BeachBoys Ride Late Surge to Handle Honu

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BeachBoys Ride Late Surge to Handle Honu

Kyle Galdeira
11/13/07

Waikiki scored twice in the sixth frame and added three more in the ensuing inning en route to a 5-1 victory over the visiting North Shore Honu tonight at Waipahu’s Hans L’Orange Park. Thanks to a Honolulu loss earlier in the day, Waikiki’s win vaulted the BeachBoys a half game ahead of the Sharks in the race for the Hawaii Winter Baseball East Division title.

New York Mets prospect Lucas Duda doubled, tripled and drove home a run in support of Waikiki (16-17-1), while teammate Michael McKenry delivered a two-run single in the seventh inning to pad his squad’s lead. Michael Wilson also notched a double and racked up his league-leading 30^th RBI of the campaign.

Harold Williams earned his first victory of the season after tossing an inning in relief of starter Kenichi Matsuoka. Brant Rustich tossed the game’s final 2 1/3 innings without allowing a hit or run, and picked up his first save of the year.

Stephen Chapman buoyed North Shore (22-11-1) at the dish, collecting two hits including a double, and scored the team’s only run. Bud Norris (2-1, 3.65 ERA) took the loss after allowing two runs on three hits through three innings out of the bullpen.

Both teams return to Hans L’Orange Park tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. (Hawaii time) for the second of a three-game set.