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RBI Junior League Inter-Island Play Brought Close Games on Final Day

Dream Chasers 5 – Respect 2: St. Thomas Dream Chaser sprang off the blocks quickly as they scored all their runs in the first inning and never looked back in their 5-2 victory over St. Croix Respect at the Kirwan Terrace Ballpark on St. Thomas.

Dream Chaser’s lead-off hitter Jayden Lawrence singled to start the game on Saturday. He later scored on Nykori Lewis’s two-run double to left field. Later in the inning, Shavor Hart drew a bases-loaded walk on four straight balls driving in one more run. Roshard Lewis then stroked a single to right field earning him two RBIs. Those five runs were all Dream Chasers pitchers Lawrence, and Nazaral George would need. They were mirror images of each other as they both worked three innings, surrendered only one run each, and both struck out three batters. Lawrence got the win for Dream Chasers. Na-Jali Hospedales collected the loss. Lawrence and Nykori Lewis registered two hits for Dream Chasers. Hospedales and Thomas Corcino had the only two hits for Respect.

Respect’s Jahdiel Bermudez came in relief of starter Hospedales and had a stellar performance. Bermudez struck out 13 Dream Chasers while allowing only three hits and issuing one walk in five and 2/3 innings of work.

Truce 8 – Saints 2: Third place Truce pulled off the upset, defeating first-place Saints at the Lionel Roberts Stadium on Saturday in the RBI Junior Baseball League play.

St. Croix Saints sat on top of the RBI Junior Baseball standings with a one-game lead over the second-place Dream Chasers at the start of play on Friday. That lead evaporated when Dream Chasers defeated the Saints on Friday, leaving both teams tied for first place. On Saturday, Truce took on the Saints and came away with an impressive 8-2 win. Truce wasted no time scoring three runs in the bottom of the first inning, which featured a triple by Vern Frett.

Frett was also the starting pitcher for Truce. He had a great outing striking out five batters and allowing only two hits in his four and 1/3 innings of work. Derek Morales was on the hill for the Saints. Morales was equally impressive, sitting down 11 via strikeout, but he gave up five hits.

No player for either team could muster more than one hit. Frett, K’Nard Callendar, Dehlani Simon, Moise Rogers, Ajai Larcheveaux, Devonte Freeman and Nehkai Nibbs all had one hit for Truce. Saints Tyrone Lake, Jelani Coggins, D’Lani Charles, and Kineil Stevens registered a hit.

Truce 9 – Respect 6: St. Thomas Truce scored eight runs in the fourth inning to erase a four-point deficit in their come from behind victory over St. Croix Respect 9-6 at the Lionel Roberts Stadium on Saturday.

Respect used a four-run third inning to take a seemingly comfortable 5-1 lead over Truce. In that inning, Respects Na-Jali Hospedales led things off with a soft fly ball to shortstop that dropped in for a hit. Respect got their next six batters on base without the luxury of a hit. Pitches hit two batters, two were walked, and the final two got on base thanks to errors by Truce fielders.

In the top of the fourth inning, Truce also benefited from the Respect pitcher’s inability to throw strikes as they issued five walks in the frame. Sprinkled between those free passes Dehlani Simon and Vern Frett blasted back-to-back doubles to left field. Truce catcher AJai Larcheveaux also hit a single, helping the St. Thomas team score eight runs in the inning.

Moise Rogers of Truce was the winning pitcher. Respect’s Januelle Morales took the loss. Jordan Fleming, K’Nard Callendar, Simon, Frett and Larcheveaux all got hits for Truce. Respect’s lead-off batter Jequan Weste was the only player in the game to record two hits. Hospedales, Morales, and Jahdiel Bermudez also got a hit for Respect.

Saints 5 – Integrity 2: St. Croix Saints Tyrone Lake kept St. Thomas Integrity in check as the right-hander dominated on the mound in his team’s 5-2 victory at the Kirwan Terrace Ballpark on Saturday.

Lake dominated on the hill and in the batter’s box. Lake struck out 13 batters on the mound, walking one and allowing only one hit. At the plate, the lead-off hitter went 2-of-3, scoring one run in the second.

Lake did have help from his teammates as the Saints pounded out eight total hits. Raynaldo Corcino and Jacob Turnbull went 2-of-4, and Derek Morales and Jelani Coggins collected one hit each for the Saints. Kibwe Belle Jr. hit 2-of-3 for Integrity, and Roquan Samuel went 1-of-2. Lake was the winning pitcher, while Keshawn Callwood Jr. got the loss.

After two days of inter-island play, Dream Chasers placed themselves in a great position to win this inaugural territorial league with two big wins this weekend. Here are the standings:

Dream Chasers 9 – 2

Saints 9 – 3

Truce 8 – 4

Integrity 2 – 9

Respect 1 – 11

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