Posted on: Monday, September 5, 2005

INNING-BY-INNING | THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
How The Game Was Won

Advertiser Staff

1st Inning

A scoreless first

1) Vonn Fe'ao beat the throw and the tag by Curacao's Willie Rifaela in the bottom of the sixth. Fe'ao scored on Ty Tirpak's bunt single, cutting the deficit to 6-4. GENE J. PUSKAR | Associated Press

2) Layson Aliviado, left, is energized after Quentin Guevara scored to close the deficit to 6-5. Aliviado, the next batter, walked to fill the bases with no outs. CAROLYN KASTER | Associated Press

3) Alaka'i Aglipay beat the throw to first on a grounder to second that Curacao tried to turn into a game-ending double play. Curacao's first baseman Sorick Liberia saved a wide throw, preserving a 6-6 tie, forcing extra innings. GENE J. PUSKAR | Associated Press

Curacao third baseman Rudmichaell Brandao (13) can only watch as West O'ahu's Michael Memea heads home after hitting his game-winning home run in the seventh inning. GENE J. PUSKAR | Associated Press

• Guevara pitching
• Haime struck out swinging.
• Manuela struck out swinging.
• Profar grounded out to second.

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors. Score: Curacao 0, Hawai'i 0.

Hawai'i

• Liberia pitching
• Aliviado walked.
• Enos walked.
• Aglipay walked.
• Baniaga at bat.
• Pitching change, Lourens in for Liberia, count 1-0
• Baniaga struck out swinging.
• Memea popped out to shortstop.
• Fe'ao struck out swinging.

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors. Score: Curacao 0, Hawai'i 0.

2nd Inning

West O'ahu takes 1-0 lead

Curacao

• Guevara pitching
• Liberia grounded out to shortstop.
• Lourens struck out swinging.
• Seferina singled to center.
• Reina grounded out to second.

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors. Score: Curacao 0, Hawai'i 0.

Hawai'i

• Lourens pitching
• Guevara singled to right.
• Guevara to second on passed ball, Tirpak struck out swinging.
• Rosete singled to left, Guevara scores, Rosete out at second.
• Aliviado flied out to left.

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors. Score: Hawai'i 1, Curacao 0.

3rd Inning

Curacao up 3-1, briefly

Curacao

• Guevara pitching
• Rifaela flied out to left.
• Virginie reached first on error by pitcher. Virginie removed for pinch-runner Rudmichaell Brandao.
• Christopher Garia batting, Brandao to second on passed ball, Garia struck out swinging.
• Rayshelon Carolina walked.
• Profar singled to right, error by rightfielder, Brandao scored, Carolina to third and scored on run down, Profar to third.
• Liberia singled to center, Profar scored.
• Lourens reached on infield single to short, Liberia to second.
• Alexander Rodriguez grounded out to second.

3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors. Score: Curacao 3, Hawai'i 1.

Hawai'i

• Lourens pitching.
• Enos homered to center.
• Aglipay homered to left.
• Baniaga singled to left.
• Pitching change, Garia in for Lourens
• Memea struck out.
• Fe'ao fouled out to catcher.
• Ethan Javier struck out swinging.

2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors. Score: Hawai'i 3, Curacao 3.

4th Inning

Down stretch tied at 3

Curacao

• Pitching change, Enos in for Guevara
• Sherman La Crus grounded out to second.
• Rifaela walked.
• Brandao struck out swinging.
• Garia, Rifaela stole second, Garia struck out swinging.

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors. Score: Hawai'i 3, Curacao 3.

Hawai'i

• Garia pitching
• Zachary Ranit struck out swinging.
• Harrison Kam bunted out to pitcher.
• Aliviado singled to left.
• Enos grounded into fielder's choice to second.

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors. Score: Hawai'i 3, Curacao 3.

5th Inning

Homers boost Curacao, 6-3

Curacao

• Enos pitching
• Carolina popped out to pitcher.
• Profar reached on infield single to third.
• Liberia homered to left. Profar scored.
• Pitching change, Fe'ao in for Enos
• Lourens grounded out to short.
• Seferina homered to right center.
• La Crus struck out swinging.

3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors. Score: Curacao 6, Hawai'i 3.

Hawai'i

• Garia pitching
• Aglipay struck out looking.
• Baniaga popped out to first.
• Memea struck out swinging.

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors. Score: Curacao 6, Hawai'i 3.

6th Inning

Improbable rally ties it up

Curacao

• Fe'ao pitching
• Rifaela walked.
• Rifaela to second on wild pitch. Brando out on sacrifice bunt, Rifaela to third.
• Garia struck out swinging.
• Carolina grounded out to first.

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors. Score: Curacao 6, Hawai'i 3.

Hawai'i

• Garia pitching
• Fe'ao walked.
• Guevara singled to right, Fe'ao to third, Guevara to second on throw.
• Tirpak reached on bunt single to third, Fe'ao scored, Guevara to third, Tirpak replaced by pinch runner Kam.
• Rosete singled to left, Guevara scored, Kam to second.
• Aliviado walked, Kam to third, Rosete to second.
• Enos grounded into fielder's choice to short, Kam out at home, Rosete to third, Aliviado to second, Enos to first.
• Aglipay reached on fielder's choice to second, Enos out at second, Rosete scored, Aliviado to third, Aglipay to first.
• Baniaga flied out to center.

3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors. Score: Hawai'i 6, Curacao 6.

4) Ty Tirpak (11) is sky-high as he and members of West O'ahu storm the field in jubilation after winning the Little League World Series. Michael Memea's homer to lead off the bottom of the seventh triggered the celebration on the field and in Hawai'i. STEVE CONNOLLEY | Little League International

7th Inning

Fe'ao holds 'em for Memea

Curacao

• Fe'ao pitching
• Profar grounded out to short.
• Liberia struck out swinging.
• Lourens struck out swinging.

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors. Score: Hawai'i 6, Curacao 6.

Hawai'i

• Garia pitching
• Memea, on a 3-2 pitch, homered to center.

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors. Score: Hawai'i 7, Curacao 6.