Pearl City's Carter Hirano hit a game winning 2 RBI double in the top of the 12th inning to lift the Chargers over previously undefeated Campbell 3-1 on Wednesday in a classic OIA Western Division showdown played at Campbell High School.
Hirano was a force at the plate for the Chargers hitting 3-5 with a double and 2 RBI.
Pearl City ace Cade Halemanu and Campbell ace Jamin Kalaola went head to head with both pitchers coming away with no decisions in the contest.
Helemanu pitched 6 complete innings while allowing 1 run on 3 hits with 6 strikeouts and 5 walks. Jamin Kalaola pitched 7 complete innings while allowing 1 run on 4 hits with 3 strikeouts and no walks.
Pearl City's Alika Almaraz earned the win for the Chargers in relief of Halemanu pitching 5 complete innings while allowing no runs on runs on 2 hits with 2 strikeouts and 4 walks.
Jansen Shigeta earned the save in 1 inning of work to close it out for the Chargers.
Campbell jumped out on top early scoring 1 run in the bottom of the first inning. The Chargers tied the game in the top of the fourth inning after Sam Prentice reached second base on a double and came home to tie the game at 1-1 on a double by Cade Halemanu.
Hirano drove in Christian Pacrem and Kendric Nakamura with his top of 12th inning game winning 2 RBI double.
Pearl City and Campbell both sit at 2-1 in league standings.
Next up:
Campbell will travel to Kapolei to take on the Hurricanes on Saturday, March 10 with first pitch scheduled for 3:00pm.
The Chargers will hit the road to battle Leilehua at Wahiawa Middle School Field on Saturday, March 10 with first pitch scheduled for 3:00pm.
GO CHARGERS!
@ Campbell H.S.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Pearl City (2-1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2
Campbell (2-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Leading Hitters
Pearl City – Carter Hirano 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI; Sam Prentice 1-5, 2B, run; Cade Halemanu 1-4, 2B, RBI; Christian Pacrem 2-4, run; Jensen Kaya 1-4
Campbell – Roy Clemons-Diaz 1-5, RBI; Charles Monell 1-1; Dylan Ramon 1-3; Nicholas Sampson 1-5, 2B, run; Ayzek 1-1
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Alika Almaraz earned the win for the Chargers in relief pitching 5 complete
innings while allowing no runs on runs on 2 hits with 2 strikeouts and 4 walks.
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Chargers ace Cade Halemanu pitched 6 complete innings
while allowing 1 run on 3 hits with 6 strikeouts and 5 walks.
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Sabers ace Jamin Kalaola pitched 7 complete innings while
allowing 1 run on 4 hits with 3 strikeouts and no walks.
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Pearl City's Cade Halemanu contributed from both the mound and the
plate and is pictured here driving in Sam Prentice from second base with
a RBI double in the top of the fourth inning that tied the game at 1-1.