Ol’Aces rout Yankees, 15-4

The Ol’Aces picked up their second win of the season on Thursday night by thumping the Northern Yankees in a mercy-rule shortened contest that featured standout performances from their hitters at the Francisco M. Palacios Baseball Field in Oleai.

Centerfielder Tyrone Omar was the model of perfection for the Ol’Aces, as the big hitter went a flawless 3-for-3 at the plate with a trio of singles, three stolen bases, and a run batted in to put his squad in firm control of second place.

At 2-1, the Ol’Aces are just a game behind the Braves (3-0), but if they keep getting performances like the 3-for-3 outing by Ben first baseman Taisacan, they’ll be challenging for the top spot soon. Taisacan finished with a pair of singles, a triple, four runs scored and three runs batted in the five-inning affair, while teammate J.D. Dikito had a solid 3-for-4 performance at the plate with two base knocks, a triple, two runs batted in, and a stolen base.

The Ol’Aces were trailing 2-1 after the first inning, but took the lead for good in the top of the second inning on the strength of a three-run, two-hit stanza in which Omar, Taisacan, and right fielder Greg Arriola crossed the plate to make the score 4-2.

They scored three more in the third, but plate party got bigger in the fourth when the Ol’Aces piled on five runs off of six its to blow the game open at 12-3.

From there on out it was just a waiting game until the end of the fifth inning for the invocation of the 10-run mercy rule, but they never would have gotten there had it not been for the tandem of Charles Mesik and Tony Palacios.

Mesik went two and one-third atop the mound for the Ol’Aces allowing three runs off of two hits, while Palacios finished the job throwing the final two and two-thirds scoreless innings in which he fanned six batters—including the entire side of the fourth inning.

At the plate, Palacios put in a strong 2-for-4 with two singles, a run scored, and four runs batted in.

The Ol’Aces were on the other side of the pancake on Tuesday night, when they took their lumps from the Braves to the tune of a 13-6 scalping. Catcher Henry Iguel went 3-for-5 for the Braves with a pair of singles, a triple, two runs scored, and a run batted in, but the big hitter of the night was pitcher Betti Tomokane.

Tomokane was a mighty 4-for-5 with four singles, three runs scored, and two ribbies at the plate aside from picking up the win on the mound. Tomokane allowed six runs off of eight hits through five and a third innings on the hill, but only three were earned. The big pitcher hurled four strikeouts before Esteven Cruz came over from third base to finish the final one and two-thirds without a run, one hit, and two strikeouts.

Cruz also had a solid night at the plate, as the reliever went 2-for-4 with a single, a double, and a run scored.