Waikiki Walks All Over Honolulu

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Waikiki Walks All Over Honolulu

Kyle Galdeira
10/28/08

Waikiki took advantage of 13 walks, including four with the bases loaded, issued by Honolulu pitchers as the BeachBoys bested the Sharks, 12-9, this evening at a muggy Hans L’Orange Park.

Alfredo Silverio paced Waikiki with three hits and three runs, while Buster Posey and James McOwen each drove in three runs on two hits.

The BeachBoys (11-11) trailed 6-2 until the squad rallied for four runs in the sixth inning thanks in part to Todd Frazier’s third home run of the season coupled with a two-run double from McOwen. Posey then singled in McOwen to tie the score at 6-6, and the San Francisco Giants prospect boosted his batting average to .481 in the process.

Waikiki then took a 9-6 lead in the eighth frame thanks to bases-loaded walks to both Yonder Alonso and Roger Kieschnick, followed by a Todd Frazier sacrifice fly that plated Posey.

McOwen and Tony Thomas Jr. collected back-to-back RBI triples in the ninth, and the BeachBoys padded their lead, 11-6. Thomas Jr. then came home on a Posey sacrifice fly, affording Waikiki yet another insurance run.

Shintaro Masuda led the Sharks at the plate with two hits, while left fielder Michael Taylor drove in two. Bradley Emaus also hit a solo home run, his second long ball of the season, in the fifth inning.

Kazunori Yamamoto (2-0) notched the win for Waikiki as the reliever tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out one. Jeremy Papelbon got the final out of the game to nail down the win, and notched his third save in the process.

The Sharks (13-9) sent seven pitchers to the mound, and the staff combined to issue 13 free passes. Starter Connor Graham walked five and surrendered two runs through 1 2/3 innings, but did not factor in the decision. Michael Broadway (0-2) took the loss, surrendering three runs while recording one out.

The squads return to Hans L’Orange Park tomorrow at 7 p.m. for the second game of a three-game set.