Verizon vanquishes Brotherhood, 23-7

There was no brotherly love in the battle between Verizon and Brotherhood on Tuesday night at Tan Ge field in Oleai, as the long distance providers sent nine long balls out of the park during their 23-7 thumping in continuation of the Island Wide Slow Pitch Softball League.

The underhanded action caters to the hitters, and the boys from Verizon took advantage from the beginning by scoring seven runs off of six hits in the top of the first inning in which Tony Camacho, Manny Sablan, and Dwight Quitano all smacked homeruns.

The Brotherhood answered with a run in the bottom of the first, but after Verizon racked up two more in the top of the second, Brotherhood rallied to score six runs off of eight hits to close the gap to 9-7.

The bottom of the second was to the Brotherhood as Little Bighorn was to Custer, as Verizon unleashed an the offensive onslaught of eight runs off of 11 hits in the third inning that included homeruns from Roy Celis, and repeat performances by Camacho and Sablan.

By the time the dust settled, Verizon racked up 23 runs off of 28 hits before the umpires invoked the 10-run mercy rule and sent everyone home early.

Camacho led the hit parade with three solo dingers in four at bats, while Sablan went 4-for-4 with two homers and a pair of singles. Quitano’s round tripper was a little faster than the others as he hit an inside the park homerun.

Salty Boys 13, Exclusive 12

The powerful Exclusive squad carried a 12-10 lead into the bottom of the eighth inning but was unable to hold off the Salty Boys as first baseman B.J. Nicholas crossed home plate on an error to end the game in extra innings.

The seesaw match rocked back and forth with seven lead changes, but the Salty Boys scored 13 runs off of 17 hits before the dust on Tan Ge field settled—to include two homeruns.

Nicholas finished the game with a 3-for-4 performance that included a single, two triples, and RBI, and the game-winning score, while teammate Pete Sablan led the offensive charge with a single and a pair of homeruns. The third baseman racked up three runs batted in for the Boys, but his squad also benefited from quality hitting from second baseman J.P. Sablan, who went 3-for-4 with a string of singles and two runs scored.

Chura 20, Fadang 7

The Bud Light Chura continued their parade of power as they scored 20 runs off of 22 hits against the fellas from Fadang before the umpires invoked the 10-run mercy rule.

Mel Sakisat made a rare pitching appearance for the Chura, but his three homeruns in four attempts at the plate made more of a name for the all-star third baseman than his prowess as an underhanded lobber.

Sakisat tallied six runs batted in for the Chura in his 3-for-4 outing, but teammate J.J. Laniyo led the pack with a perfect percentage at 4-for-4 with a single, two doubles, and a homerun. Jerry Ayuyu also achieved perfection at the plate with a 3-for-3 effort that yielded a single, two dingers, and just missed Sakisat’s high watermark with five runs batted in.

Survivors 17, Flyers 15

The CBC Survivors outwit, out played, and outlasted the Flyers to win a 17-15 nail bitter that went down to the wire with each team scoring six runs in the final inning.

After they took their cuts in the top of the fourth inning, the Survivors led 10-4, but the Flyers chipped away with a pair in the bottom of the inning to cut the deficit to four runs, and pulled within two in the bottom of the sixth.

Feeling the heat of a possible defeat, the Survivors scored six runs off of eight hits in the seventh to take a 17-9 advantage capped off by Clifton Silil’s RBI single that drove in Kaleb Dulei.

The Flyers answered with a six run rally in the bottom of the seventh but fell two runs shy of the victory despite showing a steely resolve.

Landon Martin hammered out a pair of homeruns and three RBI’s in a 2-for-4 outing while Silil went a flawless 4-for-4 with four singles, three runs batted in, and a run scored.