{"id":404315,"date":"2024-01-25T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=404315"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Kevin-Kapileo-is-current-strikeout-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Kevin-Kapileo-is-current-strikeout-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Kapileo is current strikeout king"},"content":{"rendered":"

As of Jan. 22, Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Kapileo is the strikeout king in the 2023 Tan Holdings-SBL Masters League.<\/p>\n

Kapileo has a total of 37 strikeouts and has led the league since it first started last November. A distant second is Jeff Cruz at 19; Pete Sablan and Joe Kapileo have 13 each; Bill Camacho and Tony Flores have 12; Tony Pangelinan struck out 10; and Dung Tenorio and J.J. Laniyo have nine each.<\/p>\n

The leading pitcher is Pirates\u2019 J.J. Laniyo with an ERA of 0.97, in three games played and 7.2 innings pitched, with a record of two wins and no losses, one ER, and only hits against him.<\/p>\n

Second is Dodgers\u2019 Jeff Cruz with a 1.08 ERA; three wins; three games and 13 innings pitched; two ER, and seven hits. Third is Pete Sablan from the Pirates has a 1.56 ERA; two wins; seven hits; two ER; and has pitched three games in 13 innings.<\/p>\n

From the bump to 90 feet in the batter\u2019s box, Dodgers\u2019 Glen Camacho leads all sluggers with a batting average of .632. He had 12 hits from 19 at-bats. Second is Pirates\u2019 Audie Maratita with an average of .625, from 15 hits in 24 at-bats; and third is Reds\u2019 Hector Efraim at a .563 batting average from nine hits out of 16 plate appearances.<\/p>\n

In other batting columns, James Benavente has scored the most runs at 19; Derek Aguon is next with 18; Pete Sablan has 14; Alvin Takai, Audie Maratita, Cartfield Sablan, and Jerome Delos Santos have 13 each; Jun Salalila has 12; and Ed Manibusan and Glen Camacho have 11 each.<\/p>\n

Maratita has the most doubles with seven; Ton Pangelinan has four; and Alvin Takai, Ben Pangelinan, Bruce Norita, Cris George, Ed Manibusan, Eric Palacios, Jess Takawo, J-Boy Deleon Guerrero, Jun Salalila, J.J. Teigita, Mario Aguon, Robert Bansil, and Shine Tenorio have two each.<\/p>\n

Cartfield Sablan Ed Manibusan, Richard Quitugua, Dennis Cruz, Derek Aguon, and Mike Techur have hit two triples each, while nine players are tied with one each.<\/p>\n

Robert Bansil has hit the lone home run, while Maratita and J-Boy Deleon Guerrero both hit an inside-the-park homer.<\/p>\n

Maratita also leads the most RBI column at 17; J-Boy DLGuerrero and Shine Tenorio have 11 each; Eric Palacios and Richard Quitugua collected 10 each; Bruce Norita and Pete Tomokane have nine each; and Derek Aguon has eight.<\/p>\n

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Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Kapileo goes for a pitch against the Reds last Tuesday night in the 2023 Tan Holdings-SBL Masters League at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Baseball Field.<\/p>\n

-LEIGH GASES
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