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CaneFires Clinch HWB West
Kyle Galdeira
11/11/08
West Oahu received a first-inning grand slam from Cyle
Hankerd, and held on for the 6-3 victory over
With the win, the CaneFires locked up the Hawaii Winter Baseball
West Division title, and earned a berth in the HWB Championship Game on Nov. 16
at Les Murakami Stadium. West Oahu will face the HWB East champion for which
the race is still tight as Waikiki holds a ½-game advantage over
CaneFires starter Cody Scarpetta (2-2) was nearly flawless
through five scoreless innings as the Milwaukee Brewers hurler allowed a hit
and struck out eight.
West Oahu (17-14) wasted no time posting a 4-0 lead in the
first inning as Hankerd laced a Mitsuo Yoshikawa fastball over the fence in
left-center field for a two-out grand slam. The blast was Hankerd’s fifth big
fly of the season, and the Arizona Diamondbacks prospect boosted his RBI total
to 30 on the campaign.
Tyler Henson drove in two more runs for the CaneFires in the
second inning on a single to second base that allowed Kyle Peter and Mark
Hallberg to score.
The BeachBoys (17-16) brought a run across in the home half
of the seventh as Todd Frazier led off with a walk, and scored from first on
Damon Sublett’s double down the left field line. After Sublett moved over to
third on James McOwen’s groundout, the New York Yankees prospect scored the
club’s second run as CaneFires first baseman Adam Loewen botched an Alfredo
Silverio pop up.
Alonso provided three of Waikiki’s six base hits on the
evening, and Hallberg paced
Yoshikawa (3-2) took the loss after surrendering six runs on
seven hits through three innings.
The CaneFires return to Hans L’Orange Park tomorrow at 3
p.m. for a meeting with
