Suel, Saralu tied for batting leader in SBL

Nokki Saralu is out at first base during the Cardinals’ game against the Brewers in the 2023 Tan Holdings-Saipan Baseball League at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Baseball Field.(LEIGH GASES)

As of Friday, June 23, J.R. Suel III from the Junior Nationals and Nokki Saralu of the Cardinals are tied as batting leaders in the 2023 Tan Holdings-Saipan Baseball League standings.
Suel and Saralu both have a batting average of .556. Suel has hit 10 out of 18 at-bats and Saralu has hit 15 out of 27 at-bats.

Brian Camacho is third with a .517 batting average from 15 out of 29 hits; Alden Ngeskebei, Isaiah Teigita, and Jylon Sablan are tied with a .500 average; Shane Yamada has a .458 average; Isaiah Lizama has a .450 average; Nathan Camacho has a .429; and Jerald Cabrera has a .391.

Saralu also leads the runs scored category with 18; Shane Yamada has 16; Jylon Sablan has 13; Isaiah Teigita and Eli Aughenbaugh have 12 each; and Nathan Camacho, Isaiah Lizama, and Gerald Cabrera have 11 each.

Brian Camacho leads the doubles category with four; J.R. Suel, Poland Masaharu, Henry Lizama, Vicente Camacho, and Shane Yamada have three each; and there are nine players tied with two each.

Brian Camacho and Poland Masaharu are tied for the lead in RBIs with 12 each; Saralu has 11; Nathan Camacho has 10; Shane Yamada has nine; and Achilles Evangelista, Kazu Dela Cruz, Giovanni Mira, Franco Nakamura, and Jerome Delos Santos are tied with eight each.

The triples leader is a tie between Josenio Alvarez and Brian Camacho with three each; Ben Leon Guerrero, Saralu, Narry Nakamura, Jordan Suel, and J-Boy Mendiola are tied with two each; 10 players are tied at one each. 

Only three batters have hit a home run so far—Devyn Flores, Henry Lizama, and Saralu.

Over in the pitchers standings, Virgil Secharmidal of the CK Bears led the pitching leaders with a 0 ERA. he has pitched five games, 14 innings, 0 earned runs, has four hits against him, and a 2-0 win-loss record.

R.J. Riungel is second with a .047 ERA, 2-0 record, four hits against him, one earned run, 15 innings, and three games pitched; Jason Reyes is third with a .083 ERA, 1-1 record, 25 hits against him, three earned runs, 25.2 innings, and eight games pitched.

Isaiah Teigita is still the strikeout king with 39; Jose Lizama Jr. has 33; Kevin Kapileo has 27; Jason Reyes has 26; Angelo Igitol and Virgil Secharmidal have 25 each; M.J. Sakisat has 24; R.J. Riungel has 22; Tony Benavente has 17; and Giovanni Ayuyu has 16.