August 1 2012 Maui Na Koa Ikaika defeated the San Rafael Pacifics 2-1 at Iron Maehara Stadium. The Pacifics scored in the fifth inning, but Maui answered with single runs in the sixth and seventh to secure the victory. San Rafael finished with three hits and one error while Maui collected seven hits without an error.
Waylen Sing Chow led Maui’s offense with three hits in five at-bats and scored one run. Joseph Kala added two hits, and Keith Kandell contributed a hit and drove in Maui’s second run. San Rafael’s Chad Bunting had the club’s only extra-base hit with a double and drove in the Pacifics’ lone run. Zack Pace also had a hit and stole a base.
Jessie Smith earned the win for Maui after allowing one run on two hits in seven innings, with one walk and five strikeouts. Mike Koons worked a scoreless eighth, and Victor Ferrante recorded the save with a hitless ninth and one strikeout. San Rafael starter Jesse Garcia held Maui scoreless through five innings, allowing four hits and striking out five, but the Pacifics’ bullpen surrendered the deciding runs. Matthew Stabelfeld was charged with the loss.
Maui Na Koa Ikaika Edge San Rafael Pacifics 2-1
