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Kala Ka'aihue Homers Twice, Sharks Roll
Kyle Galdeira
10/12/08
Kala Ka’aihue hit two home runs, including a go-ahead
three-run blast in the eighth inning, to power Honolulu past North Shore, 6-3, this
afternoon at Waipahu’s Hans L’Orange Park.
The Sharks (10-3-1) won their fifth straight contest, and
completed the three-game sweep of the Honu (4-9-1).
Ka’aihue, an Atlanta Braves prospect who attended Iolani High School
in Honolulu, hit
a solo home run in the second inning, and finished the afternoon with a
game-high four RBIs. Teammate Shintaro Masuda finished a perfect 3-3 with an
RBI while Honolulu
right fielder Dominic Brown kept his batting average at .500 thanks to a 2-4
effort.
Honu catcher Jason Castro led his squad with two hits, and
Chris Carter picked up his third double of the season in the losing effort.
Honolulu reliever Andy Graham
improved to 2-0 despite blowing the save when he allowed a North Shore
run to tie the game at 3-3 in the eighth inning. Kaimi Mead, who grew up in Honolulu and attended Hawaii Pacific
University, earned the save
thanks to a perfect ninth inning in which he struck out a batter.
Matt Meyer (1-1) took the loss for North Shore
after allowing Ka’aihue’s decisive blast in the eighth frame.
The teams have a scheduled day off tomorrow, and the
coaching staffs will spend Monday on the Big Island
for an around-the-island tour.
