Rio Americano’s Dormann blanks Kaiser on 3 hits
Joey Dormann fired a three-hitter as Rio Americano (Calif. ) blanked Kaiser 3-0 on a windy Monday afternoon at the Cougars’ field. Dormann struck out seven, walked none and had a one-hitter going into the bottom of the seventh inning.
With two outs, Colby Taniguchi singled to right and Case Cannon singled to center. The Raiders had their first conference on the mound, and it wound up being their only gathering. Mana Shigehara-Pang had a 3-0 count when he lined a shot that was speared by Raiders right fielder Austin Nye on the run to end the game.
Rio Americano (14-3 overall), the No. 3-ranked team in Sacramento, is ranked No. 36 in California (MaxPreps).
The business side of this trip to Hawaii began with a 4-0 win at Mililani on Saturday and will conclude with a game against defending state champion Saint Louis today at Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park. Rio Americano’s defense took on the challenge of wild winds wreaking havoc with fly balls and pop-ups.
Shortstop Trey Howell Chase made the gem of the game with a diving stop behind second base on a hard grounder up the middle by Caleb Hamasaki. That key putout began the bottom of the seventh inning. “I really want to thank my defense.
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