Colossus of crush: Sers Nicholas and Tenorio
Saipan’s Big League and Senior League baseball finished up the regular season and playoff games this weekend , and let there be no dispute, Senior Leaguer Peter Tenorio of the Fielders and Brian Sers Nicholas Jr. of the Big League Sharks are the big hitters of the little league.
John Peter C. Sablan (.545) and John Tudela (.517) joined Sers Nicholas Jr. in a line-up that must have made opposing pitchers queasy all season long. The Northern Yankees had a trio of baseball catapults to launch their team to victory game after game. Benjamin Jones Jr. (.556), Jesse Agulto (.536), and Sam Babauta (.480) went a combined 42-for-80 at the plate, giving the pinstripers an almost unfair advantage over opposing bullpens.
The Pirates had a pair of sluggers in Jonathan Villagomez (.500) and Chris Salas (.478) to bolster their squad, but the Braves featured a monster four-hitter combo that would bomb enemy teams into submission with their shock and awe campaign. Leeroy Kani (.464), Sylvestre Tomokane (.393), Myron San Nicolas (.393), and Jesus J. Norita (.370) were four bats too much for many hurlers in the league.
The pitchers in the Big’s weren’t too shabby either, as demonstrated by Jesse Agulto of the Northern Yankees and his 3-0 record and 1.20 earned run average. The Sharks have a pair of arms that have kept opposing hitters at bay in Darson Camacho and John Tudela. The duo is a combined 6-2 in over 41.4 innings of work, and Tudela is the strike out king with 34 on the season. Ol’ Aces hurler Charles Mesik (2.93) and Yankees Ricky Jones (3.56) rounded out the list of the top five pitchers.
In the Senior League it was Tenorio who wielded the big stick with a league leading batting average of .536. His teammate Casez Tenorio and his .419 certainly helped the Fielders slug away this year.
The Pirates’ Jesse Garcia (.486), Patrick Alepuyo (.475), Manny Ada (.429), and Thomas Deleon Guerrero (.415) were a force to be reckoned with, and definitely one of the reasons that they black and gold took second place in the finals. Ol’ Aces Top Hitter was also their top pitcher, as Tony Palacios hit .486 and led the league with a miniscule 1.21 earned run average.
The Aces also had strength in the batting department from Tyrone Omar (.415) and another prize pitcher in Franco Flores. Flores went 5-0 for the Aces and managed to escape his contests with a 3.50 ERA.
The Expos had a team of horses in the batting stables, with the likes of Jeff Saures (.463), Dan Concepcion (.455), Zach Concepcion (.441), and Justin Mizutani (.405) powering them through the season.
The Mariners and Hustlers had slugger-hurler combos that helped them throughout the season. Darcy Reyes (.444) and Joshua Dela Cruz (4.20) topped the Mariners in hitting and pitching, respectively. Oliver Secharmidal was a one-man baseball machine, hitting .436 and frustrating batters around the league with a 2.70 ERA and 42 strikeouts. The only pitcher that finished ahead of Secharmidal in the K department was Antione Allen, far and away the strikeout champ with 58.
