The Western Visayas Softball Team
topped the elimination in their bracket by defeating Region 3, Region 7, and
host Region 11 here in Tagum City, Davao del Norte for the annual National
PRISAA Games competitions. They will face Region 10 from Cagayan de Oro, ranked
2 in the other bracket, in the crossover semi-finals tomorrow, April 10, 2014.
VERSUS REGION 11
The WVPRISAA first faced host Region
11 softbelles from the University of Mindanao on the first day of competitions.
Being the host of this year’s competitions, the Southern Mindanao PRISAA team
presented a big threat for the Region 6 batters.
With the crowd cheering for the host,
the game started strong for Region 11 as they scored their first run in the
first inning via a home run by Pitcher Estoconing. But the WVPRISAA girls
battled back in the bottom of the first inning by scoring 3 runs via 2 quick runs
when Ma. Diane Treyes’ bunt resulted to an RBI and a run via a throwing error by
pitcher Tampos to the first base thereby plating Tweedle Gee Samson. A
sacrificed fly-RBI by Geia Lyn Dechosa plated Ma. Kristin Gulfan to close the
first inning. The first inning dictated the tempo for the next innings for both
teams.
With accurate pitching by Jane Daras
and Dechosa, the host team struggled to score in the next two innings. Accurate
and controlled hitting by the WVPRISAA which caused errors on the field allowed
them to score 4 more runs.
A changed of pitcher from Region11 in
the fourth inning shortly controlled the game defensively and allowed them to
score 2 runs in the fourth and sixth inning, respectively.
The Western Visayas Softball Team
closed the game with 2 more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning courtesy by an
RBI each for Cristine Sebuan and Dechosa that plated Gulfan and Ferly Joy
Pagulong for the final score of 9-3 for the Western Visayas PRISAA team.
VERSUS REGION 3
The Western Visayas Softball team
then faced Wesleyan University of the Philippine-bannered Region 3 team. The game
turned out to be a short one as the WVPRISAA team won via the 15-run mercy rule
that ended in the third inning with the final score of 16-0.
Gulfan, Samson, and Treyes
contributed home runs with RBI’s in the offense for the Region 6 softball team.
Daras and Jergen Penafiel controlled mound to secure the win.
VERSUS REGION 7
On the last day of elimination games,
the WVPRISAA faced the University of Bohol-bannered Region 7 softball team. Once
again, the game ended in the third inning via the 15-run mercy rule with a
final score of 33-1.
CROSSOVER SEMI-FINALS
Those wins enabled the Western
Visayas Softball team to top their bracket and face Region 10 PRISAA, the ranked
2 from the other bracket. University of the Cordilleras topped the other
bracket with a 3-0 standing and will face host-Region 11 in the first game of
tomorrow’s crossover semi-finals. The battle for third and the Championship
games will be played on Friday, April 11.
THE WESTERN VISAYAS SOFTBALL TEAM
The Western Visayas PRISAA softball
team is mainly composed of Central Philippine University Softball
student-athletes from Iloilo City with one pick-up player from Saint Anthony
College in Antique Province. These CPU student-athletes are Ma. Marriel Arnado,
Jeraldine Ayore, Jane Daras, Geia Lyn Dechosa, Ma. Kristin Gulfan, Ailyn Grace
Lawag, Ferly Joy Pagulong, Jergen Penafiel, Tweedle Gee Samson, Cristine
Sebuan, Rhea Sevilla, Herjea Faye Sinogbuhan, Ma. Diane Treyes, Vanessa Mae
Zaragoza, and SAC’s Michelle Soriano. The team is coached by Head Coach Pastor
Kim Dela Cruz, Assistan Coach Pastor Mark Arliss Cloma, and Pitching Coach Jose
Hechanova.
Article written by McRliz
Article written by McRliz
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