OIA Baseball
Falcons sweep season series against Cougars


  



Sat, Apr 16, 2022 @ [ 6:00 pm ]


FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Kaiser 0 200400684
Kalani 0 4 0044X1274

W: Kupono Akaka    L: Bryson Toner

KLNI: Koy Yamaguchi 1-2 2 runs 3 rbi dbl; Kupono Akaka 2.0 IP 3 ER 4 K
KAIS: Rylan Kawakami 1-2 run 3 rbi trp; Ty Komoda 3.0 IP 4 ER


Kalani swept the season series against rival Kaiser with a 12-6 win Saturday night at Hans L'Orange Field in both game's final game of the regular season.

Koy Yamaguchi and Christian Chinen each had a double and three RBIs to power the Falcons to their fifth straight win as they improved to 10-2 on the year.

Kalani, who already had the East's top seed locked up in next week's OIA Division I playoffs, will host a quarterfinal game next Thursday afternoon.

The Falcons conserved their arms and utilized five different pitchers with Kupono Akaka getting credit with the pitching win.

Rylan Kawakami had a bases-clearing triple to lead Kaiser (6-6) in the loss. The Cougars will host a first-round matchup in the playoffs next Wednesday.





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