Registration for the upcoming Inter-Government\/Business League Softball League is now ongoing, the Division of Sports and Recreation announced yesterday.<\/p>\n
League coordinator Joey Dela Cruz said there would be two divisions\u2014men\u2019s and women\u2019s\u2014for this season to be held at the Miguel \u201cTan Ge\u201d Basa Pangelinan Ballfield.<\/p>\n
Organizers are inviting the private sector to participate in this annual tournament, which opening ceremony will be on Oct. 27.<\/p>\n
The deadline of submission of entries and payment registration fee will be on Oct. 22 and entrance fee for both divisions is set at $400.<\/p>\n
A total of 19 teams joined the previous tournament last April.<\/p>\n
Department of Community and Cultural Affairs won both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s division titles. <\/p>\n
DCCA\u2019s men\u2019s squad, which went undefeated in the regular season (18-0), scored a punishing 43-11 win against Aguaguat, while its women\u2019s team swept Northern Marianas College-Proa in their three-game series, 18-14, and 13-10, last April 11.<\/p>\n
Aguaguat was the runner-up in the pennant race and placed second to DCCA in the championship. PSS placed third in the finals after losing to Aguaguat in the semifinals.<\/p>\n
There will be three games per night, which will be held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday starting at 6:30pm for the first game, 7:30pm for the second game, and 8:30pm for the third game.<\/p>\n
The league will be a single-round robin format with the Top 10 teams advancing to a double elimination second round format.<\/p>\n
Dela Cruz said there would be a meeting of team representatives on Oct. 7 starting at 9:30am at the Ada Gym conference room.<\/p>\n
Games for the women\u2019s division will be played every Monday and Friday starting at 7:30pm.<\/p>\n
The regular season will be three rounds while the playoffs will be a double elimination affair. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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