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\u00a0 The Aces overcame the Rep. Ray Yumul-D-9ers, 22-11, in eight innings with an 11-run uprising in the eighth inning of Tuesday’s Saipan Major League matchup held at the Francisco \u201cTan Ko\u201d Palacios Ballfield.<\/p>\n\u00a0 The Aces overcame the Rep. Ray Yumul-D-9ers, 22-11, in eight innings with an 11-run uprising in the eighth inning of Tuesday’s Saipan Major League matchup held at the Francisco \u201cTan Ko\u201d Palacios Ballfield.<\/p>\n
The win improved the Aces’ win-loss card to 6-3, while the D-9ers are still in search of its first victory after eight tries.<\/p>\n
Back on Monday, the Rep. Sylvester Iguel-Masters (1-7) forfeited its game to the IP&E-Shell-Fielders (4-5).<\/p>\n
The Tan Holdings-Brewers and the Saipan Stevedore Company-Northern Yankees are tied atop the standings with identical 6-1 records, while defending champion St. Michael’s Medical Response-Angels (5-3) rest in fourth place.<\/p>\n
The Angels took on the Yankees last night at the Tan Ko Field and details will be released soon.<\/p>\n
The season continues tonight at the Tan Ko at 6:30pm with the Brewers colliding with the Fielders.<\/p>\n
Aces’ Nokki Saralu got his team off to a promising start with a two-RBI double in the first inning.<\/p>\n
The D-9ers got a run back in the bottom frame from a base smash by B.J. Lizama, but the Aces pushed ahead, 3-1, in the second inning off a passed ball that scored leadoff man Jesus Iguel.<\/p>\n
The D-9ers then pulled on a six-run tear in the third inning and went ahead, 7-3.<\/p>\n
Chad Atalig, Andave Camacho, and Vince Castro all bagged RBIs, while Bob Lizama roped a single for two runs, a couple of walks, and some timely errors also helped fuel the surge.<\/p>\n
The Aces regrouped and pulled within a run in the fourth inning off three hits. Juan Iguel and J.D. Dikito both delivered RBI base knocks.<\/p>\n
Then after a quiet fifth inning, the Aces’ top of the order trotted ahead, 12-7, in the sixth off three hits and some sketchy pitching.<\/p>\n
Dikito cashed in on another RBI single and Juan Tenorio provided a two-RBI shot to the outfield. Three other runs came in off errors.<\/p>\n
The D-9ers fought back and made it a one-run ballgame again with four runs off three hits in the bottom frame.<\/p>\n
Three unearned runs came home early in the inning and were complemented by an RBI base smash by Mart Sablan that scored John Acosta.<\/p>\n
Both teams came up empty in the seventh, but the Aces erupted with 11 runs in the eighth inning that put the mercy rule into effect.<\/p>\n
The D-9ers kept it close through the majority of the match, but the Aces sensed exhaustion in its opponents’ pitching core and jumped all over them late in the game.<\/p>\n
The Aces cracked 11 hits and almost batted through its lineup twice.<\/p>\n
Juan Tenorio was hit by a pitch to start the inning and was later driven in by Juan Iguel. Second batter Jesus Iguel reached just prior with a base hit and was escorted home with Juan Iguel by Saralu.<\/p>\n
Juan Maratita delivered him home, while Dikito hit his way on before Maratita’s at bat and scored off an error during Mike Iguel’s turn at the plate.<\/p>\n
He reached on a single, after which Charflie Wabol cleared the bases with a two-RBI base rip.<\/p>\n
Derek Aughenbaugh was plunked and scored off errors, Jesus Iguel belted a triple and scored off an error, and Juan Iguel and Saralu reached on hits and were brought home by a two-RBI blast by Dikito before the D-9ers could get out of dodge. Dikito then struck out the side in the bottom frame to secure the win.<\/p>\n
Juan Iguel batted 5-for-5 with two RBIs, five runs, and a base on balls. J.D. Dikito batted 4-for-5 with four RBIs and two runs. Saralu went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, three runs, and two base on balls.<\/p>\n
D-9ers’ Lawrence Dikito batted 2-for-3 with three runs, a base on ball, and a hit-by-pitch.<\/p>\n
By Walter J. Sutherland
\nReporter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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