Pearl City wins 2017 Hawaii Little League Intermediate 50/70 District 7 Championship

Jun 21, 2017 | PC Sports

Congratulations to Pearl City who defeated Waipio 16-5 to capture the Hawaii Little League Intermediate 50/70 District 7 Championship on Tuesday at Central Oahu Regional Park in Waipio. 

Pearl City’s Ryan Murao and Mark Moreno powered back-to-back home runs to spark a top of the fifth inning rally that led to the 10-run rule being enforced after five complete innings. Murao hit an in-the-park three-run homerun that drove in Dacoda Agoto and Tyson Murakami. Moreno hit a solo homerun shot to right field that put Pearl City up 16-5.

Steven Kanakuri got the start and earned the championship win for Pearl City. Nainoa Jarvis got the start for Waipio.

Pearl City and Waipio split a doubleheader in the two-team championship tournament on Sunday, June 18 to force Tuesday’s winner-take-all championship game.

Pearl City advances to the State Tournament at Ala Wai Park on July 1 to July 5.

GO PEARL CITY!

 

CONGRATULATIONS!

 

PEARL CITY

2017 Hawaii Little League Intermediate 50/70 District 7

CHAMPIONS

Dacoda Agoto, Devin Hayashi, Kolby Higa, Cole Johnson, Steven Kanakuri

 

Mark Moreno, Tyson Murakami, Ryan Murao, Wyatt Ota

 

Isaiah Paahao, Justin Ricafort, Dylan Soto, Jacob Sugimoto

 

Manager – Brian Kanakuri

 

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Steven Kanakuri got the start and earned the championship win for Pearl City.

 

 

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Nainoa Jarvis got the start for Waipio.

 

 

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Ryan Murao stroked an in-the-park three-run homerun that drove in Dacoda Agoto and


Tyson Murakami to put Pearl City up by 10 runs at 15-5 in the top of the fifth inning.

 

 

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Mark Moreno had a great day at the plate with his trademark swing that included a

 

solo homerun in the top of the fifth inning that gave Pearl City a 16-5 lead over Waipio.

 

 

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Tyson Murakami hits a single in the top of the first inning that advanced


Dacoda Agoto to second base. Ryan Murao drove in Agoto and Murakami


with a 2 RBI double that gave Pearl City an early 2-0 lead

 

 

 

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Joshua Aribal connects to lead off the bottom of the first inning. Aribal scored Waipio's

first run of the ball game later in the inning from third base on a pass ball at the plate.

 

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Congratulations to both Pearl City and Waipio for a terrific tournament!

Both teams played with great pride, sportsmanship, and friendship.

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