Pacific
Pacific Scoreboard: April 24, 2026
Stars and Stripes
April 24, 2026
Zama junior Kira Herring led the Trojans with a .697 batting average and 2.084 OPS this season, including the Far East tournament. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
High school
SOFTBALL
Far East Division II Tournament
Friday at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan
Quarterfinals
Robert D. Edgren 11, Yokota 5
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Runs | Hits | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Eagles | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
W — Joslyn Hernandez; L — Naomi Ashman. Noteworthy — Eagles eliminated the three-time defending champion Panthers.
E.J. King 17, Daegu 6
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Runs | Hits | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warriors | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Cobras | 16 | 1 | x | 17 | 10 | 1 |
W — Nylire Costa; L — Charlize Quila-Medina. Noteworthy — Costa combined with Aryn Wimberly on a no-hitter.
Semifinals
Zama 15, Edgren 0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Runs | Hits | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trojans | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
W — Kira Herring; L — Hernandez.
Matthew C. Perry 23, King 21
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | Runs | Hits | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobras | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 0 |
| Samurai | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | x | 23 | 18 | 4 |
W — Gabby Martens; L — Costa.
Championship
Zama 17, Perry 7
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | Runs | Hits | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samurai | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Trojans | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | x | 17 | 17 | 0 |
W — Herring; L — Martens. Batting — Trojans: Miona Fujita 3-3 (2 2B), Jeidy Leon-Quinones 3-4 (2B, 4 RBI, 2 SB), Herring (2 RBI), Sofia Olson 2-3 (2 RBI, 2 SB), Jessa Bolin 3-3 (2 2B, 2 RBI), Evangeline Nelson 2-4 (3B, 3 RBI), Shamariah Blackmon 2-3 (2 RBI); Samurai: Laney Mullins 2-2, Maia Minton (3B, 3 RBI), Emma Roberts 2-3 (2B), Meliyah Bevett 2-3 (2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 SB). Noteworthy — Trojans won their third D-II title and first since 2017. Awards
All-Tournament team — Zama: Nelson, Herring, Olson, Fujita; Perry: Martens, Minton (2025 Offensive Most Valuable Player), Robert (2025 co-Defensive MVP); King: Costa (two-time selection), Mila Nishimura-Reed, Kaya Ties; Edgren: Keira Marrero, Kaiya Pasion; Yokota: Gracie Kenney (two-time selection), Samaria Askew; Daegu: Alycia Porter (two-time selection).
BASEBALL
Far East Division I Tournament
Friday at Camp Humphreys, South Korea
Nile C. Kinnick 6, Humphreys 1; Humphreys eliminated
St. Mary’s 7, Kadena 5; Kadena eliminated
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Runs | Hits | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Titans | 2 | 2 | 3 | x | 7 | 4 | 2 |
W — Issei Takahashi; L — Tian Lujan.
American School In Japan 7, Kubasaki 4
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | Runs | Hits | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragons | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Mustangs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | x | 7 | 6 | 3 |
W — Leo Linsley; L — Aaden Wilson.
Kinnick 11, St. Mary’s 1; St. Mary’s eliminated
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Runs | Hits | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Red Devils | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
W — Bunsei Stark; L — Dominic Mitchell.
Saturday’s games
Kubasaki vs. Kinnick, 10:45 a.m. (loser eliminated)
ASIJ vs. Kubasaki-Kinnick winner, 1:45 p.m.
ASIJ vs. Kubasaki-Kinnick winner if ASIJ loses first game.
Far East Division II Tournament
Friday at Yokota Air Base, Japan
Fifth
Zama 15, Osan 0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Runs | Hits | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Trojans | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
W — Toro McClendon; L — Myles Vasquez.
Third
King 11, Yokota 2
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Runs | Hits | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Cobras | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
W — Musashi Niitani; L — Takumi Iwazaki-Chung.
Championship
Edgren 5, Perry 0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | Runs | Hits | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samurai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | x | 5 | 9 | 0 |
W — Charles Richardson 7 IP (5 H, 1 BB, 9 SO); L — Aira Fujinuma 3 2/3 IP (2 H, ER, BB, 6 SO, WP, HBP). Batting — Eagles: Isaac French 2-4 (4 SB), Louis Dominguez (2 RBI), Ethan Wong 2-3; Samurai: Malaki Maestas 2-3. Noteworthy — Eagles won their third D-II title, but first in 13 years. Awards
All-Tournament team — Edgren: Richardson (two-time selection), Liam McDonald (two-time selection), Toby Davidsoon, French; Perry: Fujinuma (three-time selection), Maestas, Akiro Fujimoto, Dylan DeGuzman; King: Jayden Arocho (three-time selection), Kosei Shimakura, Blake Hodges; Zama: Brody Kuchera, Adrien Fredericks; Yokota: Mark Segura, Bentley Bogard, Iwazaki-Chung; Osan: Vasquez, Jaden Bajar.
