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DCCA lone unbeaten team in softball league
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Posted on Dec 18 2008
Defending champion Department of Community and Cultural Affairs won the battle of undefeated teams in the men’s division of the 2008 Inter Government/Business Softball League after crushing Commonwealth Health Center, 38-13, Wednesday night at the Miguel “Tan Ge” Basa Pangelinan Ballfield.
DCCA gained its eighth win in as many games, while CPA absorbed its first loss after seven matches.
The defending champions may have routed CPA based on the final scores, but the match was a close one in the first five innings, until DCCA stepped on the gas in the seventh scoring 19 runs.
CPA even had the lead, 13-12, after five complete innings, but handed the win to DCCA when the former failed to score in the last two innings.
DCCA pitcher Mel Sakisat had a two-run homer at the top of the sixth to seize the lead, 14-13. DCCA kept the lead after six complete innings when CPA’s first batter was beaten to first and the next two flied out.
The defending champions pulled way in the last inning, scoring one run after another. DCCA had three batters making three trips at-bat.
DCCA’s break away at the top of the seventh was highlighter by Julian Camacho’s grand slam. Camacho went 4-for-7 at-bat, scored four runs and had six RBIs.
Third baseman Joey Dela Cruz was 6-for-7 making two homers and six RBIs. Craig Sanchez and Peter Camacho were the two other DCCA sluggers who homered in the game.
DCCA was 42-for-64 at-bat for an average of .657.
[B]Docomo 26, Law & Order 2[/B]In the first game in the men’s division, Docomo walloped Law & Order, 26-2.
Docomo had five sluggers scoring one homer apiece to improve to a 4-4 record. Law & Order dropped to a 3-5 slate after scoring only in the fifth inning.
Gloyd Martin went 3-for-4 at-bat for Docomo recording three runs and five RBIs. He had a roundtripper in the first inning and a two-run triple in the fifth.
Another outstanding performer for Docomo was Payton Sakuma, who went 2-for-3 at-bat and hit a three-run homer in the third. He also had five RBIs.
[B]CRM/DEQ 13, CHC 9[/B]The last game of the night had CRM/DEQ thwarting Commonwealth Health Center, 13-9.
DEQ/CRM claimed its third win in eight games, while CHC had its fifth loss in seven matches.
Jess Borja went 3-for-4 at-bat for DEQ/CRM and scored two RBIs. Ed Manibusan and Jake Lizama had one homer apiece in the first inning.
