Man Amigos and Sakudi started their title-retention campaigns on the right foot as the Chamolinian Softball Association\u2019s 2012 Budweiser Slow Pitch Softball League kicked off Friday night at the Capital Hill Ballfield.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s defending champions Man Amigos put on a strong showing with a 9-6 victory over Gagu Eyes, while the current women\u2019s titleholder Sakudi run-ruled a green Rookies squad, 12-1, in five innings. <\/p>\n
The other game of the opener, meanwhile, saw Berdax outlast X-clusive, 21-18, in an eight-inning back-and-forth nail-biter that was easily the evening\u2019s most entertaining matchup. <\/p>\n
Bob Coldeen served as opening night master of ceremonies with Gus Kaipat singing the U.S. and CNMI anthems.<\/p>\n
Marianas Pacific Distributors general manager Guy Pudney appeared as the guest speaker and CSA president Mark Palacios delivered the closing remarks.<\/p>\n
Other CSA officers include vice president B.J. Attao, secretary Liz Palacios-Olouachel, treasurer Liz A. Lebria, and advisor Joey Dela Cruz.<\/p>\n
The CSA would like to thank the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, the Division of Sports & Recreation, Division of Youth Services, Coldeen, Kaipat, Bernie C. Palacios, Antonio and Marilyn E. Santos, MARPAC, IT&E, Atdit Company, J\u2019s Restaurant, Natibu Sports Association, Tan Siu Lin Foundation, Saipan Apparel, and Team G-Ballers.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s 15-team men\u2019s division is comprised of defending champions Man Amigos, X-clusive, Talu Fahn, Manelos, Natibu, Familia, Saipal, The Warriors, Managaha, 6-Pack, G-Ballers, Team Elias, Berdax, Your Balls, and Gagu Eyes.<\/p>\n
The five women\u2019s teams include the aforementioned Sakudi, 670 Babes, Check It Out, Enamo Meta, and Rookies.
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\nMan Amigos 9, Gagu Eyes 6[\/B]<\/p>\n
Man Amigos led it, 4-1, after three innings off a pair of two-run homers by Manny Sablan and John Reyes, and then jumped ahead, 9-1, in the next inning off four hits, a sacrifice fly by J.J. Laniyo, and a two-run blast by Julian Camacho. Gagu Eyes tried to mount a comeback in the sixth frame, but the defending champs held strong out in the field. <\/p>\n
[B]Sakudi 12, Rookies 1[\/B]<\/p>\n
Home team Sakudi shot in front, 5-0, in the opening frame with six hits; Geri Dela Cruz smashed a two-RBI single, and Thelma Mizer and Janica Lizama also bagged RBIs. <\/p>\n
Sakudi then added three more runs in the top of the third frame from an RBI triple by Mizer, who later made it down the line off an error and a sacrifice fly by Dela Cruz.<\/p>\n
Rookies managed their lone run to close the third inning off an uncommon error by the defending champs. However, the count sifted to, 11-1, as the latter redeemed the trip up with three more runs to start the fourth.<\/p>\n
The caution flag was raised at the start of the fifth inning and Sakudi added one more to the board for good measure before closing shop early.<\/p>\n
Sakudi\u2019s Mizer and Kiki Aldan hit triples and batted 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs; Dela Cruz swung 1-for-2 with three RBIs; Eileen Babauta went 3-for-3 with an RBI; and Bert Camacho swung 2-for-2 with a run. <\/p>\n
[B]Berdax 21, X-clusive 18[\/B]<\/p>\n
X-clusive\u2019s cleanup man Harry Nakamura hammered a grand slam to get the game started in proper fashion, but Berdax seized control, 6-4, with a cluster of home runs in the opening frame. <\/p>\n
Ben Taisacan lifted a three-run homer, John Taitano a solo shot, Kel Kapileo pulled on a two-run home run, and Dung Tenorio signed off with another solo blast.<\/p>\n
X-clusive trimmed the deficit to a run, 7-8, after the second inning. Dennis Ngeskebei and Mike Manas hit RBI singles and J.J. Cabrera elevated a sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n
The game then became locked at 10-all after four innings as an RBI double from Berdax\u2019s Taitano and a Kapileo sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third inning was obliged by a two-out rally by X-clusive in the ensuing frame. Its top of the order bashed four hits including a pair of RBI doubles by Reyes and Cabrera with an RBI base rip by Nakamura.<\/p>\n
The game was knotted again at 14-all after six and much like its explosive beginning, it was only prudent for this clash to come down to the wire.<\/p>\n
Berdax postured with four runs in the bottom of the fifth off five hits, which included a two-RBI double and an RBI base knock, but X-clusive rose from the dead again in the top of the sixth with a two-RBI triple by Reyes and a two-run homer by Cabrera.<\/p>\n
Berdax stranded the winning run at third in the bottom of regulation, but survived the eight-inning bout.<\/p>\n
X-clusive mustered four runs in the top of the eighth off a two-RBI double by Reyes and a two-RBI single by Vince Cepeda, but Berdax took advantage of some errors early in the bottom of the eighth and caught a second wind that dealt the knockout blow. <\/p>\n
Details of Monday\u2019s games will be released tomorrow. The season continues tonight on Capital Hill with a men\u2019s triple feature starting with the 2011 runners-up Natibu taking on 6-Pack at 6:30pm. Then Familia clashes with Managaha at 7:30pm followed by Saipal against The Warriors at 8:30pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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