On Saturday, a double header will happen between Saipan’s Junior League All Stars and Tinian selection for the District Tournament at the Fransisco Palacios Ballfield. The game on Sunday will decide which team advances to the 2008 Asia Pacific Regional Tournament that will also be held on Saipan on June 25.
For the Senior Little League Saipan All Stars will meet Rota All Stars on Rota from June 10 to 14.
Saipan has All Stars teams for Little League Majors division, Junior Little League, Senior Little League and Big Little League.
All the teams with their respective coaching staff and manager have started practicing one week now.
Saipan Senior Little League All Stars had a good job last year making it to the World Series in Banger, Maine.
Team manager, Derron G. Flores recalls that they advance to the World Series after shutting out Guam, 13-0 and the Philippines, 13-0 in 2007 Asia Pacific Regional Tournament that was held on Guam.
However, they lost to Hawaii and Canada during the World Series.
This year, team captain Ofero Taitano believes is going to be tougher than last year.
He said this time they will have to prepare against Indonesia that failed to make it last year is now playing again this year. That team, he recalls, denied them their bid to the World Series in 2006 Asia Pacific Regional Tournament.
“We need to practice in batting,” he said.
Saipan Senior Little League pitching leader, Josh Jones who gave out a total of 72 strikes out during the regular season vowed to pitch his best.
“There are a lot of things to improve because I know there will be good teams who will show up there,” he said.
He knows they really have to work hard to be the best in catching, and batting.
Saipan Junior Little
League All Stars
Harry Nakamura –Pitching leader with 2.42 ERA, 362 batting average; Joe Palacios –23 strike outs;Nathan Guerrero—4.65 ERA; Lamarc Iguel—419 batting average; Peter Michael Tenorio 26 strike outs;Jessie Yamagishi –2 home runs; Ricardo Dela Cruz –361 batting average; Richard Dela Cruz, 472 batting average, 6 triples; Diego Camacho, 293 batting average; Leroy Regis, 429 batting average, 23 strike outs; Anthony Salas, regular season batting leader with 626 batting average, 6 triples; Rocco Reyes, 417 batting average; McGarret Duenas, 413 batting average; Justin Kintol, 389 batting average.
Saipan Big Little League All Stars
Ryan Ada, 333 batting average; Giovannie Ayuyu, 37 strike outs, 270 batting average; Jesus Borja, 421 batting average; Vicente Cabrera, 405 batting average; Vicente Camacho, 17 runs, 4 triples, 333 batting average; Timothy Cruz, 438 batting average; Lawrence Dikito, 410 batting average, 4.80 ERA; Jesus Iguel, regular season batting leader with 452 batting average18 runs, 2 home runs; Nunu Kapileo, 409 batting average; Vicente Deleon Guerrero, 447 batting average, 18 runs, 4 triples, 5 doubles; Smith Regis, 344 batting average; Vincent Sablan, 2.40 ERA; Mario Salas, 353 batting average; Nikki San Nicolas, 368 batting average50 strikes out; Elton Santos, 4.03 ERA, 52 strikes out; Juan Tenorio Jr., 361 batting average, 13 RBIs; Shane Yamada, 2 home runs, 2.97 ERA 37 strike outs.
Saipan Senior Little League All Stars
Ofero Taitano, Juan Iguel, John Pangelinan, David Camacho, Ryan Lisua, Josh Jones, John Paul Lizama, Nokki Saralu, Anthony Rogolifoi, Anthony Tenorio, Tom Agulto, John Maratita, Iaonnis Rasa, Vicente Flores, Eric Tenorio, Wally Emul Jr.
