Waialae Captures Lead Early To Defeat McCully
McCully watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 7-3 loss to Waialae on Thursday. Waialae scored on a single by Kyle Watase in the first inning, a single by Chris Cannon, Jr. in the second inning, a fielder’s choice by Jordan Murai in the second inning, a single by Kimo Wilinski in the second inning, and a triple by Watase in the second inning.
Waialae got things moving in the first inning. Watase drove in one when Watase singled.
Waialae scored four runs in the second inning. Waialae ‘s big inning was driven by singles by Cannon, Jr. and Wilinski, a triple by Watase, and a fielder’s choice by Murai.
Gavin Okada led the Waialae to victory on the pitcher’s mound. The hurler surrendered three runs on eight hits over eight innings, striking out 11.
Al Estes took the loss for McCully. Estes lasted one and two-thirds innings, allowing five hits and five runs.
McCully collected eight hits on the day. Rylen Yamamoto, Kaimanuwai (Bubba) Akana, and Alex Shiroma each had multiple hits for McCully. Shiroma, Akana, and Yamamoto each collected two hits to lead McCully.
Waialae tallied ten hits. Watase and AD Mols each racked up multiple hits for Waialae. Watase led Waialae with three hits in four at bats. Waialae was sure-handed and didn’t commit a single error. Tyler Nitahara made the most plays with 11.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLJ | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| MCLY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Waialae
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Murai | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimo Wilinski | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Watase | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Okano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Davin Morita | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gavin Okada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AD Mols | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Nitahara | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Cannon, Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chance Otsuka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drayson Ito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Mols | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kaleb Nishijo | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Okada | 8.0 | 125 | .632 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 125 | .632 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
McCully
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Uehara | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Andy Uehara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mason Suga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kaimanuwai (Bubba) Akana | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylen Yamamoto | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Easton Takamoto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chase Akana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chaz Kagimoto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Wong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Nakayama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Shiroma | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaydenn Uyeda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Estes | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Matt Ho | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shayne Nakata | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kamalu Simeona | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Estes | 1.2 | 48 | .479 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Ho | 3.1 | 56 | .607 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kamalu Simeona | 3.0 | 59 | .593 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 163 | .564 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 |