“mercy rule” – a rule that brings a game to an early end when one team has a very large and presumably insurmountable lead over the other team. The Redmen did just that against Oldiais in less than four innings.
The Redmen scored 11 runs in the first inning and 9 in the second inning – most of the scores were results the Redmens’ well-placed hits and unforced errors committed by the Oldiais’ masters.The game was called when Oldiais failed score enough runs in the top of the third inning. The final score was Redmen 21, Oldiais 3.“We had to make up for loss against Ongiall during the Belau Force Goodwill Tournament last weekend,” said Cristobal Teliu. “We are back in business and this time, we mean big business.”In other ECSL games, Oldias (open division) defeated the N-5 Reds of Ngaraard. The game, considered to be one of the best so far, was decided in the bottom of the seventh inning. With a runner on 2nd base, with two outs, a ball was hit deep into the center field, N-5 Reds’ leftfielder and centerfielder, Sabo Ulechong and Dexter Sadang both ran after the ball. The fans and the all of the other players lost sight of the ball. When the dust cleared Ulechong raised the ball as the runner on the 2nd base made his way to the home plate. The second base official had made the call – that the ball hit the ground before it was raised. Oldiais won by a run, 9 to 8.Both of Ngiwal’s teams, Kiuluul masters and ChelidWith, were victorious against their opponents, Ngarchelong Blue Sharks (masters and open). Kiuluul defeated Blue Shark (masters) 14 to 9; and ChelidWith defeated Blue Sharks (open) 5 to 4.The West Coast Soft League (WCSL) – comprised of 2 teams (open and masters) from the following states: Ngardmau, Ngaremlengui, Ngatpang, Aimeliik has completed its regular season and its championship games.The 2008 WCSL Open Division Champions is Ngardmau. The 2008 WCSL Masters’ Division Champions is Ngaremlengui.
