The Philippines earned another berth to World Series as its Senior League Baseball team edged Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) in a thrilling seven-inning titular duel, 7-6, to cop the Asia-Pacific and Middle East diadem on Sunday at the close of the 15-nation tournament.
Cheered on by a big-sized crowd, the Filipino batters showed nerves of steel in their last at bat, filling in the bases against a fading CNMI pitching staff then unloading the marginal run off an RBI (run-batted-in) by Ponz Balagtas to clinch the regional crown and book a trip to the Senior League World Series slated August 11 to 17 in Bangor, Maine.
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