Prep Beat

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Tuesday, April 29, 1997

Shutout wins for
Pearl City and Kalaheo

Michael Gomes tossed six shutout innings, allowing just two hits and striking out six, as Pearl City blanked Waialua, 8-0, yesterday at home in an Oahu Interscholastic Association Western Division makeup baseball game.

Ryan Touchi came on in the seventh to strike out the side, preserving the win.

Gomes also starred at the plate. He went 2-for-2 with four RBIs, including a three-run double in the sixth inning.

Waialua  	000	000	0--0	2	1
Pearl City 	110	303	x--8	8	2

Joseph Gutierrez, Jeremy Chun (4) and Joe Pacariem; Michael Gomes, Ryan Touchi (7) and Jimmy Walker. W--Gomes. L--Gutierrez.

Leading hitters--PC: Gomes, 2-2, 2b, 4 RBIs; Brandon Bell, 2b, 2 RBIs.

<img src="bu.gif"> Kalaheo 9, Farrington 0: At Kailua, the Mustangs scored the only run they would need in the top of the first inning and two Kalaheo pitchers combined to toss a four-hit shutout.

Kalaheo  	101	130	3--9	7	1
Farrington 	000	000	0--0	4	6

Cooper, Tyler Brown and Nalai Sooto; Jay Bonilla and Alex Nagaishi. W--Cooper. L--Bonilla.

Leading hitters--Kalah: Morihara, 2-3; Penna, 2-3; McCoy, 3b.