Waipio blasted past Pearl City 10-0 after four innings of play in the Hawaii State Majors Little League District 7 Championship Tournament played at Central Oahu Regional Park (CORP) in Waipio on Sunday, July 5.
Kaiwi Winchester earned the win for Waipio.
Alex Armenti drove in Hunter Sasaki and Vincent Ogasawara with runs 9 and 10 that forced the 10-run rule in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Anu Reis hit a 2-run homerun for Waipio in the bottom of second inning.
Waipio moves on to the championship game scheduled for Tuesday, July 7, 4pm at CORP. Pearl City will play the winner of yesterday's loser's bracket game between Waipahu vs.Ewa this afternoon, 4pm at CORP.
GO PC!
@ CORP
1 2 3 4 5 6 R
Pearl City (1-1) 0 0 0 0 x x 0
Waipio (2-0) 2 6 0 2 x x 10
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Mark Moreno go the start for Pearl City pitching three complete innings allowing eight runs on
six hits with six strikeouts. Easton Fujioka pitched the bottom of the fourth inning in relief of Moreno.
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Waipio's Anu Reis powered a 2-run homerun to centerfield in the bottom
of the second inning that drove in Trey Apana-Purcell. Waipio scored six
runs on five hits in the inning to take an 8-0 lead after two complete.
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Apana-Purcell and Reis meet at homeplate.
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Alex Armenti is pictured hitting his game winning 2-RBI double in the bottom
of the fourth inning that scored Hunter Sasaki and Vincent Ogasawara.
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Vincent Ogasawara touches homeplate scoring Waipio's
10th run of the ball game that forced the 10-run rule.