Long Beach, California-
Hawaii 6 Long Beach 0- Wednesday, April 19, 2062
WP- Kinzo Iwamoto (3-0)
LP- Greg Jackson (0-1)
Save- None
Time: 3:18
Attendance- 43,699 at Vito Costantino Memorial Stadium
Hawaii starter Kinzo Iwamoto and two relievers combine to shutout the Long Beach Surfers in the series opener. Iwamoto allowed just three hits, walked two and struck three in 5.2 innings of work. Marty Pearce pitched 1.2 innings allowing just a hit with two Ks. Martin ‘Lumps’ Garcia finished up with 1.2 clean innings.
Eric Owens was 1 for 2 with two walks and a solo homer (4) in the 5th inning. Carlos Antunez was 2 for 3 with a walk, scored a run and drove in one.
Long Beach 8 Hawaii 0 – Thursday, April 20, 2062
WP- You-de Szema (1-3)
LP- Jose Ordonez (0-2)
Save- None
Time: 3:09
Attendance- 47,405 at Vito Costantino Memorial Stadium
The Long Beach Surfers turn the tables on Hawaii as they hold the Trops to just six hits to even the series with a shutout. Hawaii starter Jose Ordonez gave up six runs on eight hits and two walks in 4.1 innings. He struck out four batters as he falls to 0-2.
Vincente Mendez had 2 of the Tropics 6 hits going 2 for 4 with a double (6).
Long Beach 4 Hawaii 3 - Friday, April 21, 2062
WP- Paul Berry (2-1)
LP- Semih Gurani (1-2)
Save- Quirke Roddis (2)
Time: 2:47
Attendance- 58,376 at Vito Costantino Memorial Stadium
Hawaii starter Semih Gurani gave up three homers in six innings to the Long Beach Surfers. He gave up four runs, two earned, on four hits. He also walked one and struck out two in the loss. Reynaldo Trinidad pitched a clean inning with a K to keep his team in the game. Gheorghe Sollolovici followed Trinidad with a scoreless inning giving up a hit.
Jose Ordonez has slumped on the mound but has stayed hit at the plate going 3 for 4 in this game and scored a run. Carlos Antunez was 2 for 4 with a double (1), had an RBI and scored a run.
Long Beach wins the series 2-1 scoring 12 runs on the Tropics.
“The Pacific is looking like a two-team race right now and the rest of us will be battling for those remaining wildcards. We just need to hit. We’re playing .500 ball not hitting.”, said GM Jim Walker.
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