University of Sto. Tomas put an end to a possible third game in the afternoon by thumping Rizal Technological University, 6-4, to win the PABA Youth baseball title at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.
The Tigers scored three runs in the third and fourth innings even as they got another strong relief effort by Jonjon Robles to end RTU’s charge in the fifth and sixth innings to seal a sweep of the best-of-three championship series.
Robles, who started the game as the designated hitter, came in relief for starter Julius Gerona with no outs and a runner on second base in the sixth inning, picking up the save along with 10 strikeouts and allowed only one hit.
Ace Baquiran drove-in leftfielder Loreto Manalo from third base to score UST’s first run in the top half of the third frame.
Manalo walked, then reached second on a sacrifice bunt by rightfielder Loudemer Varilla, and went to third on a throwing error by RTU hurler Joey Sta. Maria, before Baquiran’s key hit.
Two runs were scored in the following inning, as Haruta Estanislao drilled a triple to rightfield to score catcher Jake Cumlat. A wild pitch by Sta Maria against Manalo scored Estanislao for a 3-0 lead.
But RTU scored two runs in the fifth inning to cut the margin to 3-2, on a triple by shortstop Jerome Bacarisas to score Joaquin Jover from first, followed by a Christian de Leon single that sent home Bacarisas.
UST though answered in the next inning with three runs for a 6-2 lead. Jake Cumlat hit a single to score Alden Lozada from third. A sacrifice fly by Israel Ona scored Robles for the second run of the inning before right-handed hitting first baseman Song Wang Chun nailed an opposite hit double off the right field fence to drove-in Cumlat.
But the Technocrats slashed the margin back to two runs as Mark Remigio and Jamel Peralta scored on an error by Song after making a bad throw to Baquiran in hopes of putting out Peralta at second.
At that time, Robles already was pitching in relief but Remigio’s run is credited to Gerona while Peralta’s run is unearned.
The reigning UAAP MVP and multi-time Best Pitcher awardee then settled down after giving up a hit by retiring the final 10 batters that includes a streak of six consecutive strikeouts at one point before forcing Bacarisas to fly out to centerfielder Jerby Diego to seal the championship.
UST capped off its second title win in over three months, following their conquest of the UAAP baseball plum last March.
The Tigers scored three runs in the third and fourth innings even as they got another strong relief effort by Jonjon Robles to end RTU’s charge in the fifth and sixth innings to seal a sweep of the best-of-three championship series.
Robles, who started the game as the designated hitter, came in relief for starter Julius Gerona with no outs and a runner on second base in the sixth inning, picking up the save along with 10 strikeouts and allowed only one hit.
Ace Baquiran drove-in leftfielder Loreto Manalo from third base to score UST’s first run in the top half of the third frame.
Manalo walked, then reached second on a sacrifice bunt by rightfielder Loudemer Varilla, and went to third on a throwing error by RTU hurler Joey Sta. Maria, before Baquiran’s key hit.
Two runs were scored in the following inning, as Haruta Estanislao drilled a triple to rightfield to score catcher Jake Cumlat. A wild pitch by Sta Maria against Manalo scored Estanislao for a 3-0 lead.
But RTU scored two runs in the fifth inning to cut the margin to 3-2, on a triple by shortstop Jerome Bacarisas to score Joaquin Jover from first, followed by a Christian de Leon single that sent home Bacarisas.
UST though answered in the next inning with three runs for a 6-2 lead. Jake Cumlat hit a single to score Alden Lozada from third. A sacrifice fly by Israel Ona scored Robles for the second run of the inning before right-handed hitting first baseman Song Wang Chun nailed an opposite hit double off the right field fence to drove-in Cumlat.
But the Technocrats slashed the margin back to two runs as Mark Remigio and Jamel Peralta scored on an error by Song after making a bad throw to Baquiran in hopes of putting out Peralta at second.
At that time, Robles already was pitching in relief but Remigio’s run is credited to Gerona while Peralta’s run is unearned.
The reigning UAAP MVP and multi-time Best Pitcher awardee then settled down after giving up a hit by retiring the final 10 batters that includes a streak of six consecutive strikeouts at one point before forcing Bacarisas to fly out to centerfielder Jerby Diego to seal the championship.
UST capped off its second title win in over three months, following their conquest of the UAAP baseball plum last March.
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