\n\t\t\t\tRep. Angel T. Demapan (R-Saipan), right, presents CNMI Senior League All-Star team manager Greg Camacho the House Resolution he authored commending their effort in the recently concluded Asia Pacific Middle East Junior, Senior, and Big League Regional Baseball Tournament held on Saipan. The CNMI All-Stars will represent the ASPAC region in next month\u2019s World Series in Bangor, Maine. (Joel D. Pinaroc)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nCamacho said that cold weather would greet them in Bangor when they open up their World Series campaign against Europe-Africa representatives Lazio League of Italy on Aug. 2 at 2pm local time.<\/p>\n
Host Maine, Central US, and Canada will be joining Europe-Africa and the CNMI, the ASPAC representatives, in Pool B in the Aug. 2 to 8 World Series. Curacao\u2019s Liga Pariba leads Pool B along with US East, Southeast, Southwest, and West.<\/p>\n
Temperatures at the Shawn T. Mansfield Stadium in Bangor, the site of the Senior League World Series, hit 18 degrees Celsius or 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit last Monday unlike on Saipan where it can reach above 30 degrees Celsius or 86 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n
\u201cWeather has been the coaching staff and the returning players\u2019 concern. We\u2019re not sure how the other boys would react to the cold weather. And from what we\u2019ve learned, it is cold there in Bangor,\u201d said Camacho in an interview before the team\u2019s practice session last Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Camacho said that returning players Craig Michael Aguon, Nathan Paul Camacho, Franko T. Nakamura, and Jobe Anton Reyes told the coaching staff that they had some difficulty adapting to the cold weather in last year\u2019s World Series.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir body is not used to the cold weather since we don\u2019t experience that here on Saipan. The cold weather affected the way they hold the ball. For me, I think it\u2019s best to be there four days before the games begin so they can get used to the cold weather,\u201d added Camacho.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo days is not enough for them to adjust to the weather and the time difference. Hopefully we could arrive there earlier and without delays on our flight schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n
Overall, Camacho\u2014along with head coach Lawrence Camacho and assistant John Manibusan\u2014said they are satisfied on the team\u2019s performance every practice.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re confident with these team since they have the right attitude. Skills wise, they already have that. It all depends now on how they perform in the games at the World Series and how much they want to win,\u201d added the Senior League manager.<\/p>\n
The team\u2019s practice is divided into field sessions (batting, pitching, fielding, defense, and offense) every Mondays and Fridays, and strength and conditioning every Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Camacho said that they wouldn\u2019t underestimate all the other teams that they will be facing in the World Series especially a virtually unknown Europe-Africa region in their first game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t want to underestimate the other teams. I\u2019ve already learned my lesson where I took a team lightly and I lost. I always try to remember that even though a team has never won a game, they can still beat you anytime.\u201d<\/p>\n
John Richard Paul Atalig Jr., Anthony Joseph Agulto, Ethan Franklin Babauta, Joaquin Jose Chong, Kekuni Yamaduke Kaainoa, Franklin Jay Lizama, Henry Jesus Lizama, Aurel Joe Mendiola, Brandon Win Pua, Lorenzo Lee Sebaklim, Robin Virgil Secharmidal, and Roke T. Tenorio are the other members of the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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