Posted at 8:42 a.m., Sunday, August 19, 2007
Punahou loses again in Babe Ruth 13-15 World Series
Advertiser Staff
Kelso (Wash.) scored four runs in the bottom of the second inning en route to a 7-3 victory over Punahou today in the Babe Ruth World Series for 13- to 15-year-olds in Andalusia, Ala.It was the second consecutive loss for Punahou, which fell to Texas, 3-2, yesterday.
Punahou scored first in the top of the first on a Michael Suiter single.
Kelso tied it with a run in the bottom of the first. Punahou recaptured the lead with a run in the top of the second, but saw Kelso pull away to a 5-2 lead with its rally in the second.
Punahou closed to 5-3 with a run in the fourth, but Kelso scored two in the fifth.
Punahou is 1-2 in the tournament and will next play Mobile, Ala. Tuesday in pool play.
The top three teams in the five-team pool will advance to a playoff.
Punahou is in the American Division with teams from Maine, Texas, Washington and Alabama.
