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BeachBoys Bounce Sharks, Clinch East Division
Kyle Galdeira
11/18/07
Waikiki starter Kenichi Matsuoka surrendered five hits,
struck out six and held
Matsuoka (2-0, 0.00 ERA) was nearly flawless as the Tokyo
Yakult Swallows prospect finished the season without allowing a run through 23
2/3 innings, and finished the campaign with a staggering 24/1 strikeout-to-walk
ratio. The
Justin Sellers put the BeachBoys on the board in the second inning with a double to left field that scored Michael McKenry. After both squads posted goose eggs through the ensuing two frames, Waikiki third baseman Dan Murphy stepped up to the plate in the top of the fifth inning and mashed a three-run home run that landed just short of the retaining wall in right field, approximately 430 feet away. Jeff Kindel and Lucas Duda each notched RBI singles in the seventh and ninth innings, respectively, to put the BeachBoys up 6-0.
The Sharks rallied in the ninth thanks to a Tyler Flowers
three-run home run that cut the deficit in half. But Waikiki reliever Zach
Simons got
Sharks’ starter Shingo Matsuzaki (1-3, 4.87 ERA) was saddled with the loss after allowing four runs on four hits through 4 2/3 innings. Matsuzaki did, however, move into the league lead with a season total of 59 strikeouts.
League officials conducted a coin toss immediately following the game, and determined that the BeachBoys will be the home team in tomorrow’s league championship game. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. tomorrow (Monday, Nov. 19) at Hans L’Orange Park. The game will be televised live on K5 The Home Team (KFVE) and broadcast live on ESPN 1420 AM (KKEA).
The probable starters for tomorrow’s game are: Shinya
Nakayama (6-2, 3.12 ERA) for
