Lamarc, K.J. atop SBL stats race

As of July 5, Lamarc Iguel and K.J. Villagomez are atop the 2024 Tan Holdings-Saipan Baseball League statistical races.

Iguel, of Sandlot, has the highest batting percentage and is the current batting leader with a .588 from 10 hit of 17 at-bats. Tied for second is Blue Jays’ Frankie Lieto and Royals’ Marvin Ngeskebei with a .563 average each from nine connections in 16 plate appearances. Third is the Cardinals’ Nokki Saralu at .520 from 13 hits out of 25 at-bats.

In other batting categories, Poland Masaharu leads the runs scored at 19; Brian Camacho is next at 18; Jerald Cabrera and Saralu are at 17 each; Iguel has 16; and Pat Tenorio Jr. collected 12.

Masaharu also has the most triples at two, while Alfred Manglona, Ben Lizama, Derrence Diaz, Eli Aughenbaugh, Jonah Flores, Cabrera, Kaipo Dikito, Niko Martin, Saralu, Tenorio Jr., Tonchu Norita, and Travis Malwebug hit one each.

Camacho has the most doubles at six; Harry Nakamura, and J.P Sablan are tied at three; and eight other players are tied with two each.

Saralu leads with the most RBIs at 11; Camacho and Tenorio Jr. have nine each; Byron Kaipat, Aughenbaugh, Masaharu, and Tony Tenorio gathered eight each; and Ed Manibusan, Darion Jones, and Franco Nakamura have seven each.

The only homers were made by Ben Flores, Dennis Cabrera, Aughenbaugh, Jesus Iguel, and Tony Tenorio with one each.

Sixty feet away on the bump, K.J. Villagomez is the current pitching leader with a zero earned run average; zero earned runs; and nine hits from three games and 16 innings pitched for a 3-0 record.

Jonathan Norita also has a 0.00 ERA from two games and eight innings pitched; 0 ER; two hits; and one win; A.J. Evangelista mirrors the 0 ERA from one game and seven innings pitched; 0 ER; three hits; and one win. Then, Arby Yaguel rounds off pitchers with 0 ERAs and 0 ERs. He also has one win in three games and seven innings pitched.

The strikeout king is Benji Palacios with 27; Aaron Camacho and Jose Lizama Jr. have 23 each; Jason Reyes and Villagomez are at 22 each; Jylon Sablan has 20 strikeouts; Gloyd Martin Jr. and Jeffrey Lizama struck 18 batters out; R.J. Riungel collected 17; Jonathan Norita and Shane Mallens recorded 14 each; and J.J. Takawo, L.J. Teigita, and Mike Iguel struck out 11 each.