North Shore Honu third baseman Koby Clemens already has the name, and he's hoping he has the game to excel in the majors like his fire-balling father.

Clemens, the son of future Hall of Famer Roger Clemens, batted 3 for 4 with a double, triple and three RBIs as the Honu beat the West Oahu CaneFires, 11-5, yesterday before a crowd of 1,531 at Hans L'Orange Park.

Clemens' two-run triple down the right-field line off left-hander Yasunari Takagi highlighted a four-run sixth inning for North Shore on the opening day of Hawaii Winter Baseball.

"It was second and third with nobody out; I was just trying to hit it to right field," Clemens said. "I got a fastball and hit it right down the line."

In the next inning, Clemens drove in another run by lining a double down the left-field line off righty Kyler Newby.

"I got a couple of good pitches to hit and did my job in certain situations," Clemens said. "I'm just trying to hit the ball hard and have fun with it."

The Honu's Darren Ford added a two-run double later in the seventh, and came around on a throwing error by the third baseman.

"I'm just going out and trying to set the tone as a leadoff guy and trying to get on base because I have a lot of good guys behind me," said Ford, who finished 3 for 6 and scored two runs.

Clemens, a member of the Houston Astros organization like his father, is one of four sons of former or current major leaguers in HWB this season.

Roger Clemens has 348 victories and 4,604 strikeouts in 23 major league seasons.

"I have the name and have to keep the bar raised because my dad set the bar very high," said Clemens, who also singled in the fourth. "I have to keep the name looking good, but I'm trying to set up my own path as well."

That path includes being a position player.

"He never forced me to pitch," Clemens said. "Growing up as a kid it wasn't because I didn't want to pitch because of my dad. I just never liked pitching, I like hitting a lot better."

The CaneFires issued five walks, hit two batters and committed four errors. Two Honu runs were unearned.

"We made a couple mistakes, our pitchers got behind a few guys, walked a few guys," West Oahu manager Todd Claus said. "Overall, I was pleased with our effort."

North Shore's seven pitchers allowed seven hits and three earned runs with four walks and seven strikeouts. Scott Koerber, the Honu's fourth pitcher, allowed one run in two innings and was credited with the win.

Keiyo Aomatsu and Xavier Paul hit solo homers for North Shore.

"I thought it was a well-played game," North Shore manager Dave Clark said. "Especially our guys, they came out with a lot of energy and played good."

Clark played 14 seasons in the big leagues with seven teams. His last season was with Houston in 1998. He is currently coaching in the Astros organization.

"They're down here to work on some things and when you're working with a lot of kids, they're going to come out and play hard for you," he said. "They're going to show that energy like they did tonight."

North Shore designated hitter Rodney Choy Foo, a 2000 Kailua High graduate, batted 1 for 3 with two walks and an RBI.

"It's good playing with different guys," he said. "When we get to know everybody, it's going to be fun."

West Oahu used six pitchers with Joba Chamberlain picking up the loss after allowing one run in two innings of relief.

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