Saturday, August 16, 2008 6:10 PM
Tournament game at Volunteer Stadium (Neutral site)
LLWS08

Japan 5, MEA 0

Score	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Japan Tokyo, Japan	0	0	1	0	0	4	5	5	0
MEA Dhahran, Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Japan	AB	R	H	BI		MEA	AB	R	H	BI
Kimura, Ryohji, SS	2	0	0	0		Beyers, Chris, SS-P	3	0	1	0
Igarashi, Masahiro, 3B	1	0	0	0		Branton, Beau, P-SS	2	0	0	0
Setoguchi, Tsuyoki, 3B	0	0	0	0		Lavenue, Will, RF-CF-C	3	0	0	0
Murase, Daiki, 3B	1	1	1	0		Durley, Cameron, 1B	1	0	0	0
Motegi, Ryo, CF	2	0	0	0		Walle, Tucker, SPR	0	0	0	0
Ozeki, Takumi, 1B	2	1	0	0		Husain, Alex, 3B-2B	1	0	0	0
Takeshita, Yutaka, C	3	1	1	2		Merriwether, Evan, LF	1	0	0	0
Moriuchi, Ryosuke, P	3	0	1	0		Jackson, Bryce, 2B	1	0	0	0
Mizuno, Shodai, LF	2	1	1	0		Knight, Nicholas, LF	1	0	0	0
Suehiro, Satoshi, PH-LF	1	0	0	0		Al-Shafei, Kyle, CF	1	0	0	0
Morita, Hironosuke, 2B	2	0	1	1		Walle, Tucker, PH-RF	1	0	0	0
Hirokawa, Ryosuke, 2B	0	1	0	0		Sheppard, John, C	1	0	0	0
Takeuchi, Akihiro, RF	1	0	0	0		Bradford, Tim, PH-LF	1	0	0	0
Shinozuka, Mikio, PH-RF	2	0	0	0		Ell, Zach, LF-3B-RF	2	0	0	0
Totals	22	5	5	3		Totals	19	0	1	0

E: Jackson, Bryce, Sheppard, John   2B: Takeshita, Yutaka  

Japan	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	BF		MEA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	BF
Moriuchi, Ryosuke (W)	6.0	1	0	0	1	9	21		Branton, Beau	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	4
Totals	6.0	1	0	0	1	9	21		Beyers, Chris (L)	5.0	5	5	3	2	5	23
									Totals	6.0	5	5	3	4	5	27

HBP: Branton, Beau (by Moriuchi, Ryosuke), Setoguchi, Tsuyoki (by Beyers, Chris)   WP: Beyers, Chris 2   Pitches-strikes: Branton, Beau 19-10, Moriuchi, Ryosuke 73-51, Beyers, Chris 73-46  

Start: 6:10 PM; Game time: 1:40; Attendance: 5700
Game officials: HP-Dale Prentiss, 1B-Joe Mano, 2B-Daniel Lowe, 3B-Randy Johnson

LF-Mark Bernstein, RF-Ken Bradley

Mike Witherwax (Scorebook), Brent Stahlnecker (Computer)

High 70's and Sunny/Clear

Top 1st, #13 Masahiro Igarashi called out at first after leaving the base