Honolulu, Hawaii-
Valencia 4 Hawaii 0- Saturday, April 5, 2064
WP- Dana Pualani (1-0)
LP- Martin ‘Lumps’ Garcia (0-1)
Save- None
Time: 3:12
Attendance- 49,973 at ‘Iolani Palace
Valencia Starter Dana Pualani and reliever Steve Wauchope skunked the Hawaii offense on five hits, walked two and fanned four hitters to ruin the Trops home opener.
Tropics starter Martin ‘Lumps’ Garcia pitched well but took a loss after allowing three runs on seven hits and a couple of walks. He punched five tickets and threw 77 pitches in 5.2 innings.
RF Vincente Mendez had two of his team’s five hits with a couple of singles in four at bats and stole his 1st base of the season.
Hawaii 5 Valencia 3- Sunday, April 6, 2064
WP- Johnny Nicholson (1-)
LP- Ernesto Escalante (0-1)
Save- Gheorghe Sollomovici (1)
Time: 3:09
Attendance- 43,654 at ‘Iolani Palace
Here’s Johnny! Hawaii starter Johnny Nicholson had a successful 1st start in a Tropics uniform going 6.1 innings and allowing just one run in a win. He allowed the run on five hits and a walk with three Ks. Marty Pearce earned a hold but gave up two runs on two hits with a K in 2/3 of an inning of work. Bob Westbrooks set things right for Hawaii pitching 1.1 innings of scoreless ball. He allowed two hits, walked one and struck out one to also earn a hold. Gheorghe Sollomovici finished off the game with a K and a walk in 2/3 of an inning for his 1st save of 2064.
CF Carlos Sanchez was 3 for 4 with two RBI to lead the Tropics offense. He had some help from rookie catcher Bob Webb who was 2 for 4, scored a run and drove in one.
Valencia 6 Hawaii 5- Monday, April 7, 2064
WP- Alphonse Lease (1-0)
LP- Nalany Ahotaein (0-2)
Save- Dave Furman (2)
Time: 3:04
Attendance- 35,852 at ‘Iolani Palace
The Valencia Stars survive a big inning from the Tropics and comeback to win the series. Hawaii put up four runs in the 2nd inning to go up 4-1 on the Stars but starter Nalany Ahotaein couldn’t handle the stress. He gave up four more runs before being chased in the top of the 6th inning and was relieved by veteran hurler Semih Gurani. Gurani gave up a solo homer in his 1.1 innings before handing the game over to Gheorghe Sollomovici. Sollomovici pitched two clean innings with two Ks giving his offense a chance to make a run that never materialized.
Hawaii LF Roberto Lopez was 1 for 5 with a three-run double (1) in the big 2nd inning. Sanchez remains on a hot streak going 1 for 3 with a walk, swiped another bag and scored a run. 2B Miguel ‘Thrillseeker’ Martinez was also 1 for 3 with an RBI and scored a run.
The Valencia Stars win the series 2-1.
The Tropics bats are still cold to begin the season with just three extra base hit in this series while racking up 14 strike outs against six walks. The Trops averaged 3.7 xbh per game last season good for 599, good for 6th all-time in the team’s history. In a small sample size, Hawaii is averaging 0.6 this season reflecting the not ready for prime time offense.
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