SOME 20 teams will bid for honors in the 6th Davao City Baseball Cup set on February 11 and 12 at the University of Mindanao (UM) diamonds.
Davao City Baseball Association (DCBA) president Joaquin "Boy" Sarabia, speaking at the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn on Thursday, said 14 public school teams will compete in the elementary division and six teams in high school division.
The Lieutenant Colonel Villafuerte Sr. Sluggers will defend its elementary crown in the annual event bankrolled by the Datu Uchida Development Foundation Inc., in cooperation with the Kichijoji Lions Club.
Organizers said cash prizes, trophies and baseball equipment are up for grabs in the event. All participating teams will also receive equipment and transportation subsidies for the tournament.
The meet usually culminates with a grand victory dinner party for champion teams, sponsors and stakeholders at a downtown hotel.
Tatsuo Uchida, a Davao-born Japanese, initiated the project six years ago with grandson Yusuke and Philippine Nikkei Jin Kai International School administrator Ines P. Mallari to liven up the baseball community in the grassroots.
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on January 15, 2011.
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