Streaking DCCA eases past POI

Defending champion Department of Community and Cultural Affairs kept its bid for a sweep in the men’s division of the 2008 Inter-Government/Business Slow-pitch Softball League alive after downing Pacific Oriental, Inc., 16-5, Monday night at the Capital Hill Ballfield.

The win was DCCA’s 13th in as many games solidifying the defending champion’s claim to the top spot in the 20-team field. DCCA’s is four victories ahead of second placer Freedom Air (9-1) and six wins away from a regular season sweep.

A 12-run top of fourth helped DCCA break the game wide open.

Both teams scored three runs in the first inning and the game remained in a deadlock after three innings, 3-all.

At the top of the fourth, centerfielder Julian Camacho, first baseman Joey Dela Cruz, and leftfielder James Fleming connected on one homer apiece to help DCCA pull away. Fleming’s three-run homer gave DCCA its eighth run in the inning and the defending champion added four more on Jun Saralu and Ben Tagabuel’s one-run doubles apiece, Peter Camacho’s one-run triple, and a Jonathan Tenorio run.

DCCA never looked back from thereon shutting out POI at the bottom of the fourth and giving up only two runs in the fifth inning.

Fleming went 3-for-3 at bat and made four RBIs. Julian also had four RBIs after hitting two homers and going 2-for-4 at the plate.

DCCA had a batting average of .622 after a 23-for-37 performance at bat. POI had a dismal .261 batting average hitting only 6-for-23 to drop to a 5-6 record.

Public School System notched its fifth win in 13 outings after clobbering CRM/DEQ, 25-10.

PSS claimed the win after only five innings, as it scored eight runs apiece in the first and third inning and closed out with nine runs in the last two innings.

DEQ/CRM fired four runs in the first, but it scored only six runs in the last four innings dropping the team to a 5-6 slate.

Relief pitcher John Terlaje went 4-for-5 at the plate and recorded five RBIs. His lone homer at the top of the third drove in three PSS runners. Shortstop Jeff Isaac had four RBIs after going 3-for-4 at bat. He scored three runs. Outfielder Emery Fitial, starting pitcher Nizer Misayos and leftfielder Sim Iramk posted three RBIs each and combined for nine runs.
[B] WOMEN’S

Finance 9, DCCA 7[/B]

Finance booted out DCCA in second place following the former’s 9-7 triumph.

Finance improved to a 4-4 record, four wins behind the league-leading NMC (8-1). DCCA dropped to a 4-5 mark.

Leftfielder Lilian Pangelinan connected on a two-run single at the top of the seventh inning to give Finance the lead, 9-7.

Finance sealed the victory after throwing out DCCA’s first three batters at the bottom of the seventh.

Leadoff batter Erica Tenorio flied out to leftfield, while Finance third baseman Emma Tenorio caught Janice Camacho’s line drive. The game ended when Antonette Laniyo was beaten to first on a 6-3 putout play.