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Celis keeps lead; Evangelista moves on top
The Falcons? Aven Evangelista swings the bat during their game against the Red Sox in the Major division of the 2014 Saipan Little League Baseball early this month at the Miguel ?Tan Ge? Basa Pangelinan Ballfield. (ROSELYN B. MONROYO)
Laolao Bay’s J.P. Celis retained the top spot in the pitching race, while the Falcons’ Aven Evangelista and Spencer Dickinson grabbed first place in the batting contest, as organizers of the 2014 Saipan Little League Baseball League released the statistics in the Major division this week.
After last Sunday’s games, Celis earned a 1.33 ERA off 18 innings pitched and three allowed runs, improving his performance on the mound since taking over the lead from IP&E Rockies’ Tyrese Camacho. Celis had a 1.84 ERA two weekends ago and kept the top spot after closing out for Laolao Bay against the Hustlers, allowing no runs and striking out six in their 10-7 win.
Joining Celis in the Top 5 (based on 13 or more innings pitched) are the Little Legals’ Pedro Maratita (2.47 ERA), the JPO Enforcers’ Kenneth Kaipat (2.82), the Comets I’ Francisco Frederick (2.82), and IT&E’s Kyle Kapileo (3.69).
In the batting race, Evangelista and Dickinson stole the No. 1 spot from Francisco, who dropped to fourth. The Falcons slugger went 10-for-16 after last weekend’s game for a batting average of .625, tying Dickinson, who hit 15-for-24. The Braves Joe Tudela is at third place with his .588 off a 10-for-17 performance at the plate, while Frederick was 11-for-19 for a batting average .578. The Falcons’ Justin Cangco tied Frederick, as he was also 11-for-19, while former leader and IT&E’s Philip Kapileo completed the Top 5 with his .565 (13-for-23).
Rounding out the leaderboard are Comets I’s Clarence Cabrera (.562), the Falcons’ Angel Iguel (.555), McDonald’s Sun Joon Tenorio (.550), the Braves’ Vicente Camacho (.529), and Robin Sablan (.500), McDonald’s Austin Sanchez (.500) and Henry Fleming (.500), and IP&E’ Tyrese Camacho (.500).
In other categories, Tudela, Kyke and Philip Kapileo, and Maratita are tied in the most doubles race with four each, while IT&E’s Christopher Achas leads in triples with three. Kiana Aldan is ahead in the RBIs race with her 14, while Dai Podziewski and Thomas Agulto are on top of the runs and home runs contests with 20 and 3, respectively.
In the strikeouts, Dickinson had 46 so far to lead the 40 of Camacho. Maratita and Celis had earned 33 each, while Jode Reyes has gained 31.
