Ho’s Walk-Off Seals The Deal In McCully Sudden Death Elimination Game Victory Over Sheridan
- It came down to the wire on Sunday, with McCully taking victory on a dramatic walk-off double in the bottom of the 10th inning that sealed their victory over Sheridan . The game was tied at 16 with McCully batting in the bottom of the tenth when Colby Ho doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run. Earlier, Sheridan had scored 1 run in the top of the 10th inning to take a 16 to 15 lead.
- Bats blistered as McCully collected 20 hits and Sheridan tallied 13 in the high-scoring game.
- Sheridan captured the lead in the third inning. Sheridan scored three runs when Kevin Matsumoto homered.
- Sheridan scored seven runs in the fifth inning to take a 13 to 4 lead. Sheridan big bats were led by Joey Maekawa, Matsumoto, and Charlie Abing, all sending runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning with Abing leading the way with a 3 run homer over the left field fence.
- McCully put up six runs in the eighth inning. Easton Takamoto, Jared Seminara, Troy Kakugawa, and Andy Uehara each drove in runs during the inning.
- Kamalu Simeona was the winning pitcher for McCully . He allowed two hits and one run over two innings, striking out four. Richie Mariano, James Okano, and Shayne Nakataall put in work in relief out of the bullpen, steering their team towards the victory.
- Maekawa took the loss for Sheridan . He went two innings, allowing three runs on four hits, striking out one and walking one.
- Scott Uehara started the game for McCully . He surrendered five runs on four hits over three innings Eric Lum started the game for Sheridan . He went five innings, allowing seven runs on eight hits and striking out six
- Sheridan mashed two home runs on the day. Abing went yard in the fifth inning. Matsumoto had a homer in the third inning.
- McCully scattered 20 hits in the game. Ho, Uehara, Uehara, Jacob Wong, Kakugawa, Seminara, Landon Ogomori, and Mariano each racked up multiple hits for McCully . Ho went 4-for-7 at the plate to lead McCully in hits.
- Sheridan tallied 13 hits on the day. Maekawa, Matsumoto, Abing, and Reid Matsushima each collected multiple hits for Sheridan .
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHRD | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 4 |
| MCLY | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 10 |
Sheridan
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanson Yamamoto | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joey Maekawa | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kaiana Eldredge | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin Matsumoto | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Abing | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Blaine Hokama | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reid Matsushima | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jason Takamoto | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Fujitani | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Eric Lum | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lee Matsuzaki | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Aron Okamoto | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 46 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Lum | 5.0 | 107 | .561 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Aron Okamoto | 2.2 | 42 | .786 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Maekawa | 2.0 | 20 | .700 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.2 | 169 | .633 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
McCully
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Kakugawa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Uehara | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Colby Ho | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Wong | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamalu Simeona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylen Yamamoto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Easton Takamoto | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Mariano | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Landon Ogomori | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared Seminara | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Uehara | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| James Okano | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shayne Nakata | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 49 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Uehara | 3.0 | 65 | .554 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| James Okano | 1.1 | 42 | .476 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Shayne Nakata | 0.2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Mariano | 3.0 | 53 | .491 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Kamalu Simeona | 2.0 | 34 | .588 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 197 | .528 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 |