Honokaa baseball coach Devin Joaquin is aware of which means he would have leaned if he had been calling balls and strikes.
Justin Birch flirted with a five-inning good sport Saturday, settling for a no-hitter with 13 strikeouts, and the senior hit two doubles and knocked in 4 runs for the Dragons (2-0) at Kealakehe High.
With one out within the fifth, Birch suffered his solely a blemish, a stroll through which coach Devin Joaquin stated there have been some “borderline” calls.
“He was overpowering,” Joaquin stated after the Trojans put two balls in play.
Through 11 innings this season, co-aces Birch and Joaquin have mixed to strike out 27 batters.
They additionally led the hit parade Saturday. Birch was 3 for 4 with two runs scored, and Joaquin tripled and doubled with three RBIs. Each scored twice. At the underside of the order, Jo Badon was 2 for 3 with three runs scored.
Eight of the Dragons’ 13 hits went for additional bases.
Joaquin stated Honokaa’s bench was conscious that Birch was engaged on an ideal sport, however the Dragons didn’t get superstitious and keep away from speaking to their pitcher.
“That’s not really our team,” Joaquin stated. “Kind of loud.”
In the primary of two video games in Kailua-Kona, Waiakea made probably the most of its opener, beating Kealakehe 19-0.
Dylan Honda and Kaden Oshiro mixed for a four-inning no-hitter – the one Kealakehe base runner was Keyshawn Lorenzo, who reached within the backside of the primary after being hit by a pitch – and the offense belted out run after run to make fast work of the host Waveriders.
Honda was significantly spectacular on the mound, hanging out eight of the 9 batters he confronted to earn the win. Keanu Alokoa took the loss for the Waveriders.
