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Little Leaguers are up, up, and away
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Posted on Aug 15 2004
One by one, the players of the CNMI Little League All-Stars made their way to the Saipan International Airport this morning, checked their luggage at the Northwest counter, said goodbye to their loved ones, and hopped on a jet bound for Williamsport, PA and the 2004 Little League World Series.
The boys are leaving with the support of their friends, families, the local community, local government, and local businesses, and they will be trying to do what no team from the CNMI has done by winning the tournament. The team will also be joined in Pennsylvania by Gov. Juan N. Babauta and the CNMI Washington Representative Pete A. Tenorio.
Philip Manalo, Alex Benevente, Keith Kintol, Eli Augenbaugh, Ofero Taitano, Cameron Ser Nicolas, Eric Tenorio, David Camacho, Donovan George, Justin Alexander, Anthony Rogolifoi, Ike Aldan, R-Jay Joe, and Anthony Tenorio will see their first competitors when they take the field of Volunteer Stadium against the Arabian American Little League team from Dhahran, Saudi Arabia next Saturday, Aug. 21 at 4pm.
Manager Tony Benevente and coach Tony Celis will lead the team into Lamade Stadium for their second contest on Monday, Aug. 23 when they face Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, the best from the Guadalupe Linda Vista Little League, at 1pm EST. This game will be televised on ESPN 2, along with the team’s third game on the following day.
The CNMI will return to Lamade Stadium on Tuesday, Aug. 24, to take on Williamstad, Curacao of the Pabao Little League at 11am EST. The semi-finals for the International Pool take place on Wednesday at 4pm and at the same time on Thursday.
The finals of the International Pool will to be played on Saturday, Aug. 28 at 3pm, with the winner advancing to the World Series Championship Game on Sunday, Aug.s 29 at 6:30pm EST.
The Championship Game will be televised on ABC while the International Semi-finals and finals will be broadcast on ESPN.
