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By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
TEAM Bahamas opened the CONCEBE (Central America and Caribbean) U-23 Pan American Qualifier with a 9-1 loss to Puerto Rico on Sunday night at the Justino Salinas Stadium in Panama. The team, managed by Kenneth Adderley, former Minor Leaguer, and coached by Jeffrey ‘Sangy’ Francis, Tre Sweeting and Orville Saint, was making
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its debut at the tournament in the age group. The qualifier serves as a pathway to the 2026 WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup in Nicaragua. There are three spots available for the winners of this Pan Am qualification. The Bahamas played well at the beginning, but Puerto Rico eventually put on the hits as the game progressed and they slowly stayed in control from the fifth inning. With one out, Team Bahamas left center fielder
Pheron Chalrton stranded on second base in the first inning after the next two batters struck out, Puerto Rico, rebounding from their 1-2-3 outing in the top of the first, produced the first run of the game in the second to take the initial 1-0 lead while leaving two more runners on base. In the third with one runner on first base due to a walk, starting pitcher Deshaugh Forbes made a hopping catch over catcher Caden Walker for the first
out of Puerto Rico. But Forbes loaded the bases on another walk and Puerto Rico took advantage on a bloop single in center field, sending two more runs home for a 3-0 advantage. A sacrifice fly to right field scored another run for a 4-0 lead before Forbes got the final out on a fly ball. Rohan Culmer got a one-out single for Team Bahamas in the fourth, but after a dispute over what appeared to be an illegal bat, he was called out. In the bottom of the
fourth, Charlton drew a lead off walk, but was caught in a run down trying to steal for the first out. With one out, Jaiden Cartwright singled, but Paris Johnson hit into a double play. Chad Delancy, playing third, drew a walk, but got picked off at second on Caden Walker’s grounder. However, he got out trying to steal second as Rohan Culmer struck out. After giving up the fifth run on a two-out fly ball to center, Robert Grant came
in to replace Forbes in the sixth and was able to avoid any further damage, even though Puerto Rico got a pair of runners on base on walks. But in the seventh, Grant gave up three runs as Puerto Rico managed to push their insurmountable lead to 9-0 In its last chance to score, Kashon Conliffe and Ben Dupuch came off the bench and got on base. Conliffe then stole third and Dupuch followed at second. BLANK - SEE PAGE FOUR
Mantas shine in Battle of the Bay By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE Mantas water polo team, preparing to travel to Coral Springs, Florida, for CARIFTA in November, competed in their final tournament at the Battle of the Bay over the weekend in Ocala, Florida. And coach Lotty Borbely was quite impressed with what he saw. “We entered this weekend’s battle with 14u coed and 16u boys teams,” he said. “All 14 years old players double played in the 16 year old team and a few 16 year old athletes played in the 18U NL water polo club. “After the initial shakiness the U14 team performed flawlessly and played themselves in the gold final. In the last match improving both their tactical and technical skills lead the game all the way and pulled out a 12-11 hard victory.” Additionally, Zara Phillips competed on a 12-U combined team with other Florida clubs. Members of the 14-U team are Asher Bastian,
ZARA Phillips displays her bronze medal. goalie, Jaylen Rahming, Caylen Brown, Paityn Burrows, Cameren Carroll, Dalane Phillips, Jacob Johnson, Kaeden Hackett and Jahmahl Wilson.
THE SPORTS CALENDAR SOFTBALL BSF TOURNAMENT POSTPONED THE Bahamas Softball Federation postponed its Best-of-the-Best Modified Pitch Softball Tournament over the weekend in Palmetto Point, Eleuthera due to the inclement weather. The tournament, which was expected to honor the late Van ‘Lil Joe’ Johnson and Reggie ‘the Juicer’ Knowles, was rescheduled for the weekend of October 31st to November 2nd. SOFTBALL NPSA GAMES POSTPONED THE
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Association’s best-of-five playoff series were called off on Saturday at the Bankers Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex due to the inclement weather. The Sunshine Auto Wildcats are facing the Platinum Pool Sharks in one half of the ladies’ playoff picture, while the Ballers Elite are playing against the Black Scorpions in the other half. In the exciting men’s series, the Renegades are playing the Chances Mighty Mitts and the SWD Gremlins are matched against the Titans in the two matchups. The NPSA will continue their series on Tuesday and Thursday nights, starting at 7 pm at the Bankers Field.
NEW York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr runs to the dugout during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in New York yesterday. Photo: Pamela Smith/AP
JAZZ HITTING THE HEIGHTS THIS SEASON FOR YANKEES By JONATHAN BURROWS Tribune Sports Reporter jburrows@tribunemedia.net JASARADO Jazz Chisolm completed one of his most productive seasons since joining the Yankees, posting career highs in multiple categories. This season, Jazz had a batting average of .247 with 31 home runs, 31 stolen bases, 80 RBIs, and an OPS of .827. He also joined an
exclusive club by becoming the third player in Yankees history to record a 30-30 season (30 home runs and 30 stolen bases). Yankees Manager Aaron Boone commented. “Thirty-thirty invokes a lot of things, and it certainly lines up with his skill set… I think that he’s moving the needle and getting better as a player,” he said. Jazz’s season was not without adversity as he began the year on the injury
list with a strained right oblique, sidelining him from April 29 to June 3. Upon his return, the Yankees had moved him from third base for which he had rehabbed, to a permanent shift to second base. Jazz also would hit his 100th career home run this season in the game where he was coping with the recent loss of a close friend. JAZZ - SEE PAGE THREE