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Dolphins swim past foes in Senior League
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Posted on Mar 24 2008
The PTI Dolphins celebrated Commonwealth Day yesterday with a 12-7 win over the Fielders in Senior League action in the Saipan Little League at the Francisco M. Palacios Baseball Field.
The Dolphins used an eight-run first-inning scoring spree then relied on the steady pitching of Anthony Rogolifoi and Jonathan Tydingco to secure the win.
Holding a 3-0 lead, with two outs and two runners on base in the first inning, the Dolphins made it 5-0 on John Paul Lizama’s two-RBI triple. Lizama late scored on a Tomas Camacho single.
Camacho reached home on an Ofero Taitano two-run home run for an 8-0 count.
The Dolphins made it 10-0 after 4 1/2 innings but the Fielders scored six times in the bottom of the fourth to close in.
It turned out it was the best that they could do as Rogolifoi and Tydingco alternated on the mound in holding off the Fielders’ late surge. Rogolifoi and Tydingco combined for nine hits with all runs earned, with four strikeouts, and seven walks.
Taitano went 1-for-2 with two runs, a home run, and two RBIs, while Lizama went 2-for-3 with one run, a triple, and two RBIs.
Dolphins 11, Lion King 3
It was also a Taitano-Lizama show on Saturday when they again led the Dolphins to an 11-3 crushing of the Kagman Lion King.
Taitano again homered in that game going 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs, while Lizama went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Vince Cepeda and Tydingco combined for three hits, seven strikeouts and three walks.
BIG LEAGUE
Jets 11, Falcons 4
World Series pitcher Shane Yamada had a no-relief job on the mound to lead the Jets to an 11-4 triumph over the Falcons.
Yamada held the Falcons to five hits with seven strikeouts and four walks.
Jesus Iguel went 3-for-4 with three runs and three triples, while Ben Leon Guerrero, who is a member of the 2007 CNMI Big League team that played in the World Series in Easley, South Carolina, went 3-for-5 with a triple and two runs.
Ryan Ada went 2-for-4 with two doubles for the Falcons.
Games in the Majors and Junior league divisions are still being played at press time.
