Dolphins blank Bulls, share lead

Standings
                               W            L
*-Manila              3              1
Cebu                     3              1
Batangas              2              2
*Alabang             1              2
Dumaguete        0              1
Taguig                   0              2
*-playing at presstime

Games Saturday
(Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium)
9 a.m. – Batangas vs. Manila
1 p.m. – Cebu vs. Alabang

Joseph Orillana, Alpha Turaray and Dabawenyo Edmer del Socorro combined for a three-hit
job as Cebu got back at Batangas, 9-0, to gain a share of the lead with Manila
in Baseball Philippines Series 8 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.

With their hurlers frustrating the Bulls in morning drizzle, Christian Maghanoy,
Miggy Corcuera and Del Socorro took care of Cebu’s offense as the Dolphins made
up for their 5-8 to the Bulls last Saturday that snapped their back-to-back
victories to open their campaign in the league organized by Community Sports
Inc. and sponsored by Gatorade and Rawlings.

“Our pitchers played well and it got us going and our hitters bounced back after
we struggled against their pitchers last week,” said Cebu coach Isaac Bacarisas.

Maghanoy hit a bases-loaded double to advance Corcuera and Orillana home while
Joannard Pareja reached home on an error in the second inning.

Corcuera made it 4-0 after a double that scored Del Socorro, who opened the
third frame with a double. In the seventh, Corcuera advanced Del Socorro home
again with an RBI single.

After Maghanoy raced home on a throwing error, Del Socorro took over with a
double in the eighth, advancing Ramil Magno, Reynaldo Calma and Jonash Ponce
home.

The pitching rotation of Romeo Jasmin, Vlady Eguia, Tsuyoshi Horibata and
Vincent Ching gave up 15 hits in the game after Randy De Leon’s five-run
eight-hit complete game for Batangas last Saturday.

The league is backed by Harbour Centre, The Heritage Park, Philippine
Transmarine Carriers, Philippine Olympic Committee, Philippine Sports
Commission, Philippine Amateur Baseball Association, Philippine Umpires
Association and DZSR Sports Radio 918. For details, log on
to www.baseballphilippines.com.

Linescores:
Cebu                     031 000 140  9 15 1
Batangas              000 000 000  0   3 6




Meanwhile, the Manila-Alabang match-up was suspended due to heavy rains with
the Sharks leading, 8-4, after the fourth inning.