
PRESS RELEASE – On Saturday afternoon, the Guam Junior Nationals beat the UOG Tritons 11-2 in the UOG Baseball Classic Championship game. The Jr Nats finished the tournament 5-0-1 and the Tritons ended with a 4-2-1 record.
The championship game opened with a pitchers duel. Jr Nats starting pitcher, Nolan Cruz, had 8 strikeouts with no runs scored in the first 5 innings. Tritons’ starting pitcher, Dominic Pangelinan, had 6 strikeouts in his 6-inning battle, and one run scored. The Jr Nationals led the game 1-0 for the first 5 innings of play.
It was in the 6th inning after both teams implemented a pitching change, that runs would start to roll in. Dominic Pangelinan would hit a two-run RBI triple in the first half of the 6th inning to give the Tritons the lead 2-1. In the bottom of the 6th, the Jr Nats would also score 2 runs off an error with two runners on base. After 6 complete innings, Jr Nats regained the lead 3-2.

The Jr Nats, having already hit against Tritons’ second pitcher, Oneil Yobech, would bunt their way towards an 8-run inning. The Jr Nats’ aggressive base running and smart hitting would lead to an influx of errors on the Tritons’ defensive end.
Going into the top of the 7th inning, Jr Nats coach repeatedly chanted, “0-0 score mindset.” This was to ensure that his young squad would keep their composure and focus on defense. The Tritons could not muster the energy for a comeback while the Jr Nats were still feeding off their 6th inning at-bat adrenaline and retired the Tritons three up, three down at the top of the 8th.
The Tritons were able to avoid a ten-run rule and had one last at-bat to fight for the title.
UOG had a scoring opportunity with bases loaded and two outs, but Arren Yatar would end the game with a strikeout and a final score of 11-2 after 8 and a half innings.
All-Tournament Team
MVP: Arren Yatar (Jr Nationals)
Matt Murciano (Braves)
Herbert Pinaula (Braves)
Chris Sablan (Cardinals)
Ton Chaco (Cardinals)
Jathan Muna-Barnes (UOG Tritons)
Kyle Martinez (UOG Tritons)
Dominic Pangelinan (UOG Tritons)
Javen Pangelinan (Jr Nationals)
Javier Concepcion (Jr Nationals)
Frank Ninete Jr (Jr Nationals)


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December 2023
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Events for November
1st
ISA BOYS SOCCER
IIAAG GIRLS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
Events for December
2nd
IRON LEGENDS THROWDOWN
ISA HS BASEBALL
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
Events for December
4th
IIAAG BOYS SOCCER
ISA BOYS SOCCER
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
Events for December
5th
ISA HS BASEBALL
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
IIAAG GIRLS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS
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5th
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7th
ISA HS BASEBALL
IIAAG BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS
Events for December
9th
40th GRC PLUMERIA ROAD RACE
GUAM RUGBY INTERNATIONAL 7s TOURNAMENT
ISA HS BASEBALL
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
IIAAG GIRLS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS
Events for December
10th
TOUR OF GUAM 2023
GUAM RUGBY INTERNATIONAL 7s TOURNAMENT
Events for December
11th
ISA HS BASEBALL
IIAAG BOYS SOCCER SEMIFINALS
Events for December
12th
ISA HS BASEBALL
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
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12th
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14th
ISA HS BASEBALL
IIAAG BOYS SOCCER FINALS
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15th
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
IIAAG GIRLS BASKETBALL FINALS
Events for December
16th
3rd GUAM NINJA CHAMPIONSHIP
ISA HS BASEBALL
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
Events for December
16th
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18th
IIAAG BOYS SOCCER ALL-ISLAND MEETING
Events for December
19th
ISA HS BASEBALL
ISA GIRLS BASKETBALL
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19th
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23rd
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
ISA HS BASEBALL FINALS
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23rd
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24th
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29th
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Baseball
ROYALS DOWN FRIARS IN STATEMENT GAME

Basketball
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Baseball
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Basketball
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