Dodgers claim Tritons Baseball Invitational championship
Dodgers claim Tritons Baseball Invitational championship
Dodgers claim Tritons Baseball Invitational championship
3/9/22
The Dodgers baseball club won the “University of Guam 70th Anniversary Celebration Tritons Baseball Invitational” on Sunday by beating the Guam Junior National Team 13-3 at the Paseo Stadium in Hagåtña. The Dodgers dominated the diamond throughout the two-weekend tournament and finished with a 6-0 record.
Tournament recap
The second weekend of the double-elimination tournament kicked off with the No. 1 seed Dodgers defeating the No. 4 seed Team Amigos with a score of 8-3 Friday night at the Paseo Stadium.
The tournament continued Saturday with UOG playing against the Guam Junior National Team. Tritons’ Jathan Muña-Barnes hit a grand slam at the top of the sixth to give UOG a 13-10 lead, but the Guam Junior National Team scored four runs at the bottom of the sixth to defeat the Tritons 14-13.
The Tritons played again on Saturday in an elimination game against Team Amigos and lost 10-5. UOG scored one run in the first five innings, while Team Amigos scored eight runs and led 8-1 at the top of the sixth. UOG scored four runs on four hits at the bottom of the sixth, with Arren Yatar and Colby Martinez hitting back-to-back doubles.
Team Amigos secured its victory by adding another run at the top of the seventh inning. UOG was eliminated from the tournament with a 1-4 record.
In the night's final game, the Dodgers defeated the Guam Junior National Team 8-3 to advance to the championships.
On Sunday, the Guam Junior National Team defeated Team Amigos 13-6 for a spot in the championship game against the Dodgers. The Dodgers went on to beat the Guam Junior National Team 13-3 and win the tournament undefeated.
Final standings
- Dodgers – 6-0
- Guam Junior National Team – 4-3
- Team Amigos – 1-5
- UOG Tritons – 1-4
Most Valuable Player
- Tristan Debold – Dodgers
All-Tournament Team
- Jarren Gumataotao – Tritons
- Rick Hernandez – Amigos
- Ray Leon Guerrero – Amigos
- Jeremiah Sablan – Guam Junior National Team
- Sean Balauro – Guam Junior National Team
- John Salas Jr. – Guam Junior National Team
- Shane Muna – Dodgers
- Shon Muna Jr. – Dodgers
- RJ Joe – Dodgers
- Mike Bautista – Dodgers
The UOG games are viewable on the Triton Athletics YouTube channel. Fans can also tune into the Triton Sports Zone video podcast to stay up to date with the latest athletics news, watch exclusive athlete interviews, and learn about upcoming events and games. The podcast episodes are live at 6 p.m. every Thursday on the Triton Athletics Facebook channel.
