Defending champions Chalan Kanoa Bears and Go See Mark dominated their respective opponents in the 2019 Saipan Baseball League last Saturday at the Francisco \u201cTan Ko\u201d Palacios Ballfield.<\/p>\n
The Bears eased past the Mariners, 9-2, while GSM crushed the Blue Jays, 15-1. The Bears are still on top of the team standings with their 8-1 record, while the Mariners fell to a 6-2 slate, just slightly ahead of GSM, which improved its mark to 6-3. The Blue Jays remained at fourth place with their 4-4 card. The Aces (0-10) and Rockies (0-10) complete the standings, but have been eliminated.<\/p>\n
GSM needed only three and a half innings to rout the Blue Jays, as the former earned the victory via 10-run mercy rule after scoring 13 runs at the bottom of the third inning. <\/p>\n
Eight batters on GSM\u2019s top of the order reached home and five of them went at bat for the second time in the same inning and also scored, turning a 2-0 lead to a 15-0 advantage. Jimmy Demapan had two runs and three RBIs in the pivotal inning, while Franko Nakamura contributed two RBIs and one run.<\/p>\n
Behind by double-digits, the Blue Jays must score at least six runs to extend the game. They made only one off a fielder\u2019s choice, missing a chance to gain two more when GSM pitcher L.J. Sebaklim struck out Bren Cruz.<\/p>\n
Sebaklim pitched in no relief, shutting down the Blue Jays in the first three innings and allowing only two hits while fanning eight batters.<\/p>\n
In the other game last Saturday, the Bears recorded three runs each in the first and sixth inning to beat the Mariners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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