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Rookies ready for SSA’s return
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Posted on Dec 23 2005
While many of the island’s underhanded artists are enjoying some time away from the diamonds during the holiday break, two teams worth of players from the Women’s Island-Wide Slow-Pitch Softball League took advantage of the vacancy under the lights at Tan Ge Field on Thursday night.
The Saipan Stevedore Rookies played a scrimmage game against a team comprised of the Mix-A-Lot and family members in an effort to work on a few of their shortcomings and to have a little fun.
Manager and coach Mel Sakisat served as umpire and instructor as his ladies put forth a little extra effort between games in hope of earning their first win when the season resumes in a couple of weeks.
The Rookies are currently in last place at 0-3, but their place in the standings certainly isn’t due to a lack of effort. The girls were all smiles as they worked up a sweat against some of the Mix-A-Lot’s best, and they are slowly learning the fundamentals of the game thanks to Sakisat and company.
Mix-A-Lot is in second place at 3-1 and trails only the undefeated Bomsoro (4-0) in the race for first. The Hitters and Pacific Amigas are tied in third at 2-2 followed by It’s Okay (2-3) and the Tanapag Lady-8ers.
The action of the Island-Wide Softball League will return to the Oleai Sports Complex after the holiday season as the women’s slow-pitch league reconvenes on Monday, Jan. 3. The first matches of the New Year get underway when It’s Okay meets with the Pacific Amigas at 6:30pm, followed by the Hitters and the Lady-8ers at 7:30pm, and the Sai-Steve Rookies contest with Bomsoro at 8:30pm.
The men’s fast-pitch league takes the field the following night on Tuesday, Jan. 4, when the D-9ers challenge the Islanders at 6:30pm, and Seabees ‘4’ takes on the Kagman Lancheros at 7:30pm.
Palacios said that the season should be completed and the champion crowned before next March—plenty of time for the CNMI All-Star team to be selected for the 2006 Micronesian Games.
