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Softball on the back burner ‘til next year
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Posted on Dec 12 2005
The organization notorious for underhanded activity under the lights is taking a break for now as the Saipan Softball Association has put all games on hold for the remainder of the year due to this week’s 2nd Micronesian Athletics Championships.
According to SSA president Ray Palacios, the power that flows to the lights of Tan Ge Softball Field will be diverted to the adjacent state-of-the-art track and field facility to provide the region’s top athletes the opportunity to escape the Saipan sun.
The action of the Island-Wide Softball League will return to the Oleai Sports Complex after the holiday season as the women’s slow-pitch league reconvenes on Monday, Jan. 3. The first matches of the New Year get underway when It’s Okay meets with the Pacific Amigas at 6:30pm, followed by the Hitters and the Lady-8ers at 7:30pm, and the Sai-Steve Rookies contest with Bomsoro at 8:30pm.
The men’s fast-pitch league takes the field the following night on Tuesday, Jan. 4, when the D-9ers challenge the Islanders at 6:30pm, and Seabees ‘4’ takes on the Kagman Lancheros at 7:30pm.
Palacios said that the season should be completed and the champion crowned before next March—plenty of time for the CNMI All-Star team to be selected for the 2006 Micronesian Games.
