The Thunder Baseball team swept a pair of games against Orcutt, Calif., on Friday to win the Babe Ruth 14u Pacific Southwest Regional in Surprise, Ariz.

In the first game, Thunder Baseball breezed to an easy 15-2 win, scoring four runs in the first inning. The win forced a winner-take-all game, where the Thunder emerged victorious, 4-1. The Thunder scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to earn the win.

Jaron Yoshikane, DJ Akiyama, and Josh Fournier were named to the All-Tournament Team. Fournier was also named the Tournament MVP.

Thunder Baseball advances to 14u Babe Ruth World Series, which will be played in Glenn Allen, Va., starting on Aug. 10.

>> Oahu Baseball 13’s knocked off Westchester, Calif., 5-4, to advance to the championship round of the Babe Ruth 13u Pacific Southwest Regional.

Oahu will have to beat Tri-Valley, Calif., twice on Saturday to win the championship.