The GW Geckos are champions of baseball for the third time in four years after completing a perfect playoff sweep, beating the Sanchez Sharks 6-4 while holding off a furious rally at the Okkodo Field Saturday evening.
The Sanchez Sharks fell back on their defense during Wednesday evenings IIAAG Baseball playoff game against the FD Friars, knocking off the defending champs out of title contention in a closely contested 6-5 game at the Okkodo Field.
The two teams with the best records through the 2018 IIAAG season played for their playoff lives Monday with the FD Friars grabbing a one-sided win over the Guam High Panthers.
Looking to recover from their loss against the GW Geckos Wednesday, the Friars started strong in their first appearance in the loser’s bracket of the playoffs. Thanks to a stellar pitching core and consistent batting, the Friars move on after a 10-3 victory over the Southern Dolphins.
The IIAAG double-elimination baseball playoffs was flipped upside down Tuesday as both lower seeds knocked the two top teams into the losers bracket. The Sanchez Sharks dominated the Guam High Panthers in a 13-2 win while the GW Geckos handed the FD Friars their first loss all season in an 8-3 win.
The GW Geckos began their playoff run with a dominant 19-6 victory over the Okkodo Bulldogs.
The IIAAG Boys Baseball defending champion FD Friars (8-0) are sitting a top the 2018 standings after defeating the Guam High Panthers (6-2) in a battle of the leagues top two teams. The Friars got a steady flow of offense to lock up a 13-3 win on Panther turf.
The GML Championship series was finally allowed to complete Game 5 with the IT&E Rays closing out the Autospot Crown Orioles 7-1 Friday evening at the Paseo Field. Game 5 had to be replayed in it’s entirety after Sunday’s game had to be called in the 4th inning.
The Rays took a commanding (3-1) lead over the Orioles Tuesday evening, winning a rare back-to-back in the Championship Series of the GML.
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Senior offensive lineman Josh Blaz took 2nd team honors in the All-North Coast Athletic Conference with the Denison Big Red in Ohio. Blaz is the grandson of former Congressman Ben Blaz and the son of former KUAM Sports Director Tom Blaz.
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Wayne Blas finishes the California International Marathon in 2 hours, 34 minutes, 16 seconds.
