For those keeping track of Eri Yoshida, my apologies for falling behind on updates.

Season: 2 G, 7 IP, 2-0, 128 NP (68 B, 60 S), 33 BF, 6 H (4 1B, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR), 6 BB, 5 K, 5 R, 5 ER, 6.43 ERA

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Start vs Kishu Rangers on May 6

1st inning

G6, G6, Kl

2nd inning

1B7, HBP, SH, BB, Kl, 1B8 (two RBI), 2B7/8 (RBI), G6

3rd inning

G4, G3, F4

4th inning

BB (SB, PO), Ks, F7

5th inning

1B7 (SB), G3, G6 (RBI), G4

Final line: W, 5 IP, 21 BF, 79 NP, 4 H, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 3 SO, 4 R, 4 ER.

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Relief Appearance vs 06 Bulls on April 12

8th inning

Kl, 3B8/9, BB, SF8, BB, Ks

9th inning

1B7 (SB), F9, BB, G1, BB, F9

Final line: W, 2 IP, 12 BF, 49 NP, 2 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 1 R, 1 ER.

Eri Yoshida will play out the rest of the season with the Hyogo Blue Sandars (Kansai Independent League).  She is expected to finalize a deal with Hyogo some time next week.

Yoshida returned to Japan in late August after a season with the Na Koa Ikaika Maui.  She is still slated to appear with the team for two exhibition games against the Ishikawa Million Stars in Ishikawa on September 10 and 11.

Source: Sponichi 9/6/2012

Maui beat the San Rafael Pacifics 13-4 on Tuesday.  Eri Yoshida started the game for Maui and snapped a personal six-game losing streak with her first win since June 23.  Yoshida gave up two runs on one hit and three walks over five innings of work in recording her fourth victory of the year.

Final line: 5 IP, 74-42 NP-S, 19 BF, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO, 1 WP.

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Season Stats

Maui played the Hawai Stars on Friday and lost 2-0.  Eri Yoshida started the game and was removed after allowing one run over three innings of work.  She took the loss and dropped to 3-6 in ten games (nine starts).

Final line: 3 IP, 38-21 NP-S, 14 BF, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO.

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Eri Yoshida entered a game in the 6th inning against the Hawaii Stars on Saturday (game one of a doubleheader) and gave up two runs (one earned) over an inning of work. She was not involved in the final decision.

Final line: 1.0 IP, 20-8 NP-S, 6 BF, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO

The Hawaii Stars beat Maui 7-3.

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Season Stats

Eri Yoshida started a game against the San Rafael Pacifics on Saturday and took the loss.  She gave up four runs (all earned) on six hits and two walks over 3.1 innings of work.

Final line: 3.1 IP, 60-35 NP-S, 17 BF, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO

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Eri Yoshida started a game against the Sonoma County Grapes on Saturday and took the loss.  She is now 3-4 after starting the year 3-0.

Final line: 3 IP, 70-30 NP-S, 18 BF, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 2 SO

From the Maui News' Robert Collias:

Yoshida struggled for her fourth straight start. The knuckleballer gave up a run in each of the first three innings and it could have been worse, as she could not consistently find the strike zone.

Yoshida walked Samuel Perry to start the game, and he scored two batters later on an RBI single by Brandon Gregorich.

In the second inning, she hit a batter and walked three in a row, including Mark Micowski with the bases loaded, but got out of the jam with a runner caught stealing at third base, a strikeout and a fielder's choice that left the bases loaded.

In the third inning, she walked the first two hitters she faced and immediately surrendered a run on a base hit by Chris Debiasi, but retired the next three hitters.

Yoshida threw 69 pitches, but just 29 for strikes as she set her season high for walks with six. After winning her first three starts, she has lost four in a row and her ERA has gone from 3.20 to 5.45 in that span.

"She is fine," Vermilyea said of Yoshida. "She is pitching a lot more this year than she has in other years. The key for her is finding the strike zone, throwing strikes and making them put the ball in play."

BTW: Yoshihiro Doi also pitched in the game - 1.2 IP, 21-14 NP, 5 BF, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.

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Season Stats

Eri Yoshida started a game against the Sonoma County Grapes at Iron Maehara Stadium on Saturday and took the loss, her third in a row.

Said Yoshida, via Sponichi, "I was off-balance in my delivery and I am not getting a good feel for the ball when I pitch.  I have to make some adjustments."

Sonoma County 12 - Maui 4

Final line: 2.1 IP, 46-22 NP-S, 15 BF, 5 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO.

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Season Stats

About 1,800 fans showed up for the second and final game between the Ishikawa Million Stars and Na Koa Ikaika Maui on Wednesday.  Ishikawa beat Maui 1-0.

Eri Yoshida made a one inning appearance for Maui: one hit, one strikeout, no runs.

Source: MSN Sankei 7/12/2012, Sponichi 7/12/2012

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See also:

Ishikawa Million Stars to play two exhibition games against Na Koa Ikaika Maui

Eri Yoshida made her fifth start of the year for the Maui Na Koa Ikaika on Friday and took the loss in her shortest outing of the year.  Yoshida lasted just three innings against the Pacifics and allowed five runs (one earned) on two hits, five walks, and one strikeout.

The Pacifics beat Maui by the final score of 7-3.

Final line: 3 IP, 79-38 NP-S, 17 BF, 2 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 1 SO, 2 WP.

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