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Bears blank Blue Jays, take fifth win
Brothers Kiku and A.J. Lizama pitched and batted their way to lifting Chalan Kanoa Bears to a 10-0 shutout win over the Blue Jays in last Monday night’s game in the 2018 Saipan Baseball League at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Ballfield.
Kiku Lizama fanned nine in five innings of work on the mound, limiting the Jays to three hits and walking two. Shakobe Rangamar pitched two innings in relief, giving up one hit—a single to Quin Blas in the sixth—with one strikeout and one walk.
A.J. Lizama went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs. He had an RBI single in the first inning and a two-RBI double in the sixth. Henry Lizama, Kiku and A.J.’s cousin, had a double and two runs on a 2-for-2 batting, while Angel Palacios went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in the third inning. Ben Flores had an RBI triple in the fifth inning and went 2-for-3 with one run.
It was the Bears’ third straight win after absorbing a 14-4 loss to the defending champions Aces last March 9. The streaking Bears improved to 5-1. The Blue Jays had their third consecutive loss to drop to 2-5. Their last win was an 18-8 decision against the Indians last March 5.
