Saturday, August 22, 2009 6:09 PM
Tournament game at Volunteer Stadium (Neutral site)
LLWS08

Japan 5, MEA 2

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

MEA	AB	R	H	BI		Japan	AB	R	H	BI
Husain, Alex, SS-P	3	1	1	0		Omoe, Yuta, 2B	2	1	0	0
Somogye, Tyler, 2B-SS	3	0	0	0		Yamaga, Daisuke, LF	2	2	2	2
Knight, Nicky, CF	3	0	1	2		Wakai, Toshinori, P	3	1	1	2
Durley, Cameron, 1B-P	1	0	0	0		Kimura, Kouki, 3B	3	0	0	0
Sheppard, John, P-3B	3	0	1	0		Ogura, Naoto, CF	1	0	0	0
Ogunsola, Deji, 3B-RF-PH	2	0	0	0		Ichikawa, Daigo, PH-CF	1	0	0	0
Stonehouse, Bryn, 3B-1B	1	0	0	0		Magoyama, Jun, 1B	2	0	0	0
Khurshid, Humza, RF-2B	2	0	0	0		Namekata, Yuta, SPR	0	0	0	0
Muqeem, Najib, LF-SPR	1	0	0	0		Takashima, Motoki, RF-PH	1	0	0	0
Ksiazek, Jake, LF	1	0	1	0		Nakasone, Satoru, PH-RF	1	0	0	0
Barnett, Braden, C	2	1	0	0		Tsuchiya, Takayuki, C	1	0	0	0
Totals	22	2	4	2		Tsuneizumi, Kaito, PH-C	1	0	0	0
						Kawashima, Kenya, SS	1	0	0	0
						Namekata, Yuta, PH-SS	1	1	0	0
						Totals	20	5	3	4

E: Khurshid, Humza, Sheppard, John   2B: Sheppard, John   3B: Knight, Nicky, Yamaga, Daisuke   HR: Yamaga, Daisuke, Wakai, Toshinori  

MEA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	BF		Japan	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	BF
Sheppard, John (L)	3.2	3	5	4	3	6	20		Wakai, Toshinori (W)	6.0	4	2	2	2	11	24
Husain, Alex	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	3		Totals	6.0	4	2	2	2	11	24
Durley, Cameron	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	2
Totals	5.0	3	5	4	4	10	25

HBP: Takashima, Motoki (by Sheppard, John)   WP: Sheppard, John 2, Husain, Alex   Pitches-strikes: Wakai, Toshinori 79-54, Sheppard, John 73-40, Husain, Alex 20-12, Durley, Cameron 5-5  

Start: 6:09 PM; Game time: 1:54; Attendance: 9100
Game officials: HP John Mashburn, 1B Jeffrey Stokoe, 2B Damaso Sancon, 3B Rick Wagner

LF Hugo St-Amant, RF Mike Yeager

Mike Witherwax (Scorebook), Brent Stahlnecker (Digital Scout)

Overcast and 80 degrees

Japan #22 Taisei Hidaka DNP due to injury