YOUTH AND MIDDLE SCHOOL BASEBALL

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PRESS RELEASE

Middle School League

IMS Warriors 8, F.B. Leon Guerrero Astros 6

Middle School Baseball action continued Saturday with the IMS Warriors taking in the F.B. Astros.  Isaiah Nauta would launch a long homerun in the bottom of the 5^th inning to help the Warriors score 5 runs and comeback to beat the Astros 8-6.

The Astros would take the lead in the top of the 3^rd inning with Sigfrido Sanchez’s second homer of the game putting the Astros on top 6-1.

Nauta would get his team going on offense also as the Warriors would rally for 5 runs in the 5^th inning to take a 7-6 lead.  Joshawn Sablan would lead off the inning with a double to start the rally and Isaiah Nauta would launch a bases clearing homerun to cap the rally.

The Warriors would add a run for insurance in the 6^th inning and the Warriors would hold on for the 8-6 win to stay unbeaten 2-0-1 in the Middle School Baseball League with two wins and one tie.   Nauta notches the win allowing no hits and no runs over 3 innings for the Warriors.   Darian Tajalle chipped in two hits on offense.

Josh Calvo was 2-3 with 2 stolen bases and Sanchez was 2-2 with 2 homers as the Astros drop to 1-2 on the season.

Bishop Obispos 10, Anderson Storm 5

In other action the Bishop Obispos slugged out 10 runs to take down the Bishop Obispos 10-5.   The Obispos’ Auron Eclavea was 2-3 with two doubles and two runs.  Starting pitcher Cooper Paulino picks up the win for the Obispos.  The Obispos improve to 2-1 on the season.  The Storm’s Jake Smith had a break out game going 3-4 with a long homerun, double and two runs scored in the loss.  Curtis Bukikosa was 2-3 in the loss as the Storm fall to 0-2-1.

Youth League

Agana Heights Cougars 5, Yona Redhawks 4

In Friday night action the Agana Heights Cougars and Yona Redhawks matched up in the Youth 9-12 Baseball League.  The Cougars would stage a last inning comeback scoring the tying run and walking off with the winning run for a 5-4 win over the Yona Redhawks.

The Redhawks would take the lead scoring 4 runs in the 3^rd inning with rbi singles by Koby Martinez and Manny Babauta giving them a 4-1 lead.

The Cougars would push two runs across in the 4^th inning to cut the lead to 4-3 with AJ Guerrero doubling in Frank Manibusan and Rico Castro.  In the 6^th inning Guerrero would again be the hero driving in Castro again with the game winning run giving the Cougars a 5-4 win.

Guerrero finished the game 2-2 with two rbi and Castro was 1-1 with a triple and 2 runs scored.  Castro also picks up the win with 2 innings of scoreless relief.

Cougars improve to 1-0 on the season and the Redhawks even their record at 1-1.

Agana Heights Cougars 6, Agana Heights Jaguars 4

The Cougars came back Sunday for a weekend doubleheader to take on the Agana Heights Jaguars in 9-12 Baseball League action.  The Cougars would hold off a 6^th inning Jaguars rally to hold on to a 6-4 win.

The Cougars would score 3 runs in the 2^nd inning jumping out to a 4-1 lead.  Run scoring doubles by Roen Brantley and Aiden McDonald would pace the Cougars offense. The Cougars would add two more runs in the 5^th inning with David Eclavea rbi single giving the Cougars a 6-2 lead going into the 6^th inning.

The Redhawks would rally in the 6^th inning with Gus Sablan leading off with a single and coming into score on a single by Michael Castro also scoring Tobi Andrew who had singled.  But Cougars reliever would get a strikeout and ground out to end the rally and the Cougars would hold on to the 6-4 win.

Cougars improve to 2-0 on the season and the Jaguars are still looking for their first win of the season at 0-3.

Yigo Astros 3, Yona Redhawks 1

Astro’s Devin Miner and Redhawk’s Gavin Mendiola would lock up in a great pitchers duel with both pitchers going the distance.  The Astros and Miner would come out on top holding off a late Redhawks rally for a 3-1 win.

The Astros would push a run across in the 1^st inning with Trey Concepcion coming in to score on a single by Devin Miner.  The Astros would continue their offense in the 2^nd inning with Josh Sablan hustling out a triple and Ethan Palma singling and coming around to score to give the Astros a 3-0 lead.

The Redhawks would manage to score a run in the 6^th inning but Miner would strikeout the last two batters of the game to preserves the 3-1 win.  Miner finishes with 13 strikeouts as the Astros improve to 2-0 on the season.

Redhawks Gavin Mendiola was equally as impressive fanning 11 hitters in 6 innings.  The Redhawks drop to 1-2 on the season.

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