{"id":232927,"date":"2016-07-25T06:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T20:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=232927"},"modified":"2016-07-25T06:00:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T20:00:43","slug":"bears-players-zero-batting-pitching-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/bears-players-zero-batting-pitching-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears players zero in on batting, pitching titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_232930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232930\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sblpix-2-199x300.jpg\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chalan Kanoa Bears players exchange low-fives while getting ready for their game against Titanium in the 2016 Saipan Baseball League last Wednesday at the Francisco \u201cTan\u201d Ko Palacios Ballfield. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Chalan Kanoa Bears\u2019 A.J. and Jeffrey Lizama are on top of the pitching and batting races with one game left in their regular season schedule in the 2016 Saipan Baseball League.<\/p>\n<p>A.J.  is ahead in the batting contest as he posted an average of .481 after their 11-10 victory against Titanium last Wednesday. He went 26-for-54 at bat in the Bears\u2019 13 wins in as many games in the double round-robin elimination to lead the BSI Aces\u2019 Ben Jones Junior. Jones, whose team has also one game remaining in the regular season, was 18-for-42 at the plate in 13 games for an average of .429.<\/p>\n<p>Three other player earned an average of over .400 with the Brewers\u2019 Nokki Saralu logging .423 (22-for-52), the Yankees\u2019 Franko Nakamura tallying .417 (20-for-48), and the Aces\u2019 Joe Tudela recording .404 (19-for-47).<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the Top 10 are the Brewers\u2019 Pat Alepuyo (19-for-48\/.386), North Starz\u2019s Roke Tenorio (21-for-53\/.396), the Falcons\u2019 J.J. Lifoifoi (15-for-38\/.395), the Brewers\u2019 Anthony Tenorio (22-for-56\/.393), and the Falcons\u2019 Giovanni Mira (18-for-47\/.383).<\/p>\n<p>In the pitching race, Jeffrey Lizama\u2019s 0.88 ERA topped the records of  10 others on the leaderboard. In 13 games, Lizama pitched 30.2 innings and yielded only three runs.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears pitcher is ahead of the Aces\u2019 Michael Muna Jr., and teammate A.J. Lizama, who have identical ERAs of 1.32.  Muna pitched 47.2 innings and gave up seven runs, while only four runs were scored against A.J. during his 27.1 innings stint on the mound.<\/p>\n<p>Others on the leaderboard are the Bears\u2019 Jose Lizama Jr. (1.64), the Falcons\u2019 Frankie Lieto (2.08)m the Brewers\u2019 Vince Cepeda (2.28), North Starz\u2019s Jared Camacho (2.57), the Aces\u2019  Lancaster Secharmidal (2.63), the Aces\u2019 Mike Iguel (2.76), Titanium\u2019s Joe Palacios (2.86), and the Blue Jays\u2019 Aaron Benavente (3.15).<\/p>\n<p>In other categories, Saralu leads three divisions. He is ahead in doubles with six, nosing out the 5 of Jose Lizama Jr. and A.J. Lizama. Saralu also has a lone homer to share the lead with the Aces\u2019 Lamarc Iguel and the Bears\u2019 Peyton Lizama.  In triples, Saralu and Iguel are also in a tie with four each.<\/p>\n<p>In RBIs, A.J. Lizama\u2019s 20 gave him the top spot against Saralu (17) and Tudela (15), while Juan Iguel\u2019s 23 runs pace the 22, 21, and 20 of A.J. 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