Nashville, Tennessee-
Nashville 3 Hawaii 1- Sunday, October 8, 2062
WP- Bin-ying ‘Bye Bye’ Yen (1-0)
LP- Niegloslaw Woywitka (0-1)
Save- Dave ‘The Fanning from Banning’ Molina (1)
Time: 3:01
Attendance- 63,840 at Les Paul Field
Nashville starter Bin-ying ‘Bye Bye’ Yen limited the Tropics offense to a run on four hits through six innings then he gave the ball to Dave Molina. Molina shutout Hawaii for three no-hit innings with two Ks.
Tropics starter Niegloslaw Woywitka wasn’t bad allowing two runs on eight hits and a walk in 5.2 innings of work. He fanned five batters in the loss.
Vincente Mendez was 1 for 3 with a double (4) and scored Hawaii’s only run. Carlos Sanchez drove in that run and was 1 for 4.
Nashville takes a 1-0 series lead over Hawaii.
Nashville 9 Hawaii 1- Monday, October 9, 2062
WP- Mark ‘Bender’ Lolololo (1-0)
LP- Semih Gurani (0-1)
Save- None
Time: 3:06
Attendance- 62,557 at Les Paul Field
The Hawaii Tropics pitching staff had no answers for the Nashville offense in Game 2. The Bluebirds scored four runs on starter Semih Gurani, three runs on Cale Cote and two more on Gerardo Rea to build a 9-1 lead.
Gurani’s opposite, Mark Lolololo was fantastic going seven innings allowing a run on three hits and a walk while fanning eight batters. Walt ‘Wildcat’ Thomas kept the Trops bats silent for the remaining two innings. He allowed two hits and struck out two batters.
Carlos Sanchez was 0 for 2 with a sac fly RBI that drove in rookie DH Vicente ‘Yogi’ Martinez with Hawaii’s only run. He was 1 for 3 on the day.
Nashville goes up 2-0 over Hawaii.
Honolulu, Hawaii-
Hawaii 7 Nashville 4- Wednesday, October 11, 2062
WP- Jesus Rios (1-0)
LP- Giustino Modica (0-1)
Save- None
Time: 4:00
Attendance- 42,358 at ‘Iolani Palace
The Nashville Bluebirds tied the game at 4-4 with Hawaii in the 8th inning on a solo homer by Francisco Calderon that took the air out of Tropics fans.
Then in the bottom of the 9th lightning struck. Carlos Sanchez led off the inning with a walk then took second on a 4-3 groundout by Vicente Mendez. After a weak Eric Owens pop up, John Harris hit an infield single to short and Sanchez moved to third. Mitch Wareham stepped into the batter’s box and took two pitches for balls from Modica. Modica then threw a sinker that didn’t sink allowing Wareham to hammer it over the left field wall and send the home crowd into a frenzy.
Nashville leads the series 2-1.
Hawaii 10 Nashville 1- Thursday, October 12, 2062
WP- Utbah ‘Crawdad Me’ bin Muta (1-0)
LP- Jim Ploughman (0-1)
Save- None
Time: 3:52
Attendance- 41,624 at ‘Iolani Palace
The Hawaii Tropics crowd was loud after the walk-off win from the night before to get their team on the board. The Trops offense was tight against Bluebird’s starter Jim Ploughman until their 2nd time through the order. Ploughman was hit around in the 4th inning for five runs on six hits and a couple of walks before chasing him from the game after 3.2 innings. He struck out four batters in the loss.
Hawaii continued the onslaught scoring ten runs in the game and evening the series. Carlos Shumann hit lead off and was 2 for 5 and drove in three runs. Vincente Mendez was 2 for 3 with a walk, a double (5), scored two runs and had three RBI.
Hawaii had a team effort on the mound with Martin ‘Lumps’ Garcia pitching 4.2 innings giving up just three hits, walked three and struck out two. ‘Crawdad’ bin Muta pitched two innings to get the win and allowed a run on three hits with a K. Marty Pearce pitched an inning giving up a hit, walked one and fanned three batters. Gerardo Rea pitched 1.1 innings with a K.
The Doubleday Series is tied 2-2.
Nashville 5 Hawaii 2- Friday, October 13, 2062
WP- Bin-ying ‘Bye Bye’ Yen (2-0)
LP- Niegloslaw Woywitka (0-2)
Save- Dave Molina (2)
Time: 3:27
Attendance- 42,050 at ‘Iolani Palace
Nashville starter Bin-ying Yen continued his dominance over Hawaii’s hitters allowing a run on two hits and a walk in 7.1 innings. He struck out 10 batters for his 2nd win of the series. Dave Molina earned his 2nd save for the Bluebirds with a scoreless 9th.
Niegloslaw Woywitka didn’t have as much luck the 2nd time around against the Bluebirds as he gave up five runs (four earned) on five hits and a walk in 4.2 innings. He struck out five batters in the loss.
Vincente Mendez was 3 for 3 with a double (6) and a solo homer (1) in the 6th inning. Vicente Martinez was 1 for 4 with an RBI double (1) in the 9th inning.
Nashville wins the pivotal Game 5 and leads the series 3-2. The Doubleday Series will return to Nashville for the final game/games.
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville 3 Hawaii 2 (10 innings)- Sunday, October 15, 2062
WP- Dave Molina (1-0)
LP- Utkan Gocek (1-1)
Save- None
Time: 3:57
Attendance- 63,001 at Les Paul Field
The Tropics fought for their playoff lives against the Nashville Bluebirds and were tied 2-2 through 9 innings at Les Paul Field. Hawaii put a runner on in the top of the 10th inning on an error with two outs but couldn’t push the run across. In the bottom of the 10th, Utkan Gocek faced young Nashville center fielder Alfonso Gonzales to lead off the inning. Gocek started Gonzales with a cutter and for a ball then a circle change for a strike. Gocek threw another cutter for a ball to make the count 2-1. Gocek shook off his catcher Enrique Mendoza and then tossed up another cutter.
Mistake. Gonzales was on it as it caught too much off the plate and slid into his happy zone. Walk-off and the celebration was on as the Tropics walked off the field in defeat.
Nashville wins the Doubleday Series with Hawaii 4-2 and head to the Cartwright Cup.
“Nashville has such depth and talent. It was too much for us to overcome.” , said Hawaii Manager Rich Kerr.
Hawaii GM Jim Walker broke his season long silence by saying, “We overachieved this season, but it was a fun ride. We have some decisions to make and an opt out to deal with this winter. We’re gonna have some money though, and we’ll reload to give it another go.”
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