Efraim, Duenas lead SBL Masters League

As of Dec. 14, Reds’ Hector Efraim is the batting leader, while Marlins pitcher Ben Duenas is still the pitching leader in the 2023 Tan Holdings-SBL Master’s League.

Efraim leads the league in batting average with .750, going six hits out of eight at-bats. Second to him is teammate Mike Techur at .667 from six out of nine at-bats. Pirates’ Pete Tomokane rounds up the Top 3 with a batting average of .636 from seven hits out of 11 at-bats.

Pirates first baseman Audie Maratita is at the top in two offensive categories—doubles and RBIs. He has nine RBIs, followed by Bruce Norita, Jess Mesa, and Tomokane’s seven each; Eric Palacios, Richard Quitugua, and Shine Tenorio have six each; while Ed Manibusan has five.

Maratita, Manibusan, Cris George, J-Boy Deleon Guerrero, Tenorio, and Tony Pangelinan have two doubles each; and 11 other players are tied with one each.

The most runs scored are Alvin Takai, Derek Aguon, James Benavente, and Tomokane with nine each; Cartfield Sablan and Walter Macaranas have eight each; Glen Camacho has seven; and Jerome Delos Santos and Jun Salalila are at six each.

Sablan and Quitugua have the most triples with two each, while Manibusan and Tomokane hit one each.

So far, there are still no home runs in the league.

For pitching, the pitching leader is still 62-year-old Duenas with a 0.00 ERA; 0-0 record seven hits; 0 ER, and three innings in one game played. The Pirates’ Dung Tenorio is right there with him with also a 0.00 ERA, three hits, 0 ER, 1-0 record; and three innings in one game played. The Pirates’ Pete Sablan is still in the Top 3 with a 1.56 ERA, nine hits, 2-0 record; two ER, and nine innings pitched in three games played.

The Blue Jays’ Kevin Kapileo leads the league with the most strikeouts with 16; Pete Sablan has 13; Alvin Takai collected seven; Clint Quitugua and Tony Flores have six each; Tony Benavente made five; and Bill Camacho and Dominic Hideo three four strikeouts.