{"id":212180,"date":"2015-10-12T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-10-11T20:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=212180"},"modified":"2015-10-12T06:00:30","modified_gmt":"2015-10-11T20:00:30","slug":"finals-rematch-in-belau-mens-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/finals-rematch-in-belau-mens-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Finals rematch in Belau men\u2019s league"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Antonio Masters scored a come-from-behind 18-15 win over IP&E in their do-or-die match yesterday in the Belau Men\u2019s Slow-pitch Softball League playoff round at the Dandan Ballfield.<\/p>\n

\"Defending<\/a>
Defending champion Brotherhood hopes to win its finals rematch against the San Antonio Masters for the Belau Men\u2019s Slow-pitch Softball League finals next week.
(Jon Perez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The S.A. Masters earned the right to face defending titlists Brotherhood in the best-of-three title duel, which is a rematch of last year\u2019s finals.<\/p>\n

Pennant champions Brotherhood swept Mommy Charu in their own playoffs showdown last week to clinch the first finals berth.<\/p>\n

Brotherhood breezed through with a 12-2 win in Game 1 then closed out the series with a 9-1 triumph.<\/p>\n

The Masters and IP&E, meanwhile, split the first two games of their own best-of-three semifinals series.<\/p>\n

IP&E defeated the Masters, 9-4, in the opener but the latter bounced back with a 14-10 decision to force a deciding game.<\/p>\n

The S.A. Masters, in yesterday\u2019s rubber match, slowly chipped away IP&E\u2019s 10-run lead to complete the win.<\/p>\n

IP&E scored 10 runs in the first inning but were shut out for most of the way, while the Masters little by little overhauled that deficit.<\/p>\n

John Cepeda\u2019s first home run of the season in the fifth inning and Jeff Cabrera\u2019s first-inning grandslam highlighted the Masters\u2019 victory.<\/p>\n

IP&E had five more runs in the final inning but the Masters held on to seal the finals date with Brotherhood on Sunday, Oct. 18, also at the Dandan field. Game 1 is set at 11am while the next match will be played after a 30-minute break.<\/p>\n

Cepeda, Masters manager Luis Cepeda, team captain Dennis Ngeskebei and the entire team are hoping for a different outcome this time after losing to Brotherhood last year.<\/p>\n

Reno Celis, Jeff Sablan, Jess Cabrera, Ike Cabrera, Jude Dickinson, Ton Tomokane, Rep. Ralph Yumul (Ind.-Saipan) are the other members of the Masters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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