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LIPA CITY: Classy Adamson-Lipa continued demolishing everyone that
came its way by scoring another pair of abbreviated victories in the
women’s division play of the National Open Softball Championships
Sunday.
Adamson needed only four innings each in
disposing of Bulacan State University and Prime Pick-Baguio in two
different venues to assume temporarily solo leadership of Group B
with an immaculate 3-0 wins-loss record in the two-group distaff
side of the tournament sponsored by the City Government of Lipa
under Mayor Oscar Gozos and supported by Cebuana Lhuiller.
The girls of coach Ana Santiago first flexed
their muscles in making short works of the Bulakenas, 10-3, in a
regulation four over at the Marauoy field in Barangay Marauoy then
traveled several kilometers to Barangay San Sebastian where they
made mincemeat of the Baguio lasses, 8-3, also in four innings.
Jennilyn Ytario and Erica Escanuela both manned
the mound in Lady Falcons’ two-game bill and both starved their
rivals’ batters with Ytario starting against the Bulacan Staters,
whom she limited to mere two hits in the process handing the enemies
their second defeat in three outings.
Escanuela took over from where Ytario left
against the Baguio Lady clouters who could only manage a hit off
her. The loss was Prime Pick-Baguio’s first in a pair.
The tournament, dubbed as the “Summer Grand
Slam”, loomed as a private affair for the host teams as Adamson-Lipa
also won over Bulacan Province 10-6 and Rizal Technological
University of Mandaluyong 8-2 in the men’s division.
Another host city campaigner, the Lipa-TCGI,
likewise, protected its un beaten record in Group B of the men’s
with a 7-0 spanking of Cavite at the Marauoy ground.
Defending men’s champion Cebu finally scored a
victory at the expense of Laguna-Paciano, 8-1, but not until after
absorbing a 0-4 setback from Philippine Air Force.
Earlier in the day, RTU dealt BSU a second
defeat in the day with 12-2 win while Rizal province blasted
Indonesia 12-0 for its second straight win to stay close behind
Adamson-Lipa in the Group B women’s division.
Meanwhile, ASA-Phil President Jean Henri
Lhuiller, who is currently in Italy on business commitment, called
on tournament director Jun Veloso extending his gratitude to Mayor
Gozos for the successful opening of the tournament.
-- Eddie Alinea
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