Five RBI Day for Brent Sakurai Spells Out Victory For Manoa Over Kaneohe
- Brent Sakurai was clutch at the plate with ducks on the pond on Thursday, driving in five on three hits to lead Manoa past Kaneohe 22-9 on Thursday. Sakurai drove in runs on a grand slam in the first and a single in the fourth.
- Manoa earned the victory despite allowing Kaneohe to score seven runs in the fifth inning. Kelsey Kochi, Ian Wai, Mike Yanagi, Jaydon Arakawa, Brede Kochi, and Aalona Amimoto each had RBIs in the big inning.
- Manoa got things started in the first inning. Michael Nagamine singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run.
- Lyle Shimata got the win for Manoa He allowed four hits and zero runs over two innings, striking out one and walking zero. Sakurai threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen.
- Brent Vargas took the loss for Kaneohe He allowed seven runs on three hits.
- Austin Sloan started the game for Manoa He lasted two innings, allowing five hits and two runs while striking out three and walking one
- Manoa smacked one home run on the day. Sakurai went for the long ball in the first inning.
- Manoa tallied 20 hits. Russell Doi, Nagamine, Sakurai, Ivan Fuji, Colin Sakamoto, Easton Torigoe, and Nicholas Tasaka all managed multiple hits for Manoa Doi led Manoa with four hits in five at bats. Manoa didn’t commit a single error in the field. Nagamine had six chances in the field, the most on the team.
- Kaneohe collected 15 hits. Kochi, Kochi, Vargas, and Jensen Park each collected multiple hits for Kaneohe
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | X | X | X | X | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| MAN | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | X | X | X | X | X | 22 | 20 | 0 |
Kaneohe
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brede Kochi | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aalona Amimoto | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jensen Park | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent Vargas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Akamine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Kapeliela | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kelsey Kochi | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Wai | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Yanagi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaydon Arakawa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 28 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Vargas | 0.0 | 27 | .296 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ian Wai | 2.0 | 47 | .468 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jaydon Arakawa | 1.0 | 15 | .733 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Yanagi | 0.1 | 33 | .545 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aaron Kapeliela | 0.2 | 16 | .625 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4.0 | 138 | .500 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Manoa
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Sakurai | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Nicholas Tasaka | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Russell Doi | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Nagamine | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Sakamoto | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Trey Saito | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Easton Torigoe | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Yashiro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivan Fuji | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Sen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Eric Awaya | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lyle Shimata | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Austin Sloan | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 32 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Sloan | 2.0 | 34 | .676 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Lyle Shimata | 2.0 | 33 | .667 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Awaya | 0.0 | 18 | .444 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Sakurai | 1.0 | 27 | .556 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 5.0 | 112 | .607 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |