CaneFires Crush Honu, Extend Lead

November 9, 2008 - Hawaii Winter Baseball 2 (HWB 2)
West Oahu CaneFires News Release


West Oahu pounded out 17 hits, including two Cyle Hankerd home runs, en route to a 13-3 victory over North Shore tonight at Hans L'Orange Park.

With the win, the CaneFires improved to 16-14, and extended its Hawaii Winter Baseball West Division lead over the Honu to 3 ½ games.

Hankerd led West Oahu with four hits, including a pair of home runs, five RBIs, and scored a game-high three runs. Teammate Miles Durham doubled, tripled and drove in two while Kyle Peter went 2-4 with a home run and three RBIs.

The CaneFires jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning thanks in part to James Skelton's two-run double that scored Greg Burns and Mark Hallberg. Skelton would later score on a Hankerd sacrifice fly.

West Oahu increased its lead to 11-0 in the second inning thanks to an eight-run outburst in which all nine batters reached base before the first out was recorded. Peter hit an inside-the-park home run to right field that scored Brian Friday, and led to an early exit for North Shore starter Sang Hwa Lee. After Durham doubled in two more runs, Hankerd ripped a three-run home run over the fence in left-center field to put his squad up by double digits.

The Honu (13-18) received two hits from Matt McBride, as well as a double apiece from Ryan Kalish, Jason Castro, Jordan Parraz, and Dustin Realini in defeat.

West Oahu starter Chris Salberg improved to 3-0 after tossing six innings and striking out four while scattering four hits and surrendering an unearned run.

Lee (0-2) took the loss, allowing five runs on five hits through one inning.

The squads return to Hans L'Orange Park tomorrow at 1 p.m. for the finale of a three-game series.



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