OIA Baseball
Kapolei turns tight game into rout of Campbell, 10-0


 



Fri, Mar 25, 2011 @ [ 11:00 am ]


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W: Trey Kamachi    L: Robert Kahana

CAMP: Sau Momoe 1-2 trp; Robert Kahana 6.4 IP 3 ER 10 K
KAP: Joshua Simmons 2-3 run 2 rbi dbl; Trey Kamachi 7.0 IP 0 ER 8 K


'EWA BEACH - After six innings dominated by pitching, Kapolei sent 13 batters to the plate in a nine-run seventh to blow away Campbell, 10-0, Friday in O'ahu Interscholastic Association Red West baseball at the Sabers' field.

Hurricanes' starting pitcher Trey Kamachi allowed two hits and five walks, while striking out eight in his complete-game performance. He gave up a first-inning single to counterpart Robert Kanaha and a triple to Sau Momoe with one out in the fifth to help Kapolei sweep the two-game series.

"He had all his stuff today," Kapolei coach Thomas Ebanez said. "He did the things that pitcher have to do, put the ball on the ground, easy outs to help himself out. It was a tight game. Both guys pitched great."

The junior right-handed Kamachi was engaged in duel with Campbell senior right-hander Robert Kahana, who went 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs, four hits and three walks with 10 strikeouts. Scouts from the three teams were in attendance to watch the two prospects. Among them was a Colorado Rockies area supervisor; he was in town to also scout the Hawaii-Cal State-Fullerton game this weekend.

The Hurricanes broke the scoreless deadlock in the top of the fifth. Jarin Kadooka led off with a walk and an out later, Joshua Simmons walked. Both runners advanced on a balk. Jared Ragasa's sacrifice squeeze scored Kadooka to give Kapolei a 1-0 lead.

The Sabers threatened to tie in the bottom of the fifth when Momoe tripled to left-center. With the infield playing in, Rayven Kahana hit a chopper to third. Third baseman Kaulana Naki froze the runner and threw out Kahana at first.

"I started (Rayven Kahana) off with a fastball, then I ended up cutting him" to induce the grounder, Kamachi said.

Dalen Benz walked to put runners at the corners, but Kamachi escaped harm when the Hurricanes caught Momoe trying to steal home on the front end of a delayed double steal.

"I love the pressure," Kamachi said of the tight game through six innings. "I just love playing with my teammates out there."

Kahana had been up to 93 pitches after six innings. After retiring Kadooka to start the seventh, Robert Depp tripled to center. With the infield drawn in, Simmons lined an RBI single to center, ending Kahana's day.

Jaris Flora faced the next four batters, walking one and giving up three consecutive singles before being lifted for Brannon Okinaka, who got the final two outs of the inning, but not before allowing two doubles, a walk and a sacrifice fly.

Simmons and Kim Donald each had two of Kapolei's nine hits. Simmons and Lonnie Santiago each had two RBI.


Reach Stacy Kaneshiro at [email protected].




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