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Little League to pick biggest stars
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Posted on May 31 2005
Just a handful of days after the UMDA Hustlers downed the Tanapag Braves to take the Major Division championship of the Saipan Little League Baseball Association at Tan Ge ball field, the focus of the players, parents, and coaches has shifted to who among the top performers will be included in the in crowd.
All managers will be returning to the Oleai Sports Complex tonight to assemble this year’s Saipan Little League All-Star team, and according to the president of the SLLBA Joseph Salas, they should come to the conference room of the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium at 6pm with their pens and stat sheets in hand.
With little more than a week remaining before the Rota Little League District Tournament, organizers will have to act fast to give the boys as much time as possible to prepare for the six-day affair that runs from Thursday, June 9, through Tuesday, June 14. If they plan to advance any further into the World Series chain of tournaments, they first have to face the All-Stars from the neighboring islands of Tinian and Rota.
The winner of this year’s district tournament will earn the right to represent the CNMI in the Asia-Pacific Regional Tournament in Fukuoka, Japan, from Saturday, July 23 through Saturday, July 30, against teams from Guam, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Japan, and Korea.
