October 10

 

HWB: Waikiki 2, West Oahu 1

 

Giants Prospects:

 

LF Roger Kieschnick - 2-4, 1 R, 1 3B (1), 1 RBI, 2 SO, .303

 

Other Waikiki Prospects:

 

2B Tony Thomas (Cubs) - 1-3, 1 2B (1), 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB (1), .154

C Austin Romine (Yankees) - 2-4, 1 SO, .313

RP Kazunori Yamamoto (Hokkaido) - 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 1 WP, W (1-0), 0.00 ERA

 

West Oahu Prospects:

 

SS Mark Hallberg (Pirates) - 2-3, .240

2B Jim Negrych (Pirates) - 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B (3), 1 SO, .273

RP Daiki Kiyohara (Hanshin) - 2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, 1 WP, L (0-1), 10.50 ERA

 

West Oahu scratched out a run in the ninth inning but Waikiki held on to win. Daiki Kiyohara took the loss for the Cane Fires, allowing two runs. The teams matched zeroes for seven innings. Jeremy Bleich started the game for West Oahu and went six scoreless innings. Kazunori Yamamoto earned the win with two strong innings in relief.

 

Roger Kieschnick tripled the first run in for the Beach Boys and he would score on a wild pitch. Kiyohara allowed the runs with two outs in the inning.

 

AFL: Scottsdale 3, Phoenix 2

 

Giants Prospects:

 

DH Kevin Frandsen - 1-4, .364

CF Ben Copeland - 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, .313

SS Manny Burriss - 1-3, 1 SB (1), 1 E (2), 1 HBP, .385

RP Alex Hinshaw - 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR, BS (1), W (1-0), 6.00 ERA

 

Other Scottsdale Prospects:

 

LF Chris Pettit (Angels) - 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B (1), .357

2B Shelby Ford (Pirates) - 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, .308

SP Clay Buchholz (Red Sox) - 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

 

Phoenix Prospects:

 

1B Josh Donaldson (Athletics) - 1-3, 1 RBI, .267

RP Jared Lansford (Athletics) - 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

RP Tim Lahey (Twins) - 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, L (0-1), 4.50 ERA

 

Wins don't come easy for the Scorpions in the short AFL season. Clutch hitting won the game in the eighth inning. Shelby Ford came through with the game winning hit. Chris Nelson tied the game for Phoenix on a solo home run. Alex Hinshaw gave it up, blowing the save but earning the win when Ford bailed him out.

 

The Giants hitters on the team continue to do well despite the team struggling as a whole. Ben Copeland had two hits in the game and an RBI. Copeland, Kevin Fransden, and Manny Burriss are all batting over .300 so far.

 

October 11

 

HWB: Waikiki 13, West Oahu 3

 

Giants Prospects:

 

DH Roger Kieschnick - 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B (1), 1 RBI, 1 SO, .316

SP Waldis Joaquin - 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, W (2-1), 7.20 ERA

RP Steve Edlefsen - 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 7.71 ERA

 

Other Waikiki Prospects:

 

LF Todd Frazier (Reds) - 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR (2), 4 RBI, 1 BB, .333

2B Damon Sublett (Yankees) - 3-6, 3 R, 1 HR (1), 3 RBI, 1 SO, .333

RP Robert Harmon (Mariners) - 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 WP, 1 HB, 7.94 ERA

 

West Oahu Prospects:

 

2B Haruki Kurose (Seibu) - 1-2, 1 R, 1 2B (1), 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 E (1), .125

SP Sean Gleason (Orioles) - 5 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO, 3 HR,

L (1-2), 7.62 ERA

RP Ryunosuke Yokoyama (Hanshin) - 2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 7.04 ERA

 

What began as a close game quickly became a blowout win for the Beach Boys. Three home runs helped Waikiki score 13 runs Saturday night. Yonder Alonso homered in the third inning to give the Beach Boys the lead. Haruki Kurose doubled home a run and scored on a base hit in the later half of the inning. From there, it got out of hand. Waikiki got two more homers in the fifth inning. They tacked on four runs in the ninth. Kurose was the only CaneFires batter to hit a ball out of the infield in the game. Getting blown out is bad enough, but the CaneFires committed three errors on top of everything.

 

Giants pitchers in Hawaii Winter Baseball have stabilized after a rough start. Waldis Joaquin won his second decision in a row. The win against West Oahu was also his longest outing so far, and his best in terms of strikeouts. Joaquin struck out five batters in five innings. Steve Edlefsen was perfect in one inning of relief.

 

This series wraps up Sunday afternoon when West Oahu hosts Waikiki. Monday is an off day for the league and then the Beach Boys open a three game series with North Shore Tuesday.

 

AFL: Phoenix 9, Scottsdale 4

 

Giants Prospects:

 

CF Ben Copeland - 2-4, 1 2B (1), 1 RBI, 1 BB, .350

SS Manny Burriss - 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 SO, 1 SB (2), 1 E (3), .389

3B Ryan Rohlinger - 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B (1), 2 SO, 1 E (1), .200

SP Kevin Pucetas - 3 2/3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 2 HR, 1 WP, L (0-1), 9.82 ERA

RP Osiris Matos - 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR, 9.00 ERA

 

Other Scottsdale Prospects:

 

C Steven Lerud (Pirates) - 2-4, 2 SO, 1 SB (1), .571

2B Shelby Ford (Pirates) - 2-3, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SO, .375

RP David Herndon (Angels) - 2 1/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR, 1 WP, 2.08 ERA

 

Phoenix Prospects:

 

LF Dustin Martin (Twins) - 3-4, 2 R, 1 HR (1), 1 RBI, 1 SO, .467

RF Sean Doolittle (Athletics) - 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR (2), 4 RBI, 1 SO, .300

RP Tony Barnette (Diamondbacks) - 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1 WP, W (1-0), 3.00 ERA

 

The Desert Dogs beat up on Kevin Pucetas in his Arizona Fall League debut. Pucetas allowed two home runs in 3 2/3 innings. Sean Doolittle went yard twice in the game against Pucetas. Doolittle was responsible for all the runs Pucetas allowed. Osiris Matos was also victimized by the home run. Matos allowed a solo homer to Dustin Martin in the seventh inning.

 

The game began auspiciously for the 1-3 Scorpions. Ryan Rohlinger scored on an error in the first inning. The game remained close through the fourth inning when Scottsdale tied the score. Aaron Bates scored on Shelby Ford's base hit. Steven Lerud was thrown out at the plate on the play. That misplay ended up meaningless when Phoenix scored five runs against the Scottsdale bullpen. Ben Copeland had an RBI double in the fifth inning and Bates scored again on Manny Burriss' single in the eighth inning, but it was not enough.

 

All teams in the AFL get a day off Sunday. Scottsdale returns to action when they host Mesa on Monday evening.

 

Mexican Pacific League:

 

Mexicali:

 

RP Sergio Romo - 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1 WP, SV (1), 0.00 ERA

C Todd Jennings - 0-4, .000

 

The boxscore for this game is currently unavailable. Sergio Romo earned a save in his first Mexican Pacific League appearance.

 

Hermosillo:

 

Erick Threets is listed on the Naranjeros roster but did not pitch in the season opener.

 

Mexicali and Hermosillo face off Sunday night.

 

I included this information because Romo and Jennings played. I couldn't find a box score for these games. I had to go to the stats page to find what Romo and Jennings did. Hopefully there will be a box score soon.

 

Venezuelan League begins Tuesday

Dominican League begins Wednesday

Puerto Rican League begins 11/06, returning for 2008 after ceasing operations in the 2007 season