Starting pitcher Ricardo Dela Cruz had five strike outs and reliever Dominic Chargualaf had three to let the Hustlers crawl to seven runs and allow only five base hits in seven complete innings.
With two outs in the top of the first inning, Norita fired his first base hit to send two base runners home.
Hustlers’ starting pitcher Jeremy Lizama struck out two in the top of the second inning but the Lions clobbered them with four consecutive base hits—Greg Iskawa’s single, Authur Jebehn’s RBI single, Richard Dela Cruz’ single and Norita run-scoring single.
Despite Lizama and McGarette Duenas’ combined 13 strike outs, the Lions scored three more runs to keep the advantage and win the ball game.
Ol’ Aces 18, D-9ers 5
Lamarc Iguel drove in runs with a double in the bottom of the first, with a single in the fourth inning and hit a two-run home run in the sixth leading the Ol’ Aces’ surge to rout the D-9ers.
Pitcher Harry Nakamura was tagged out on the first base but drove in a run in the first inning. His second appearance on the batting plate in the second inning went much better as he fired a two-run single to help the Ol’ Aces take the lead.
Nakamura gave the D-9ers a no-hit top of the fourth as he struck out four more to tally a total of eight strike outs.
After Iguel’s two-run HR, Jake Flores, Phil Litulumar and Diego Camacho hit an RBI single apiece to secure Ol’ Aces’ win.
Hunters 5, Fielders 3
After two scoreless innings, Joseph Atalig and Leroy Regis knocked in an RBI single apiece to lead the Hunters’ rally and take the lead in the bottom of the third inning.
Pitcher Joseph Palacios who shut the Fielders out in the first inning had 15 total strike outs and gave up five hits.
Palacios knocked in a run-scoring triple and Regis drove a run before being tagged out, and the Hunters win.
