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Hawaii Falls To Anaheim 5-4
Faces Anaheim again in the final game.

Kellan Briones turns a double playScottsdale, AZ - What started out as a potentially high scoring game ended in a one run nail-biter as Hawaii's rally came up a run short.  Anaheim jumped ahead early with two runs in the first but Hawaii countered with three runs in the bottom half of the inning.  Bryan Lee reached on an error by the shortstop and stole second.   Paki Lum walked and was followed by Jacob Flick's RBI single to left.  Kukui Lucas drove in another run with an RBI single of his own to tie the game.  Kellan Briones hit a grounder to the third baseman and was called safe at first when the throw went low allowing Flick to score.  But Anaheim came back in the third scoring three runs to take the lead.  Trailing by two runs going into the bottom of the seventh, Hawaii mounted a last ditch effort.  Kalvin Koverman walked with one out.  Kenji Takanishi and Lum hit consecutive singles after two outs bringing in one run and putting runners on first and second.  Ryan Okano, running for Takanishi, executed the front end of a double steal that put him on third sending Lum to second.  But on a swung-on third strike, Flick headed to first when the Anaheim catcher could not hold on to the ball.  What appeared to be a routine play to first then turned into an nerve-racking rundown between third and home when Okano, with nothing to lose, broke for the plate on the catcher's bobble.  Instead of an easy throw to first for the final out, a "pickle" ensued going several intervals before Okano was tagged for the final out to end the game.  Hawaii will face Anaheim again tomorrow at 7:00pm PDT for the final game of the regionals.  The winner will advance to the Big League World Series in Tuscon, AZ.

HI vs. Anaheim (1) Gallery
 
Western Regional Scores
 
Game 3: Thursday, Aug. 5, 7:00pm PDT
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7     R H E
Anaheim 2 0 3 0 0 0 0    5 8 3
Hawaii 3 0 0 0 0 0 1    4 6 2
Hawaii: Correa, Lucas (3) and Flick
Anaheim: Perales, Rogers (2) and Cepeda
Flick 2-4 RBI, Takanishi 2-4