Hawaii’s Seth Moniz saw his rally come up just short in the Round of 32 at the Corona Open in Mexico on Saturday, losing 13.33-11.17 to Brazil’s Jadson Andre.
Moniz scored a 4.50 on his third wave and 6.67 on his fourth attempt. He caught two more waves, but they didn’t add up to Andre’s total on his first two.
Moniz, who was in the event for the first time, nailed it to even get that far, earning a score of 8.70 on his fourth wave of the elimination round to go with the 6.67 on his second attempt to win his elimination heat at the Corona Open in Mexico.
Moniz scored a total of 15.37 to beat Matthew McGillivray of South Africa (11.87) and Australia’s Connor O’Leary (8.67).
Hawaii teams fall in Ripken series
Both Hawaii teams lost in the 12U Cal Ripken World Series in Branson, Mo., on Wednesday.
Jadon Anzai drove in three runs but the Honolulu Saints lost 5-4 to East Fishkill, N.Y., despite leading by four runs after two innings.
Jonah Parker had both of his team’s hits in Kalanianaole Athletic Club’s 7-0 loss to Okolona, Ky., in another quarterfinal.
FEAR 808 of Hawaii Kai looked unbeatable in the 10U tournament in Palm Garden Beach, Fla., blasting South Bend, Ind., 16-1 in the first round before losing 1-0 to Cherry Hill, N.J., in the quarterfinals.
Emmric Alapa was 4-for-4 in the first game while Kamaha’o Oda-Bunag and Kyrus Kimura-Antone each had three hits. Cherry Hill threw a perfect game at them in the second game to bring FEAR 808’s journey to a close with a 3-3 record.
