Nishiki Iwai Game Report: vs Ka'u

On Saturday Nishiki Iwai pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits, which was good enough to also set a new career-low in walks. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his fourth in a row with less than one earned run. On the year, he has been strong no matter where he plays. On the mound, he has an ERA of 2 over 15.3 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat he has slashed 0.476/0.577/0.762 with 8 runs, plus 11 stolen bases.

Looking ahead, Iwai and Hawaii Prep will venture away from home to take on Kohala at 1:00 p.m. on March 1st. The Ka Makani got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Cowboys thanks in part to Iwai: he struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Can he match (or beat) that stellar performance? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.