ADAMSON’S Lady Falcons downed the Lady Maroons of the University of the Philippines (UP), 7-4, yesterday to annex their fourth straight UAAP women’s softball crown at the Rosario Sports Complex in Pasig City.
Foiled of a title sweep in the eliminations by the Lady Maroons, the Lady Falcons practically scored at will in the first five innings before coasting along in the last two frames where they prevented a UP uprising en route to their eighth crown overall in the league.
The Lady Falcons also had to teeter in the race-to-two finals.
They were outhit in Game One for a 3-2 loss, but came back with a bang in Game Two over the weekend, 3-0, to send the series to a winner-take- all third game.
Adamson’s Yocel Aguilar was named Most Valuable Player, Best Hitter and Best Striker, while teammate Chat Ditchon took the Rookie of the Year honors.
Lady Falcons’ Sarah Jane Agravante and Chat Ditchon shared the Most Home Runs award, while Cloiene Muyco was named Best Pitcher. UP’s Dione Macasu ran away with the most RBIs (runs batted in) title, while Joan Locsin of University of Santo Tomas had the Most Stolen Bases title.
Named to the Mythical Nine selection were Muyco, pitcher; Aguilar, catcher; Gedda Valencia of UST, first base; Ma. Christina Daque of UP, second base; Alexis Causapin of UP, third base; Sheirylou Valenzuela of Adamson, shortstop; Zenny Badajos of UP, left field; Agravante, centerfielder; and Macasu, right field.
“We lost twice to UP because we did not hit well. And we won twice in return because of we hit well,” said Adamson team consultant Filomeno “Boy” Codinera.
The Lady Falcons’ head coach, Anna Santiago, said: “Games One and Two, gigil kami, lahat gustong maka-home run. Dito [Game Three] nakuha na namin ang laro namin. Relax na sila, ‘di na gigil. Mas maganda na itong playoff at ‘di sweep para malaman king sino talaga ang mas magaling.”
Adamson opened scoring at the bottom first inning with Aguilar’s two-run triple. That feat sent Agravante and Muyco. Chat Ditchon made it 3-0 in the second frame when she scored on a catching error by UP centerfielder Zenny Badajos.
The Lady Falcons had the crown virtually theirs at the bottom fourth when they scored three runs – a Nelsa Delagente single for two runs and Aguilar scoring on a catching error by UP’s Chriselle Sangalang on first base.
Agravante doubled at the bottom fifth to send home Zhazha Alba, who scored when UP catcher Angel Jadloc dropped the ball upon tagging Alba at the home plate, for a 7-0 Adamson cushion.
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