HHSAA Baseball
Waipahu blanks Konawaena to reach D2 semis


  

Wed, May 9, 2012 @ [ 7:00 pm ]


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Waipahu's Drake Yoshioka rounds third base on the way to home plate against Konawaena.

Waipahu's Drake Yoshioka rounds third base on the way to home plate against Konawaena.

Dylan Sugimoto pitched six shutout innings with 12 strikeouts, getting out of bases-loaded jams three times as the Marauders beat the Wildcats, 6-0, in a quarterfinal matchup of the Wally Yonamine Foundation Baseball Division II State Championships..

In the second, Sugimoto, a sophomore left-hander, loaded the bases with two outs, but got a called third strike to end it.

Then in the fourth, Sugimoto hit a batter and allowed two singles, but came back to strike out Konawaena's Nos. 7, 8 and 9 hitters. He also struck out the side in the first.

Finally in the fifth, the Wildcats loaded the bases with two outs, but Sugimoto got a swinging third strike to end the threat.

Sugimoto allowed four hits, walked three and hit three batters. Micah Luke pitched the final inning.

Waipahu's Drake Yoshioka, Sugimoto and Jarinn Afaga-Abreu each drove in two runs. Sugimoto also scored twice for the Marauders, who drew 12 walks in the contest.

Waipahu plays Maryknoll in the semifinals Thursday at 1 p.m. at Les Murakami Stadium.

Konawaena plays Seabury Hall in a consolation game Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at Hans L'Orange Park.



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