By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

Team Standing
W L
Bud Kings 8 0
Ford Rangers 5 3
Falcons 4 3
Masters 4 4
Young Guns 3 5
Jaguars 0 9
THE Ford Rangers continue their uphill climb in the 2007 Budweiser Saipan Major League baseball tournament after cruising to their third win in a row last Friday at the Francisco “Tan Ko” Palacios Ballfield.
The Rangers’ latest victims were the Young Guns, as the former posted an impressive 10-2 win to improve to a 5-3 record.
Last year’s runnersup to the Bud Kings are now in second place with a 5-3 record. The Bud Kings remain undefeated in eight games, while the Falcons are in third place with a 4-3 record, followed by the Masters (4-4), the Young Guns (3-5) and the winless Korean Jaguars (0-9).
Chris Camacho led the Rangers fifth win, as he had nine strikeouts in eight innings and allowed only six hits.
Camacho had six strikeouts in the first five innings, during which the Young Guns failed to score a single run giving the Rangers a 6-0 lead.
The Young Guns only scored in the sixth and seventh innings nailing a run apiece, but it was not enough to bring them back into the game.
The Young Guns fared miserably at the plate going 6-for-33 for a .181 batting average.
The Rangers had a decent performance at the plate hitting 13-for-42.
First baseman Craig Sanchez went 3-for-6 with a run, three singles and three RBIs, while Franco Flores was 2-for-4 with a run, a single, a double and an RBI.
The regular season of SML is expected to finish in two weeks with the playoffs set to start on May 28.
Only the top four teams will advance to the playoffs.
The semis will be a best-of-three games, while the championship series will be a best-of-five affair.
Masters baseball fundraisers
Two fundraising activities are set for this week with proceeds from the events going to the NMI team that will be competing in the Pacific Islanders Masters baseball Championship on Guam next month. On May 17, the team will be selling hot lunches for $5. On May 19, a softball fundraising tournament will be held at the DanDan field. The entrance fee is $100 per team. For more information, contact Tony Rogolifoi at 288-3515 or Manny Tenorio at 285-8366.