Sharks Stop BeachBoys, Trim Deficit
Published on November 9, 2008 under Hawaii Winter Baseball 2 (HWB 2)
Honolulu Sharks News Release
Honolulu relied on another strong pitching performance as Kyle Drabek tossed six scoreless innings in support of the Sharks who downed Waikiki, 4-1, this afternoon at Les Murakami Stadium.
With the win, Honolulu improved to 16-15 on the season, and moved to within half a game of Waikiki (17-15) in the race for the Hawaii Winter Baseball East Division title. The division champion earns a spot in the HWB Championship Game on November 16 at Murakami Stadium.
Drabek (1-1), a Philadelphia Phillies prospect and son of former National League Cy Young Award winner Doug Drabek, allowed a hit through six scoreless innings while striking out three. Kaimi Mead also chipped in two scoreless innings for Honolulu, and lowered his league-leading earned run average to 1.45.
Darin Holcomb and Michael Taylor each racked up three of the Sharks' eight base hits, including Taylor's solo home run in the eighth inning-his second long ball of the campaign.
After picking up its first run in the second on an Eric Eiland ground out, Honolulu took a 3-0 lead in the seventh frame thanks to a Kala Ka'aihue RBI single followed by Holcomb's double that scored Bradley Emaus.
Waikiki picked up its lone run in the ninth inning on Roger Kieschnick's solo home run into the trees beyond the wall in right field. Kieschnick, a San Francisco Giants prospect, led the BeachBoys with two base hits, while Alex Garabedian and James McOwen chipped in a double apiece in defeat.
Waldis Joaquin (2-3) was saddled with the loss as the Waikiki starter surrendered an unearned run on two hits through five innings.
Both squads have a scheduled day off Monday, and return to action on Tuesday.
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