ILH Baseball
Punahou cashes in on five errors in 11-1 win over Kamehameha


 

Sat, Mar 12, 2011 @ [ 3:00 pm ]


FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Kamehameha 0 01000X115
Punahou 2 0 2322X11141

W: Dylan Combs    L: Brennan Doane-Alcos

PUN: Rick Nomura 3-4 3 runs 3 rbi 2 dbl; Dylan Combs 3.0 IP 1 ER 3 K
KSK: Moku Kukonu 1-2 dbl; Brennan Doane-Alcos 3.0 IP 3 ER 2 K


Rick Nomura batted 3 for 4 with three runs and three RBI to support a wild pitching staff and Punahou rolled over Kamehameha, 11-1, Saturday in Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division I baseball at Ala Wai Field.

The game was called with no out in the bottom of the sixth because of the 10-run differential mercy rule.

Nomura, a junior third baseman, reached on a two-base error in the first inning before batting 3 for 3 in his ensuing at-bats, including a two-run double in the fourth an RBI double in the fifth for the Buffanblu (3-1).

The tsunami warning canceled school Friday at Punahou, but Nomura said the players held their own informal workout at Manoa Recreation Center.

"I don't know if that helped or not, but it was really fun," Nomura said. "We came out today, ready to swing the bat. Our team is pretty close this year."

Nomura made his day a family affair. His brother Reid reached on a pinch-hit, RBI single in the fifth inning. Rick drove him home with double to right.

"It sort of brought back memories of Bronco (youth baseball)," Rick Nomura said.

The Nomuras' father is former University of Hawaii catcher Ron Nomura.

Freshman left-hander Dylan Combs, credited with the win, pitched out of first and third-inning jams, allowing a run in three innings. He didn't allow a hit, but walked four, one of which was cashed in for Kamehameha's sole run after a balk, steal of third by Joe Yokoi and sacrifice fly by Alika McGuire.

Seniors Scott Peters (two-plus innings, one hit) and Tyler Kanazawa (one inning) closed out the Warriors the final three innings. They combined to walk three.

"We're pleased with the effort, but we have to be a little more consistent in the strike zone," Punahou coach Eric Kadooka said. "We gave'em some opportunities to score some runs with four, five walks. In this league that will hurt you. But to their credit, they got out of it."

Brennen Doane-Alcos allowed six runs (three earned), seven hits and two walks with three strikeouts in three-plus innings for the Warriors (0-4).

It was a rough day defensively for the young Warriors, who committed five errors.

"We're a fairly young team," Kamehameha coach Vern Ramie said. "We have four sophomores out there, a couple of juniors. We're going through some growing pains.

"There's no excuse for that (the players' inexperience). We have to be able to make those routine plays."

The Buffanblu played without all-state outfielder Michael Suiter, who has a sprained ligament in his knee, said Kadooka, who added the senior will be out four weeks.


Reach Stacy Kaneshiro at [email protected].




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