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\u00a0 Elias overcame Talu Fahn, 15-11, in nine innings of their title duel in the \u201cBottom Six\u201d of Chamolinian Softball Association’s 2nd Budweiser Softball League last Thursday at the Capital Hill Ballfield.<\/p>\n\u00a0 Elias overcame Talu Fahn, 15-11, in nine innings of their title duel in the \u201cBottom Six\u201d of Chamolinian Softball Association’s 2nd Budweiser Softball League last Thursday at the Capital Hill Ballfield.<\/p>\n
The champion team is composed Glen and Rodney Camacho, Gary and Mike Cruz, Brian Nicholas Jr., Jose Iguel, Delvin, Emilio and Melvin Manahane, John-Peter, Mario, and Myron Sablan, Ernest Sablan Jr., Ben and Jordan Tagabuel, and Jay Tilipao.<\/p>\n
Elias and five other squads played in the single-elimination tournament after failing to make the competition for the Top 8 teams, which had a separate double-elimination contest.<\/p>\n
Elias’ Mike Cruz snuck on base off an outfield error and was escorted home via a sacrifice fly by JP Sablan in the first inning. Elias added three more runs in the third frame off four hits and another sacrifice fly by Rod Camacho. Sablan belted a two-RBI single in the surge for an early 4-0 lead.<\/p>\n
Talu Fahn roared back, however, in the bottom portion and pulled in front, 6-4, off six hits. Two leadoff hits set up an RBI single for Eldred Sanchez and a two-run homer for Eric Cabrera. A bonus run made it home off an error before Cabrera’s long ball and Ryan Mizutani capped off the rally with an RBI base smash.<\/p>\n
Talu Fahn then added a run off an infield error and a double by Manny Cabrera in the fourth inning, but Elias got it back later in the sixth from an RBI single by Glen Camacho.<\/p>\n
Elias would turn the table in the sixth inning with another three runs, thanks to some costly errors and a couple of hits from Mel Manahane and Rod Camacho.<\/p>\n
Talu Fahn then had a few good chances to secure the game in regulation, but left the winning runner at third base two times in a row. It responded with just one run in the last inning of regulation from a sacrifice fly by Eric Cabrera and Elias thwarted the rally effort with a double play and forced the match into extra innings.<\/p>\n
Then both teams peppered the board with three runs in the eighth inning, but Elias put out another fire to save its tails, this time with the bases loaded.<\/p>\n
Elias erupted with four runs in the top of the ninth inning, thanks largely to a towering three-run homer from BJ Nicolas. Ben Tagabuel also tacked on a welcomed RBI single and Elias hung tough out on the field to secure the win.<\/p>\n
By Walter J. Sutherland
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