{"id":40708,"date":"2014-07-04T04:00:28","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T18:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=40708"},"modified":"2014-07-04T04:00:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T18:00:28","slug":"cnmi-nips-chinese-taipei-little-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/cnmi-nips-chinese-taipei-little-league\/","title":{"rendered":"CNMI nips Chinese-Taipei in Little League"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The CNMI Little League All-Stars players and coaches pose for a photo during the opening ceremony for the 2014 Little League Asia Pacific-Middle East Regional Tournament last Sunday at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, Philippines. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nThe CNMI Little League All-Stars pulled off a 3-2 win over Chinese-Taipei in the 2014 Little League Asia Pacific-Middle East Regional Tournament yesterday at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, Philippines.<\/p>\n

According to Malcolm Omar, a member of the Talaabwogh Stars that has players on the squad,<\/p>\n

Pedro Maratita and Dai Podziewski teamed up in the winning run. Maratita hit an infield single that drove Podziewski home at the bottom of the seventh and last inning.<\/p>\n

The two other runs, according to the information Omar got from coach Mike Cruz, were courtesy of Aven Evangelista and Spencer Dickinson. Evangelista put the CNMI Little League All-Stars on the board off an RBI walk from Arby Yaguel, while Dickinson blasted a solo homer. Dickinson also did a good job on the mound, pitching in no relief.<\/p>\n

With the close win, the CNMI forced a two-way tie for the lead with Chinese-Taipei. Hong Kong, which the CNMI also defeated last Wednesday, 3-6, prevailed against Vietnam yesterday, 17-2, to take the top spot with its 4-1 mark and the first semis berth in Pool A. The CNMI, Chinese-Taipei, and the winner of yesterday afternoon\u2019s Saudi-Dubai tussle were battling for the second and last semis ticket at press time. <\/p>\n

In Pool B, Korea is assured of a playoff ticket with unbeaten record (3-0), while Guam (2-2) and the Philippines (2-1) fight for the last semis berth. The semis games will be played tomorrow, while the finals is set for Saturday.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the CNMI strengthened its bid for a semis slot in the Junior League division, following a 7-1 victory over the Philippines last Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

The CNMI Junior League All-Stars finished Pool A with a 2-1 record and was in second place, pending the results of the Guam (2-0) and the Philippines (1-1) match yesterday. Only the Top 2 teams in each pool will march into the semis and a win by Guam would bring the CNMI to the next round. A Guam loss would create a three-way tie for first place.<\/p>\n

In the Senior League, the Commonwealth bets were gunning for a sweep of the round-robin elimination against New Zealand yesterday. The CNMI Senior League All-Stars are already in the finals after winning their first four matches and will challenge Guam (4-1) for the right to represent the region in the World Series. The CNMI handed Guam its lone loss in the eliminations, as the former eked out a 5-4 victory in 11 innings last Tuesday. The Commonwealth\u2019 other victories were against Indonesia, 15-3, Philippines, 4-1, and India, 12-0.<\/p>\n

In the Big League, the CNMI (1-3) was scheduled meet the Philippines anew and aimed at duplicating its 5-4 victory in the first round to keep its playoff hopes alive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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