Pearl City's Tyanna "Peanut Butter" Kaaialii tossed a no-hitter and Kylie Tasaki went 3-3 at the plate to help the Lady Chargers defeat the visiting Waianae Lady Seariders 10-0 (5) in Oahu Interscholastic Association Western Division I varsity softball on Saturday, March 18 at Pearl City High School. The game was called in the fifth inning due to the 10-run mercy rule.
Kaaialii, the Lady Chargers ace hurler, struck out 9 batters and walked 4 over 5 innings and improved to a perfect 5-0 in league play. Tasaki batted 3-3 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored. Noel Saunders hit 1-1 with a double and 2 RBI. The Lady Chargers improved to 5-0 and remain in first place in the OIA Western Division I standings. Waianae fell to 0-5.
The Lady Chargers return to action on the road at Mililani (2-4) on Tuesday, March 21 with first pitch scheduled for 3:00pm.
GO LADY CHARGERS!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Waianae (0-5) 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 0 3
Pearl City (5-0) 2 1 1 0 6 X X 10 8 1
Leading Hitters:
Pearl City – Kylie Tasaki 3-3, 2 RBI, 2 runs; Jaeda McFarland 1-2, run; Darian Obara 1-1, 3 runs; Noel Saunders 1-1, 2B, 2 RBI; Cheyne Obara 1-2, 2 runs; Taylor Shigeta 1-2, run
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Kylie Tasaki had a big day at the plate for the Lady Chargers hitting 3-3 with 2 RBI
and 2 runs scored. Tasaki is pictured hitting a RBI single in the bottom of the fifth inning
that scored Taylor Shigeta from third base. The Lady Chargers took a 7-0 lead over the
Lady Seariders on the play. The Lady Chargers scored 6 runs in the bottom of fourth inning.
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Taylor Shigeta scores on Kylie Tasaki's RBI single in the bottom of the
fourth inning. Shigeta batted 1-2 with a run scored for the Lady Chargers.
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Noel "Tita" Saunders did her job at the plate for the
Lady Chargers hitting 1-2 with a double and 2 RBI.
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Pearl City's Jaeda McFarland continues to be a contributing factor in the
Lady Chargers success this season. McFarland is pictured here scoring
in the bottom of fourth inning. McFarland batted 1-2 with a run scored.
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"Snickerdoodle" sisters Darian Obara (left) and Cheyne Obara (right) came through at the plate and
on the base path with Darian hitting 1-1 with 3 runs scored and Cheyne hitting 1-2 with 1 run scored.
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