 after 1 1/2 innings of play.
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Matt Yokota dives for home plate after rounding the bases
on his blast into left-center field that scored Colby Hirano
and Matt Aribal in front of him in the top of the second inning.
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Yokota beats the tag at home plate scoring on his 3-run homerun that put the
Chargers up 5-0. The Chargers scored four runs in the top of the second inning.
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Chase Yoshida scores from third base on a bases loaded walk to Matt Aribal
in the top of the third inning. The Chargers took a 6-0 lead on the play.
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Davin Kapuras hit a RBI sac-fly in the top of the third that scored Trenton Darley from third base.
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Kyson Okamura scored the Mules single run of the ball game from
third base on a pass ball at the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning.
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Matt Yokota had a big day at the plate for the Chargers pictured
here drilling a 2 RBI single in the top of the fifth inning that scored
Colby Hirano and Matt Aribal.to put the Chargers up 9-1 over the Mules.
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Colby Hirano scores the Chargers eighth run of the ball game
on Matt Yokota's 2-RBI single in the top of the fifth inning.
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Trenton Darley stroked a RBI single that scored Davin Kapuras from third
base to increase the Chargers lead to 10-1 in the top of the fifth inning.
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Davin Kapuras makes his way back to the dug out
after scoring the Chargers tenth run of the ball game.
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Trestan Nakamura put the Chargers over the top with a 2-RBI single into
centerfield in the top of the fifth inning that scored Matt Yokota and Christian
Onomura with runs 11 & 12 that gave the Chargers a 12-1 lead over the Mules.
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Christian Onomura scored the final run of the ball game on
Trestan Nakamura's 2-RBI single in the top of the fifth inning.