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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Hawaii Winter Baseball

The Hawaii Winter Baseball season has started. Opening day notes:

The Beach Boys (of Waikiki, that is) hit all the right notes in a 4-0 blanking of the Honolulu Sharks. Beach Boy pitchers Atsushi Nohmi (Hanshin), Henricus “Rick” VandenHurk (Marlins, via Eindhoven, Holland), Kazuya Tsutsui (Hanshin), and Brian Anderson (Giants) limited the Sharks to two hits, while CF Dexter Fowler (Rockies) delivered three singles and drove in a pair of runs. Honolulu’s Eric Campbell (Braves), a 3B who is being tried at 2B this winter, had a double, but also committed an error which figured in the Beach Boys’ three-run fifth.

In the other Opening Day game, Koby Clemens (Astros) had three hits, missing the cycle by a home run, as the North Shore Honu blasted the West Oahu CaneFire 11-5. C Keiyo Aomatsu (Chiba Lotte) and LF Xavier Paul (Dodgers) contributed home runs, and CF Darren Ford (Brewers) chipped in with a double, a pair of singles, two runs scored, and two RBI. Joba Chamberlain (Yankees) took the loss, allowing a run in two innings of work, although most of the damage was against Yasunari Takagi (Orix, 4 ER in 1 1/3 IP) and Mark Melancon (Yankees, 4 R, 3 ER in 1 inning). Peter Ciofrone (Padres), a mid-game replacement in LF for West Oahu, went 2-2 with 2 RBI, and Mike Stodolka (Royals) had three singles and an RBI for the CaneFires.

Final rosters are available via the team links at the league Web site. The HWL is a cooperative effort between MLB and Japan Baseball.

Mike Emeigh Posted: October 03, 2006 at 10:01 PM | 8 comment(s)
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   1. Mike Emeigh Posted: October 04, 2006 at 08:09 PM (#2198465)
Tuesday games:

Beach Boys dunk the Sharks again, this time by a 4-3 count. Honolulu scored three runs in the first off Waikiki starter David Asher (Mariners), but failed to score again. The Beach Boys knotted it on a three-run HR by Cole Garner (Rockies) in the seventh, then plated the game-winner in the 8th on a leadoff single by Mark Minicozzi (Giants) and a one-out double by Taichi Okazaki (Hanshin). David Quinowski (Giants) got the win, Adam Carr (Nationals) a save, and Shota Kimura (Yomiuri) took the loss.

West Oahu scored 4 times in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie and turn the tables on North Shore in a 6-3 win. The Honu jumped on top 2-0 in the third against Jeff Marquez (Yankees) as Lorenzo Cain (Brewers) drove in a run with a triple and scored on a wild pitch by Ian Kennedy (Yankees) in relief of Marquez. The CaneFires tied it with single runs in the fourth and seventh, then lit up North Shore's Ayumu Yamamoto (Seibu) and Zach Hammes (Dodgers) as Emerson Frostad (Rangers) and Brian McFall (Royals) delivered with two-run doubles. The Honu got a run in the 9th off Takashi Maruyama (Yakult) on Koby Clemens's walk, a balk, a passed ball, and an infield out, but suffered no additional damge. Frostad had three hits for the second game in a row but had a really tough day behind the plate, as the Honu stole seven bases and Frostad allowed a wild pitch and passed ball, and had a dropped third strike as well. North Shore managed only three hits but coaxed nine walks out of West Oahu's pitchers.

-- MWE
   2. Srul Itza Posted: October 04, 2006 at 09:01 PM (#2198515)
Roger was out here to watch his boy on Tuesday. I am going to try to get to a game this weekend.
   3. Mike Emeigh Posted: October 05, 2006 at 09:30 PM (#2199967)
Wednesday games:

Honolulu won their first game, defeating Waikiki 7-0 behind five pitchers who allowed just four hits. David Haehnel (Orioles) got the win with two scoreless innings. The Sharks rapped out 13 singles, adding a double by Nyjer Morgan (Pirates), and six different players had two hits each.

North Shore's Dustin Martin (Mets) rapped a three-run homer to lead the Honu to a 6-2 win over West Oahu. Six pitchers held the CaneFires to six singles, with Joe Thatcher (Brewers) getting the win with two perfect innings of relief, fanning three. The Honu added six more stolen bases to the seven they swiped on Tuesday.

-- MWE
   4. MM1f Posted: October 05, 2006 at 09:43 PM (#2200003)
The Honu are turning, of all people, Koby Clemens into a stolen base threat. Hes stolen as many in Hawaii as he did on the continent all year long
   5. Srul Itza Posted: October 05, 2006 at 10:06 PM (#2200083)
Well, the closer you get to the equator, the faster the earth appears to be spinning. Koby has obviously found a way to take advantage of that.
   6. afoster Posted: October 13, 2006 at 03:54 PM (#2209987)
Who are the top 3 guys on your (for anyone) HWB watch list?
   7. Bicycle RepairMan Posted: October 17, 2006 at 04:42 PM (#2215298)
As a Braves fan, I would be watching to see if Van Pope's second half resurgence was for real
   8. G A Delgado Posted: October 17, 2006 at 04:51 PM (#2215310)
As a Padres fan, I'm looking at Chase Headley and Peter Ciofrone.
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