Waialae wins the Town Division Super Round series 2-0. They will play the winner of the Pearl City-Waipahu Country Division Super Round series in the Oahu AJA Baseball League Championship Series to determine the League Champion and Oahu representative in the State AJA Baseball Championship Tournament, held on April 4-5, 2020 at Maui’s Iron Maehara Stadium.
Championship Series
Sunday, March 15, 1 p.m., Ala Wai
#1 Waialae vs. winner of Pearl City and Waipahu
Wednesday, March 18, 7 p.m., Ala Wai
Winner of Pearl City and Waipahu v. #1 Waialae
Thursday, March 19, 7 p.m., Ala Wai
#1 Waialae vs. winner of Pearl City and Waipahu
Late Score Costs Manoa Against Waialae
- Sunday’s game against Waialae was a heartbreaker for Manoa , as they lost the lead late in an 8-5 defeat. Waialae trailed 5-4 in the top of the seventh inning when Davin Morita homered with 2 runners on base and 2 outs to drive in the go ahead runs.
- Manoa scored three runs in the fifth inning. Jonathan Sakurai, Reyn Nagamine, and Russell Doi all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.
- Mark Okano took the win for Waialae . He lasted six innings, allowing seven hits and five runs while striking out three. Josh Nakamura threw three innings in relief out of the bullpen. Nakamura recorded the last nine outs to earn the save for Waialae .
- Lyle Shimata took the loss for Manoa . He lasted seven innings, allowing 12 hits and seven runs while striking out two and walking one.
- Manoa tallied ten hits on the day. Marcus Doi, Sakurai, and Brent Sakurai all managed multiple hits for Manoa . Doi went 4-for-5 at the plate to lead Manoa in hits. Manoa was sure-handed and didn’t commit a single error. Sakurai made the most plays with eight.
- Waialae collected 15 hits. David Chu, AD Mols, Kyle Watase, DJ Andrade, Drayson Ito, and Morita all managed multiple hits for Waialae . Chu led Waialae with four hits in five at bats.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAIL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
| MAN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Waialae
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Chu | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drayson Ito | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Andrade | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Watase | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Okano | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Davin Morita | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| AD Mols | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Nitahara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Roberts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Nakamura | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Okano | 6.0 | 87 | .609 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Josh Nakamura | 3.0 | 35 | .657 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 122 | .623 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Manoa
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Sakurai | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Sakurai | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Doi | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reyn Nagamine | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russell Doi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Nagamine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Fentriss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trey Saito | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Tasaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Sakamoto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lyle Shimata | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jr Valoroso | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Shimata | 7.0 | 94 | .649 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jr Valoroso | 2.0 | 29 | .483 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 123 | .610 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |