Posted at 12:32 p.m., Saturday, August 18, 2007
Punahou falls in pool play of Ruth 13-15 World Series
Advertiser Staff
Nederland (Texas) scored an unearned run in the top of the seventh and held on to defeat Punahou, 3-2, today in the Babe Ruth World Series for ages 13-15 at Andalusia, Ala.Marcus Yoshii, 13, pitched well in defeat. He shut out Nederland for the first five innings before giving up two runs in the top of the sixth.
Punahou, meanwhile, had its chances. It loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the second but could not score. It had a runner at second with one out in the fifth and two runners on with one out in the sixth, and had the tying run at second in the seventh but failed to capitalize on each occasion.
Punahou plays Kelso, Wash., tomorrow in pool play competition. Punahou is in the American Division, which includes teams from Texas, Washington, Maine and Alabama. The National Division has teams from New York, Kentucky, Florida, Minnesota and Alabama.
The top three teams in each division advance to the single-elimination playoff round.
