Secharmidal, Saralu still SBL leaders

CK Bears’ Virgil Secharmidal readies to swing during their game against the Blue Jays in the 2023 Tan Holdings-Saipan Baseball League at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Saipan Baseball League.(LEIGH GASES)

CK Bears’ Virgil Secharmidal is still the pitching leader, while the Cardinals’ Nokki Saralu still leads in batting average in the 2023 Tan Holdings-Saipan Baseball League as of July 16.

Secharmidal is the only pitcher with a zero earned run average, in five games, 14 innings pitched, two wins, zero earned runs, and four hits against him; second is the Cardinals’ Nathan Guerrero who has a 0.99 ERA, pitched three games and 14.2 innings, has three wins, two ER, and seven hits against him; third is the Brewers’ Tim Cruz with a 1.27 ERA, in five games, 22.1 innings pitched, four wins, four ER, and 20 hits against him. 

Jason Reyes has the most strikeouts with 45; Isaiah Teigita and Jose Lizama Jr. are tied with 40; Kevin Kapileo has 32; Timothy Cruz is at 26; Angelo Igitol and Secharmidal are at 25 each; M.J. Sakisat has 24; R.J, Riungel has 23; and Benji Palacios has 21.

Over on the offensive side, Saralu leads with a .567 batting average from 17 hits of 30 at-bats; the Junior Nationals’ J.R. Suel is at a flat .500 with 13 hits from 26 at-bats; the Cardinals’ Brian Camacho is third with a .485 average and 16 for 33 at-bats.

Sarulu also leads the most runs scored with 20; teammate Shane Yamada has 18; Jylon Sablan has 16; Isaiah Lizama has 14; Eli Aughenbaugh has 13; Teigita, Brian Camacho, Nathan Camacho, and Jerald Cabrera have 12 each.

Cameron Towai leads with the most doubles at five; Brian Camacho has four; J.R. Suel, Poland Masaharu, Henry Lizama, Vicente Camacho, Yamada, Saralu, Nathan Camacho, Jerald Cabrera, Jerome Delos Santos, and Joell Borja have three each.

Josenio Alvarez and Brian Camacho have three triples each; and Ben Leon Guerrero, Saralu, Harry Nakamura, Jordan Suel, and J-Boy Mendiola have two each.

As for home runs, only Devyn Flores, Henry Lizama, and Saralu have hit one each.

For RBIs, Brian Camacho leads with 14; Saralu has 13; Nathan Camacho and Poland Masaharu have 12 each; Franko Nakamura has 11; and Shane Yamada, Achilles Evangelista, and Giovanni Mira have nine each.

In the team standings, the Cardinals, Junior Nationals, Falcons, Brewers, Bears, and Blue Jays clinched a playoff spot, while the Natives, Bandits, D-9ers, Survivors, and Braves are out.

The season wrapped up its makeup games and was set to start the playoffs last night between the Falcons and Blue Jays.