2nd UOG BASEBALL CLASSIC GETS UNDERWAY

PRESS RELEASE – The UOG Tritons and the Guam Junior Nationals tied 5-5 in their round-robin game at George Washington High School Baseball Field on Sunday afternoon in the UOG Baseball Classic in the 2^nd game of a doubleheader. The Braves beat the Cardinals 9-5 in the opening game.

Round robin games are 7 innings with 2.5 hour time limit and games in round robin play can end a tie. 

The Tritons jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the 1^st inning as UOG’s Dominic Pangelinan was dominate on the mound for the Tritons in the first 3 innings of the game while Nolan Cruz had a shaky start for Junior Nationals.

But the Junior Nationals scored 2 rules in the top of the 4^th inning, but UOG answered back with 1 run in the bottom of the inning to lead 4-2 at the end of four innings. The Tritons added another run in the 5^th and was up 5-2 going into the 6^th inning.

The Junior Nationals’ John Salas would double with 1 out in the top of 6^th and would score later on a misplay by the Tritons. UOG did not score in their half of the inning and had a 5-3 lead going into the top of the 7^th.

With one out in the top of the 7^th, Guaifon Terlaje would triple to the right field line and Ricardo Leon Guerrero would follow with a double to the same place on the next at bat to make the game 5-4. Pangelinan got the 2^nd out of the inning on a ground out, but the pitcher threw the ball away at 3^rd base attempting to catch Leon Guerrero off the base. The error tied the game at 5-5.

Arren Yartar would retire in the Tritons with 3 strikeouts in the bottom of the 7^th and the game ended in a tie.

Dominic Pangelinan got the tie for the Tritons, pitching all 7 innings with 12 strikeouts on the day. He gave up 8 hits and allowed 2 walks. Only 2 of the 5 runs he gave up were earned. Nolan Cruz started the game for the Junior Nationals, giving up 4 runs on 5 hits with 4 walks. He struck out 7 Tritons in his four innings. Arren Yatar pitched the final 3 innings for the Nats, giving up 1 run on no hits, with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. His lone run was unearned.

John Salas went 2-3 for the Junior Nationals with a double. Guaifon Terlaje had a triple and Ricardo Leon Guerrero had a double. The Tritons had no hitters with multiple hits or an extra base hit. 

Both the Tritons and Junior Nationals are 1-0-1 in the tournament. 

In the opening game of the day, the Braves defeated the Cardinals 9-5. The Braves jumped out to a 7-2 lead after the first 3 innings of the game and would hold off a late comeback by the Cardinals.