In the end, it was almost no contest as the comeback kids from West Waipahu, on the island of Oahu, beat the powerhouse team from Matamoros, Mexico, by a score of 12-3. The Hawaiian kids had a line-up of great names, such as Tanner Tokunaga, Pikai Winchester, Ulumano Farm, Khade Paris, and Iolana Akau, who played with a fracture in his arm. The Mexican kids had fabulous, fabulous uniforms. Both teams had awesome smiles. The Mexico team, which had dedicated all of its holidays and birthdays to training, was nonetheless sunny in defeat.
All week long Shane Victorino of the Phillies wore a powder blue Waipahu cap, bought for him at Williasmsport by broadcaster Tom McCarthy. Victorino tried to get the team to come to Philadelphia for tonight's game with the Dodgers, but they were scheduled to leave this morning for Hawaii.
