(Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium)
9 a.m. – UST vs. Phl U-18 team (exhibition game)
1 p.m. – Cebu vs. Manila
Manila and Cebu clash on Saturday in the opener of their best-of-three
series for Baseball Philippines Series 8 championship with odds just about even
between the league’s fancied teams.
The Sharks and the Dolphins split their previous faceoffs for the BP crown,
making their third encounter too close to call. Manila beat Cebu to bag the
Series 6 plum last year and avenge their setback in Series 2 finals in 2007.
The Dolphins edged the Sharks, 9-7, in their first round meeting this year,
handing the reigning back-to-back champions their only loss in Series 8. But
Manila got back at Cebu again, hacking out an 8-6 victory right at the Dolphins’
turf last June in the league’s first out-of-Luzon game.
The opener is set at 1 p.m. at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. Game 2 is
set tomorrow (Sunday) while Game 3, if necessary, will be on July 30, according
to the organizing Community Sports Inc. Game 1 will be aired on a delayed
basis on July 30, starting at 3 p.m. on NBN-4.
The Sharks are actually gunning for their third straight crown as they also beat
the Batangas Bulls in last year’s Series 7 finale of the tournament sponsored by
Rawlings and Gatorade and backed by Harbour Centre, The Heritage
Park, Emperador Distillers, Philippine Transmarine Carriers, Victory Liner and
Clark Development Corp.
Also on tap is an exhibition game pitting the Philippine Under-18 team against
UAAP champion University of Santo Tomas at 9 a.m.
For details, log on to
www.baseballphilippines.com and www.facebook.com/
Other supporters of the league are Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine
Olympic Committee, Philippine Amateur Baseball Association, Philippine Umpires
Association and dzSR Sports Radio 918.(pr)
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