Little League Philippines Tournaments

Tournament Memo 09-02 Junior League Venue change

TOURNAMENT MEMO 09-002

FOR:  JUNIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

BECAUSE OF THE UNAVAILABILITY OF UST FOR THE GAMES, AND THE SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING USING THE PUP FIELD FOR TWO JUNIOR LEAGUE GAMES, WE HAVE DECIDED TO MOVE ALL GAMES SCHEDULED FOR UST 2 TO THE RIZAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL FIELD IN ROSARIO, PASIG.

BECAUSE OF TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS OF OUR GENEROUS HOST, WE HAVE ADJUSTED THE SCHEDULE WITH ILLAM AND MUNTINLUPA TEAMS PLAYING IN RIZAL HIGH AND A MINIMUM NUMBER OF GAMES IN RIZAL HIGH.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE REMAINING GAMES FOR JUNIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (NOTE THE TIME CHANGES): 

Apr. 15	Wed	PUP
JLB14	7:30 AM	Kalinga	vs	Lipa
JLB15	10:00 AM	Pook Agoncillo	vs	Batangas
JLB17	12:30 PM	Tanauan	vs	Bacolod East
JLB18	3:00 PM	Taguig	vs	Antipolo
Apr. 15	Wed	RIZAL High
JLB16	10:00 AM	ILLAM	vs	Marikina
Apr. 16	Thu	PUP
JLB19	7:30 AM	Taguig	vs	Marikina
JLB21	10:00 AM	Antipolo	vs	Lipa
JLB34	12:30 PM	Cam Norte	vs	Marikina
JLB20	3:00 PM	Tanauan	vs	Batangas
Apr. 16	Thu	RIZAL High
JLB23	9:00 PM	ILLAM	vs	Kalinga
JLB24	12:00 PM	Pook Agoncillo	vs	Muntinlupa
Apr. 17	Fri	PUP
JLB25	7:30 AM	Bacolod East	vs	Pook Agoncillo
JLB27	10:00 AM	Batangas	vs	Muntinlupa
JLB28	10:00 AM	Marikina	vs	Kalinga
JLB30	12:30 PM	Taguig	vs	Lipa
Apr. 17	Fri	Rizal High
JLB26	9:00 AM	Antipolo	vs	ILLAM
JLB35	12:00 PM	Cam Norte	vs	ILLAM
JLB36	3:00 PM	Cam Norte	vs	Kalinga
Apr. 18	Sat	Rizal Memorial Baseball
JLB37	9:00 AM	GROUP A 1	vs	GROUP B 2
JLB38	12:00 PM	GROUP B 1	vs	GROUP A 2
Apr. 19	Sun
JLB39	10:00 AM	Junior Championship

Tacloban has defaulted its games and is out of the tournament.  There will be no need to show up for the pre-scheduled games with Tacloban.

Note: The Kalinga team missed the first game and lost by forfeit, the Tournament Committee however, has allowed them to continue to play in the spirit of league competition because the team’s transportation was held up arriving only on Monday at 10am, and the team had no intent to intentionally forfeit the game.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE BUT WE RELY ONLY ON THE COURTESY OF OUR HOST CITY.

JOLLY GOMEZ

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

April 14 Results

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
CODE	TEAMS
LLB13	Pook Agoncillo	23		Makati	5
LLB14	Manila	17		Bacolod East	14
LLB15	Taguig	6		Isabela	0	Default
LLB16	Marikina	23		N. Samar	0
LLB17	ILLAM	11		Cam Norte	0
LLB18	Kalinga	20		Sta. Cruz	3
LLB19	Bulacan	24		Pasig	1
LLB20	Antipolo	8		Floridablanca	5
LLB21	Valenzuela	6		Ilocos Norte	0	Default
LLB22	Palayan	6		Mt. Province	0	Default
LLB23	Los Baños	11		Bacolod West	1
LLB24	Lipa City	11		Quezon City	1
LLB25	Calamba	4		Muntinlupa	3
LLB26	Tanauan	17		Rizal	0
LLB27
JUNIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CODE	TEAMS
JLB07	ILLAM	23		Taguig	7
JLB08	Tanauan	7		Pook Agoncillo	0
JLB09	Antipolo	9		Kalinga	6
JLB10	Muntinlupa	12		Bacolod East	3
JLB11	Marikina	13		Lipa City	11
JLB12	Batangas	7		Tacloban	0	Default
JLB32	Antipolo	14		Cam Nor	4
SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CODE	TEAMS
SLB05	Antipolo	7		Cam Norte	0	Default
SLB06	Tanauan	7		Muntinlupa	6
SLB07	Antipolo	11		Batangas City	5
SLB08	ILLAM	7		Cam Norte	0	Default
SLB09	Tanauan	14		Manila	0
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
CODE	TEAMS
BLB04	Tanauan	6		Makati	0
BLB05	ILLAM	27		Taguig	5
BLB06	N. Samar	9		Cam Norte	2
LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL
CODE	TEAMS
LLS05	Cavite	6		Manila	0	Default
LLS06	Nueva Ecija	6		Mountain Province	0	Default
LLS07	Bacolod West	16		Caloocan	1
LLS08	ILLAM	14		Valenzuela	4
JUNIOR LEAGUE SOFTBALL
CODE	TEAMS
JLS05	ILLAM	16		Muntinlupa	6
JLS06	Antipolo	7		Valenzuela	0	Default
JLS07	ILLAM	6		Bacolod East	5
JLS08	Manila	7		Valenzuela	0	Default
JLS09	Antipolo	10		Makati	3
SENIOR LEAGUE SOFTBALL
CODE
SLS05	Cavite	12		Pasig	2
SLS06	Bacolod West	24		Antipolo	0
SLS07	Cavite	8		Makati	1
SLS08	ILLAM	24		Valenzuela	0
BIG LEAGUE SOFTBALL
CODE	TEAMS
BLS05	Sta. Cruz	3		Caloocan	1
BLS06	ILLAM	2		Rizal	0
BLS07	Sta. Cruz/ Laguna	7		Bacolod East	4
BLS08	ILLAM	10		Caloocan	0

Tournament Memo 09-01 Senior League Venue change

TO ALL SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MANAGERS:

 

THE FOLLOWING IS THE UPDATED SCHEDULE FOR ALL SENIOR GAMES STARTING WEDNESDAY APRIL 15.

ALL GAMES WILL BE HELD AT THE STO. NINO BASEBALL FIELD IN STO. NINO, MARIKINA. 

Apr. 15	Wed
SLB10	8:00 AM	Zamboanga	vs	Muntinlupa
SLB11	10:30 AM	Manila	vs	ILLAM
SLB12	1:00 PM	Tanauan	vs	Cam Norte
Apr. 16	Thu
SLB15	8:00 AM	Zamboanga	vs	ILLAM
SLB25	10:30 AM	Muntinlupa	vs	Batangas City
SLB18	1:00 PM	Antipolo	vs	Tanauan
Apr. 17	Fri
SLB20	8:00 AM	Antipolo	vs	ILLAM
SLB21	10:30 AM	Muntinlupa	vs	Manila
Apr. 18	Sat
SLB26	8:00 AM	ILLAM	vs	Tanauan
SLB28	10:30 AM	Antipolo	vs	Muntinlupa

ALL OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED IN RIZAL MEMORIAL BASEBALL STADIUM WILL REMAIN.  ALL JUNIOR LEAGUE GAMES SCHEDULES FOR UST2 WILL BE MOVED TO PUP.

ALL CAM NORTE GAMES ARE DEEMED FORFEITED AND SHALL BE COUNTED AS A GAME FOR PITCHERS REST DAYS.

NOTE CLARIFICATION ON THE RULE OF RE-ENTRY OF PITCHERS:

A pitcher may only return as a pitcher if he has not been removed from the game. If a player is substituted and returns to play, he cannot pitch.

JOLLY GOMEZ

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

April 13 Results

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
CODE	TEAMS
LLB01	Muntinlupa	6		Mt. Province	0
LLB02	Tanauan	12		Los Baños	1
LLB03	Baguio			Tacloban		Double Default
LLB04	Palayan	12		Batangas	1
LLB05	Zamboanga	8		Bacolod West	7
LLB06	Gen Trias	10		Caloocan	3
LLB07	Marikina	9		Pook Agoncillo	4
LLB08	ILLAM	17		Bacolod East	7
LLB09	Valenzuela	18		Sta. Cruz Laguna	6
LLB10	Cavite	25		Makati	0
LLB11	Cam Sur	3		Manila	1
LLB12	Kalinga	6		Ilocos Norte	0	Default
JUNIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CODE	TEAMS
JLB01	Muntinlupa	16		Tanauan	6
JLB02	Taguig	7		Kalinga	0	Default
JLB03	Pook Agoncillo	7		Tacloban	0	Default
JLB04	ILLAM	22		Lipa	11
JLB05	Bacolod East	14		Batangas	1
JLB06	Marikina	7		Antipolo	5
JLB31	Taguig	24		Cam Norte	4
SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CODE	TEAMS
SLB01	Tanauan	20		Zamboanga	0
SLB02	Batangas	7		Manila	6
SLB03	ILLAM	9		Muntinlupa	4
SLB04	Zamboanga	7		Manila	0	Default
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
CODE	TEAMS
BLB01	Taguig	13		Cam Norte	2
BLB02	Tanauan	12		N. Samar	0
BLB03	ILLAM	14		Makati	8
LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL
CODE	TEAMS
LLS01	Caloocan	6		Manila	0	Default
LLS02	Muntinlupa	3		Cavite	2
LLS03	Bacolod West	6		Manila	0	Default
LLS04	Muntinlupa	8		Caloocan	1
JUNIOR LEAGUE SOFTBALL
CODE	TEAMS
JLS01	ILLAM	23		Makati	2
JLS02	Bacolod East	8		Manila	7
JLS03	Muntinlupa	7		Valenzuela	0	Default
JLS04	Bacolod East	22		Makati	5
SENIOR LEAGUE SOFTBALL
CODE	TEAMS
SLS01	Bacolod West	15		Pasig	0
SLS02	Valenzuela	11		Makati	10
SLS03	Bacolod West	14		ILLAM	1
SLS04	Antipolo	13		Makati	8
BIG LEAGUE SOFTBALL
CODE	TEAMS
BLS01	Rizal	10		Bacolod	0
BLS02	Laguna	3		ILLAM	0
BLS03	Rizal	16		Caloocan	1
BLS04	ILLAM	6		Bacolod East	2

2009 Tournament Schedule, Junior/Senior/Big League Baseball

JUNIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

12 TEAMS 

2 GROUPS, TOP 2 IN CROSSOVER SEMIS, WINNERS PLAY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Apr. 13	Mon	GROUP A
JLB01	7:30 AM	Tanauan	vs	Muntinlupa	PUP
JLB03	10:00 AM	Tacloban	vs	Pook Agoncillo	PUP
JLB05	12:30 PM	Batangas	vs	Bacolod East	PUP
Apr. 13	Mon	GROUP B
JLB02	7:30 AM	Taguig	vs	Imus	UST 2
JLB04	10:00 AM	Lipa	vs	ILLAM	UST 2
JLB06 JLB31	12:30 PM 3:00 PM	Marikina Cam Norte	vs vs	Antipolo Taguig	UST 2 UST 2
Apr. 14	Tue	GROUP B
JLB07	7:30 AM	Taguig	vs	ILLAM	PUP
JLB09	10:00 AM	Imus	vs	Antipolo	PUP
JLB11 JLB32	12:30 PM 3:00 PM	Lipa Cam Norte	vs vs	Marikina Antipolo	PUP PUP
Apr. 14	Tue	GROUP A
JLB08	7:30 AM	Tanauan	vs	Pook Agoncillo	UST 2
JLB10	10:00 AM	Muntinlupa	vs	Bacolod East	UST 2
JLB12	12:30 PM	Tacloban	vs	Batangas	UST 2
Apr. 15	Wed	GROUP A
JLB13	7:30 AM	Muntinlupa	vs	Tacloban	PUP
JLB15	10:00 AM	Pook Agoncillo	vs	Batangas	PUP
JLB17	12:30 PM	Tanauan	vs	Bacolod East	PUP
Apr. 15	Wed	GROUP B
JLB14	7:30 AM	Imus	vs	Lipa	UST 2
JLB16	10:00 AM	ILLAM	vs	Marikina	UST 2
JLB18 JLB33	12:30 PM 3:00 PM	Taguig Cam Norte	vs vs	Antipolo Lipa	UST 2 UST 2
Apr. 16	Thu	GROUP B
JLB19	7:30 AM	Taguig	vs	Marikina	PUP
JLB21	10:00 AM	Antipolo	vs	Lipa	PUP
JLB23 JLB34	12:30 PM 3:00 PM	ILLAM Cam Norte	vs vs	Imus Marikina	PUP PUP
Apr. 16	Thu	GROUP A
JLB20	7:30 AM	Tanauan	vs	Batangas	UST 2
JLB22	10:00 AM	Bacolod East	vs	Tacloban	UST 2
JLB24	12:30 PM	Pook Agoncillo	vs	Muntinlupa	UST 2
Apr. 17	Fri	GROUP A
JLB25	7:30 AM	Bacolod East	vs	Pook Agoncillo	PUP
JLB27	10:00 AM	Batangas	vs	Muntinlupa	PUP
JLB29	12:30 PM	Tanauan	vs	Tacloban	PUP
Apr. 17	Fri	GROUP B
JLB26	7:30 AM	Antipolo	vs	ILLAM	UST 2
JLB28	10:00 AM	Marikina	vs	Imus	UST 2
JLB30 JLB35	12:30 PM 3:00 PM	Taguig Cam Norte	vs vs	Lipa ILLAM	UST 2 UST 2
Apr. 18	Sat	RIZAL MEMORIAL BASEBALL STADIUM
JLB36 JLB36	7:00 AM 9:30 AM	Cam Norte GROUP A 1	vs vs	Imus GROUP B 2
JLB32	12:30 PM	GROUP B 1	vs	GROUP A 2
Apr. 19	Sun	RMBS
JLB33	10:00 AM	Junior Championship

SENIOR LEAGUE

8 TEAMS, 1 ROUND ROBIN, TOP 2 PLAY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

NOTE: RMBS = RIZAL MEMORIAL BASEBALL STADIUM

	UST 1
Apr. 13	Mon
SLB01	7:00 AM	Zamboanga	vs	Tanauan
SLB02	9:30 AM	Batangas City	vs	Manila
SLB03	12:00 PM	ILLAM	vs	Muntinlupa
Apr. 14	Tue
SLB05	7:00 AM	Cam Norte	vs	Antipolo
SLB06	9:30 AM	Tanauan	vs	Muntinlupa
SLB07	12:00 PM	Batangas City	vs	Antipolo
SLB08	2:30 PM	ILLAM	vs	Cam Norte
SLB09	2:30 PM	Manila	vs.	Tanauan	RMBS
Apr. 15	Wed
SLB10	7:00 AM	Zamboanga	vs	Muntinlupa
SLB11	9:30 AM	Manila	vs	ILLAM
SLB12	12:00 PM	Tanauan	vs	Cam Norte
SLB13	2:30 PM	Zamboanga	vs	Antipolo
SLB14	2:30 PM	Batangas City	vs	ILLAM	RMBS
Apr. 16	Thu
SLB15	7:00 AM	Zamboanga	vs	ILLAM
SLB16	9:30 AM	Muntinlupa	vs	Batangas City
SLB17	12:00 PM	Antipolo	vs	Tanauan
SLB18	2:30 PM	Muntinlupa	vs	Cam Norte
SLB19	2:30 PM	Zamboanga	vs.	Batangas City	RMBS
Apr. 17	Fri
SLB20	7:00 AM	Antipolo	vs	ILLAM
SLB21	9:30 AM	Muntinlupa	vs	Manila
SLB22	12:00 PM	Zamboanga	vs	Cam Norte
SLB23	2:30 PM	Tanauan	vs	Batangas City
SLB24	2:30 PM	Manila	vs.	Antipolo	RMBS
Apr. 18	Sat
SLB25	7:00 AM	Cam Norte	vs	Batangas City
SLB26	9:30 AM	ILLAM	vs	Tanauan
SLB27	12:00 PM	Cam Norte	vs	Manila
SLB28	2:30 PM	Antipolo	vs	Muntinlupa
Apr. 19	Sun	RMBS
SLB29	1:00 PM	Senior Championship

BIG LEAGUE

6 TEAMS, 1 ROUND ROBIN, TOP 2 PLAY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

ALL GAMES AT RIZAL MEMORIAL BASEBALL STADIUM

Apr. 13	Mon
BLB01	7:00 AM	Cam Norte	vs	Taguig
BLB02	9:30 AM	Tanauan	vs	No Samar
BLB03	12:00 PM	Makati	vs	ILLAM
Apr. 14	Tue
BLB04	7:00 AM	Tanauan	vs	Makati
BLB05	9:30 AM	Taguig	vs	ILLAM
BLB06	12:00 PM	No Samar	vs	Cam Norte
Apr. 15	Wed
BLB07	7:00 AM	ILLAM	vs	Cam Norte
BLB08	9:30 AM	No Samar	vs	Makati
BLB09	12:00 PM	Taguig	vs	Tanauan
Apr. 16	Thu
BLB10	7:00 AM	No Samar	vs.	Taguig
BLB11	9:30 AM	Cam Norte	vs.	Makati
BLB12	12:00 PM	Tanauan	vs.	ILLAM
Apr. 17	Fri
BLB13	7:00 AM	Cam Norte	vs	Tanauan
BLB14	9:30 AM	Makati	vs	Taguig
BLB15	12:00 PM	No Samar	vs	ILLAM
Apr. 18	Sat
BLB16	2:30 PM	Big League Championship

2009 Tournament Schedule, Softball all Leagues

LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL
9 TEAMS
2 GROUPS, TOP 2 OF EACH GROUP ADVANCE TO 2ND ROUND
TOP 2 IN SECOND ROUND FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Apr. 13	Mon	SMOKEY MOUNTAIN
LLS01	7:30 AM	Manila	vs	Caloocan	GRP B
LLS02	9:30 AM	Muntinlupa	vs	Cavite	GRP B
LLS03	11:30 AM	Manila	vs	Bacolod West	GRP B
LLS04	1:30 PM	Muntinlupa	vs	Caloocan	GRP B
Apr. 14	Tue
LLS05	9:30 AM	Manila	vs	Cavite	GRP B
LLS06	11:30 AM	Mt Province	vs	N Ecija East	GRP A
LLS07	1:30 PM	Bacolod West	vs	Caloocan	GRP B
LLS08	3:30 PM	Valenzuela	vs	ILLAM	GRP A
Apr. 15	Wed
LLS09	9:30 AM	Mt Province	vs	ILLAM	GRP A
LLS10	11:30 AM	Caloocan	vs	Cavite	GRP B
LLS11	1:30 PM	N Ecija East	vs	Valenzuela	GRP A
LLS12	3:30 PM	Bacolod West	vs	Muntinlupa	GRP B
Apr. 16	Thu
LLS13	7:30 AM	Mt Province	vs	Valenzuela	GRP A
LLS14	9:30 AM	ILLAM	vs	N Ecija East	GRP A
LLS15	11:30 AM	Cavite	vs	Bacolod West	GRP B
LLS16	1:30 PM	Muntinlupa	vs	Manila	GRP B
Round 2
Apr. 17	Fri	LUNETA 3
LLS17	7:30 AM	Team No. 1	vs	Team No. 4	LLS Rnd 2
LLS18	9:30 AM	Team No. 2	vs	Team No. 3	LLS Rnd 2
	11:30 AM
LLS19	1:30 PM	Team No. 1	vs	Team No. 3	LLS Rnd 2
LLS20	3:30 PM	Team No. 4	vs	Team No. 2	LLS Rnd 2
Apr. 18	Sat
LLS21	1:30 PM	Team No. 3	vs	Team No.4	LLS Rnd 2	Luneta 3
LLS22	1:30 PM	Team No. 1	vs	Team No. 2	LLS Rnd 2	Luneta 2
Apr. 19	Sun
LLS24	11:30 AM	LLS Championship		Luneta 1
JUNIOR LEAGUE SOFTBALL
7 TEAMS
1 ROUND ROBIN
TOP 2 PLAY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Apr. 13	Mon	LUNETA 4
JLS01	7:30 AM	Makati	vs	ILLAM
JLS02	9:30 AM	Manila	vs	Bacolod East
JLS03	11:30 AM	Muntinlupa	vs	Valenzuela
JLS04	1:30 PM	Bacolod East	vs	Makati
Apr. 14	Tue
JLS05	7:30 AM	ILLAM	vs	Muntinlupa
JLS06	9:30 AM	Valenzuela	vs	Antipolo
JLS07	11:30 AM	ILLAM	vs	Bacolod East
JLS08	1:30 PM	Valenzuela	vs	Manila
JLS09	3:30 PM	Makati	vs	Antipolo
Apr. 15	Wed
JLS10	7:30 AM	Manila	vs	ILLAM
JLS11	9:30 AM	Antipolo	vs	Muntinlupa
JLS12	11:30 AM	Valenzuela	vs	Makati
JLS13	1:30 PM	Muntinlupa	vs	Manila
Apr. 16	Thu
JLS14	7:30 AM	Bacolod East	vs	Antipolo
JLS15	9:30 AM	ILLAM	vs	Valenzuela
JLS16	11:30 AM	Manila	vs	Antipolo
JLS17	1:30 PM	Bacolod East	vs	Valenzuela
Apr. 17	Fri
JLS18	7:30 AM	Makati	vs	Muntinlupa
JLS19	9:30 AM	ILLAM	vs	Antipolo
JLS20	11:30 AM	Manila	vs	Makati
JLS21	1:30 PM	Bacolod East	vs	Muntinlupa
Apr. 18	Sat
	No Games
Apr. 19	Sun
JLS22	1:30 PM	JLS Champiohship		Luneta 1
SENIOR LEAGUE SOFTBALL
7 TEAMS
1 ROUND ROBIN
TOP 2 PLAY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Apr. 13	Mon	RIZAL MEMORIAL TRACK OVAL 1
SLS01	9:00 AM	Pasig	vs	Bacolod West
SLS02	11:00 AM	Valenzuela	vs	Makati
SLS03	1:00 PM	Bacolod West	vs	ILLAM
SLS04	3:00 PM	Makati	vs	Antipolo
Apr. 14	Tue
SLS05	9:00 AM	Cavite	vs	Pasig
SLS06	11:00 AM	Bacolod West	vs	Antipolo
SLS07	1:00 PM	Makati	vs	Cavite
SLS08	3:00 PM	ILLAM	vs	Valenzuela
Apr. 15	Wed
SLS09	9:00 AM	Makati	vs	ILLAM
SLS10	11:00 AM	Antipolo	vs	Valenzuela
SLS11	1:00 PM	Makati	vs	Bacolod West
SLS12	3:00 PM	Cavite	vs	Antipolo
SLS13	3:30 PM	ILLAM	vs	Pasig	Luneta 4
Apr. 16	Thu
SLS14	9:00 AM	ILLAM	vs	Cavite
SLS15	11:00 AM	Pasig	vs	Antipolo
SLS16	1:00 PM	Valenzuela	vs	Cavite
SLS17	3:00 PM	Pasig	vs	Makati
Apr. 17	Fri
SLS18	9:00 AM	Bacolod West	vs	Valenzuela
SLS19	11:00 AM	ILLAM	vs	Antipolo
SLS20	1:00 PM	Cavite	vs	Bacolod West
SLS21	3:00 PM	Pasig	vs	Valenzuela
Apr. 18	Sat
SLS22	11:30 AM	SLS Championship at Luneta 1
BIG LEAGUE SOFTBALL
5 TEAMS
2 ROUND ROBIN, TOP 2 PLAY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
UNDEFEATED TEAM IS AUTOMATIC CHAMPION
Apr. 13	Mon	RIZAL MEMORIAL TRACK OVAL 2
BLS01	9:00 AM	Bacolod East	vs	Rizal
BLS02	11:00 AM	ILLAM	vs	Sta Cruz
BLS03	1:00 PM	Rizal	vs	Caloocan
BLS04	3:00 PM	Bacolod East	vs	ILLAM
Apr. 14	Tue
BLS05	9:00 AM	Sta Cruz	vs	Caloocan
BLS06	11:00 AM	Rizal	vs	ILLAM
BLS07	1:00 PM	Bacolod East	vs.	Sta Cruz
BLS08	3:00 PM	Caloocan	vs.	ILLAM
Apr. 15	Wed
BLS09	9:00 AM	Caloocan	vs	Bacolod East
BLS10	11:00 AM	Rizal	vs	Sta Cruz
BLS11	1:00 PM	Bacolod East	vs	ILLAM
BLS12	3:00 PM	Rizal	vs	Caloocan
Apr. 16	Thu
BLS13	9:00 AM	Bacolod East	vs.	Sta Cruz
BLS14	11:00 AM	Caloocan	vs.	ILLAM
BLS15	1:00 PM	Rizal	vs	Sta Cruz
BLS16	3:00 PM	Caloocan	vs	Bacolod East
Apr. 17	Fri
BLS17	9:00 AM	ILLAM	vs	Sta Cruz
BLS18	11:00 AM	Bacolod East	vs	Rizal
BLS19	1:00 PM	Sta Cruz	vs	Caloocan
BLS20	3:00 PM	Rizal	vs	ILLAM
Apr. 18	Sat
	2:00 PM	BLS Championship at Luneta 1

2009 Tournament Schedule, Little League Baseball

OPENING CEREMONY IS ON APRIL 13 MONDAY AT 5:00PM LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
Round 1
Apr. 13	Mon
Group A	7:30 AM	Muntinlupa	vs	Mt Province	LLB01	Luneta 2
Group A	9:30 AM	Batangas City	vs	Nueva Ecija	LLB04	Luneta 2
Group B	11:30 AM	Marikina	vs	Pook Agoncillo	LLB07	Luneta 2
Group B	1:30 PM	Cavite	vs	Makati	LLB10	Luneta 2
Group C	7:30 AM	Tanauan	vs	Los Banos	LLB02	Luneta 1
Group C	9:30 AM	Zamboanga	vs	Bacolod West	LLB05	Luneta 1
Group D	11:30 AM	ILLAM	vs	Bacolod East	LLB08	Luneta 1
Group D	1:30 PM	Cam Sur	vs	Manila	LLB11	Luneta 1
Group E	7:30 AM	Baguio	vs	Tacloban	LLB03	Luneta 3
Group E	9:30 AM	Caloocan	vs	Gen Trias	LLB06	Luneta 3
Group F	11:30 AM	Sta Cruz	vs	Valenzuela	LLB09	Luneta 3
Group F	1:30 PM	Ilocos Norte	vs	Kalinga	LLB12	Luneta 3
Apr. 14	Tue
Group B	7:30 AM	Pook Agoncillo	vs	Makati	LLB13	Luneta 2
Group B	9:30 AM	Marikina	vs	No. Samar	LLB16	Luneta 2
Group G	11:30 AM	Pasig	vs	Bulacan	LLB19	Luneta 2
Group A	1:30 PM	Mt Province	vs	Nueva Ecija	LLB22	Luneta 2
Group A	3:30 PM	Muntinlupa	vs	Calamba	LLB25	Luneta 2
Group D	7:30 AM	Bacolod East	vs	Manila	LLB14	Luneta 1
Group D	9:30 AM	ILLAM	vs	Cam Norte	LLB17	Luneta 1
Group G	11:30 AM	Floridablanca	vs	Antipolo	LLB20	Luneta 1
Group C	1:30 PM	Los Banos	vs	Bacolod West	LLB23	Luneta 1
Group C	3:30 PM	Tanauan	vs	Rizal	LLB26	Luneta 1
Group H	7:30 AM	Taguig	vs	Isabela	LLB15	Luneta 3
Group F	9:30 AM	Sta Cruz	vs	Kalinga	LLB18	Luneta 3
Group F	11:30 AM	Valenzuela	vs	Ilocos Norte	LLB21	Luneta 3
Group H	1:30 PM	Quezon City	vs	Lipa City	LLB24	Luneta 3
	3:30 PM	IMUS			LLB27	Luneta 3
Apr. 15	Wed
Group G	7:30 AM	Pasig	vs	Antipolo	LLB28	Luneta 2
Group A	9:30 AM	Batangas City	vs	Calamba	LLB31	Luneta 2
Group A	11:30 AM	Nueva Ecija	vs	Muntinlupa	LLB34	Luneta 2
Group B	1:30 PM	Marikina	vs	Makati	LLB37	Luneta 2
Group B	3:30 PM	No. Samar	vs	Cavite	LLB40	Luneta 2
Group G	7:30 AM	Bulacan	vs	Floridablanca	LLB29	Luneta 1
Group C	9:30 AM	Zamboanga	vs	Rizal	LLB32	Luneta 1
Group C	11:30 AM	Bacolod West	vs	Tanauan	LLB35	Luneta 1
Group D	1:30 PM	ILLAM	vs	Manila	LLB38	Luneta 1
Group D	3:30 PM	Cam Norte	vs	Cam Sur	LLB41	Luneta 1
Group H	7:30 AM	Taguig	vs	Quezon City	LLB30	Luneta 3
Group E	9:30 AM	Baguio	vs	Caloocan	LLB33	Luneta 3
Group E	11:30 AM	Gen Trias	vs	Tacloban	LLB36	Luneta 3
Group H	1:30 PM	Lipa City	vs	Isabela	LLB39	Luneta 3
	3:30 PM	IMUS			LLB42	Luneta 3
Apr. 16	Thu
Group A	7:30 AM	Nueva Ecija	vs	Calamba	LLB43	Luneta 2
Group A	9:30 AM	Mt Province	vs	Batangas City	LLB46	Luneta 2
Group B	11:30 AM	Makati	vs	No. Samar	LLB49	Luneta 2
Group B	1:30 PM	Pook Agoncillo	vs	Cavite	LLB52	Luneta 2
Group C	7:30 AM	Bacolod West	vs	Rizal	LLB44	Luneta 1
Group C	9:30 AM	Los Banos	vs	Zamboanga	LLB47	Luneta 1
Group E	11:30 AM	Tacloban	vs	Caloocan	LLB50	Luneta 1
Group D	1:30 PM	Bacolod East	vs	Cam Sur	LLB53	Luneta 1
Group F	7:30 AM	Sta Cruz	vs	Ilocos Norte	LLB45	Luneta 3
Group F	9:30 AM	Kalinga	vs	Valenzuela	LLB48	Luneta 3
Group G	11:30 AM	Pasig	vs	Floridablanca	LLB51	Luneta 3
Group G	1:30 PM	Antipolo	vs	Bulacan	LLB54	Luneta 3
	3:30 PM	IMUS			LLB55	Luneta 3
Apr. 17	Fri
Group B	7:30 AM	Cavite	vs	Marikina	LLB56	Luneta 2
Group B	9:30 AM	No. Samar	vs	Pook Agoncillo	LLB59	Luneta 2
Group A	11:30 AM	Batangas City	vs	Muntinlupa	LLB62	Luneta 2
Group A	1:30 PM	Calamba	vs	Mt Province	LLB65	Luneta 2
Group D	7:30 AM	Cam Sur	vs	ILLAM	LLB57	Luneta 1
Group D	9:30 AM	Cam Norte	vs	Bacolod East	LLB60	Luneta 1
Group C	11:30 AM	Zamboanga	vs	Tanauan	LLB63	Luneta 1
Group C	1:30 PM	Rizal	vs	Los Banos	LLB66	Luneta 1
	3:30 PM	IMUS			LLB68	Luneta 1
Group H	7:30 AM	Taguig	vs	Lipa City	LLB58	Smokey Mountain
Group H	9:30 AM	Isabela	vs	Quezon City	LLB61	Smokey Mountain
Group E	11:30 AM	Baguio	vs	Gen Trias	LLB64	Smokey Mountain
Group D	1:30 PM	Manila	vs	Cam Norte	LLB67	Smokey Mountain
Round 2
Apr. 18	Sat
LUNETA 1	7:30 AM	1st No. 1	vs	2nd No. 1	LLB69
LUNETA 2	7:30 AM	1st No. 3	vs	2nd No. 3	LLB70
LUNETA 3	7:30 AM	1st No. 5	vs	2nd No. 5	LLB71
LUNETA 4	7:30 AM	1st No. 7	vs	2nd No. 7	LLB72
LUNETA 1	9:30 AM	1st No. 2	vs	2nd No. 2	LLB73
LUNETA 2	9:30 AM	1st No. 4	vs	2nd No. 4	LLB74
LUNETA 3	9:30 AM	1st No. 6	vs	2nd No. 6	LLB75
LUNETA 4	9:30 AM	1st No. 8	vs	2nd No. 8	LLB76
LUNETA 4	1:30 PM	W LLB69	vs	W LLB70	LLB77
LUNETA 2	3:30 PM	W LLB71	vs	W LLB72	LLB78
LUNETA 3	3:30 PM	W LLB73	vs	W LLB74	LLB79
LUNETA 4	3:30 PM	W LLB75	vs	W LLB76	LLB80
Apr. 19	Sun
LUNETA 1	9:30 AM	W LLB77	vs	W LLB78	LLB81
LUNETA 2	9:30 AM	W LLB79	vs	W LLB80	LLB82
LUNETA 1	3:30 PM	LLB Championship			LLB83

Big League Softball: Philippines is 2nd place in a thriller

By EDDIE G. ALINEA

KALAMAZOO, MI – Liz Chappel hacked out a solo homerun at the bottom of the second extra inning to power Grand Rapids of host Michigan to a dramatic come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Team Manila and capture the 26th  Big League World Series for 14-18 softbelles before a sellout crowd at the Vanderberg Park here.

With the count standing at full three-ball, two-strike, Chappel, the new champion’s first base girl, clouted losing pitcher Jennifer Pangilinan’s mispitch over the centerfield fence in the process negating the pride of Tondo’s gallant stand that saw her limit the hosts to measly four hits in a nine-inning no-relief job.

Manila, on the other hand, peppered a pair of Grand Rapids pitchers with nine connections.

Chappel’s sharp line blast broke a 1-all standoff forged by another solo four bagger by shortstop Brittini Merchant that ended the regulation seventh inning and extended the hotly-contested encounter to two extra periods.

Pangilinan said later she intended to pitch a riser, but failed to complete the delivery.

The lone match up shaped into a pitching battle between the 16-year-old Pangilinan, a born and grew up at the former garbage dumpsite at Smokey Mountain, on the one side and Kara Doornbos and Sara Driesenga, who both stand at 6-foot-4, on the other with the tiny 5-4 fastball throwing Filipina appearing to have the edge.

Before Merchant’s round-tripper, in fact, the University of the East college freshman had starved the Grand Rapids batters to a mere hit, while her teammates had showered starter Doornbos with four, including three successive by designated hitter Felixwinda Custodio, catcher Marjory Respondo and second base girl Elna Parohinog, all in the fifth frame.

The Manilenyas, whose trip here was made possible by the Philippine Sports Commission and Mayor Alfredo Lim, could only translate that three-hit salvo into a run though, courtesy of Custodio, who, with two down, led-off with a single, took second on another base-hit by Respondo and was driven home by Parohinog before Driesenga, who replaced Doornbos at that stage, cut short the uprising by forcing centerfielder Marissa de la Cruz to fly out to right.

The inability of the cash-strapped Manilenyas, who had earlier secured the International Trophy as the highest finishing foreign entries, to take advantage of a full bases situation with one out in the next frame contributed to their downfall.

And Driesenga, who started as designated hitter, proved to be their tormentor. She started that crucial inning by striking out third base girl Harlyn Tubongbanua only to stumble on shortstop Maricar Barrientos who connected with a single to third.

The Adamson University mainstay advanced to second on a one-bagger by first  base girld Anavic Jugos even as pinchitter Elma Parohinog, Elna’s twin sister, tagged Driesenga with a follow up single.

The jump-pitching Driesenga, however, retired leftfielder Melanie Laserna and Custodio one after another swinging in the air.

Despite the loss, the Manilenyas, who left the Big City almost unnoticed with no one believing they could even figure out in the title race, went out of the playing field heads up amidst standing ovation from the crowd and tournament officials as well.

Despite crowning themselves the International champions, coach Filomeno “Boy” Codinera’s girls also earned the distinction as the first non-American team to barge into the Finals in the 14-18 division.

They also emerged as the first Asians to have disputed the title since the Big League category was first played in 1982.

“There’s nothing to be ashamed of,” Codinera told the girls, who cried at the dugout after their loss. “A silver medal is a silver medal in a world championship. Yung ating mga Olympians nga sa Beijing, naghahanap pa ng medalya, kayo me dala na pagdating natin sa Pilipinas.”  

Mayor Lim echoed the same sentiment. In a message relayed by City Hall media consultant Ed Castro to former Manila Little League president Robert Evangelista, Lim said: “You might have lost the game, but you have won the hearts of many with the way you conducted yourselves in the entire tournament.”

Castro also said a big reception awaits members of the delegation n when they return to the country.

PSC chair Butch Ramirez, who outside of Mayor Lim supported the team financially, in a text message from Beijing where he is overseeing the Philippines’ participation in the 29th Olympic Games congratulated the girls for ending up second.

“Congratulations and my warm salute to you for gifting the country honor. The PSC takes pride of your performance.”

We are in the FINALS! Big League Softball update 4

Jenny Pangilinan and Wilda Custodio posing for the camera during the Regionals in Guangzhou, China

By EDDIE G. ALINEA

KALAMAZOO, MI – Host Kalamazoo succeeded in scouting Erica Escanuela’s pitching forte, but not Jennifer Pangilinan’s.  Pangilinan, the pride of Smokey Mountain in Tondo’s poor district, had the Kalamazoo batters at her mercy in a five and a-half-inning relief allowing only three hits and a run as Team Manila came-from-behind a two-run deficit to score a dramatic 4-3 victory Thursday and earn a crack at the Big League (14-16) girls softball World Series championship at the Vanderberg Park here.

It was a victory considered as next to impossible prior to the two teams’ meeting in view of the hosts’ pre-tournament billing as the team to beat and its reputation of not losing, at all cost in such an important encounter, especially to a foreign entry.

But Pangilinan and her teammates had other thing I mind --  exact revenge against the other Michigan State team from nearby Grand Rapids, which beat them, 2-0, in the semifinal round a day before and become the first team from Asia Pacific to dispute the division World Series title.

Their wish was granted for they will be facing the Grand Rapids, which beat Antelope Valley of California at the other half of the Final Four, at 1:00 p.m. Saturday (1 a.m. Sunday in Manila), this time with the crown on the block.

Pangilinan, a freshman college student at the University of the East, took over from Escanuela halfway through the second inning with the hosts leading, 2-0, and struck out eight of the 21 batters she faced allowing four others on board, two on fielding errors and two on freebies.

Pangilinan though had to thank teammates Melanie Laserna, Marjory Respondo, Maricar Barrientos Marissa dela Cruz and Anavic Jugos whose support in the offensive side of the field accounted for Manila’s eight-hit production. 

Laserna, Manila’s leftfielder, went three-for-four at bat in driving in three of her teams total output, including a solo home run at the top of the sixth frame which provided the insurance run.  

Laserna’s two-run producing double in the fourth that drove in Barrientos, who had earlier singled and Mary Chris Gidalanon, who was hit by a pitched ball, highlighted the Manila Golden Girls three-hit, three-run binge that erased that 2-0 Kalamazoo advantage  forged after the first two innings.

“We started with Erica (Escanuela) because we noticed during yesterday’s final day of elimination round that Kalamazoo batters had a hard time hitting downball, which is her favorite pitch. Pero na-scout yata kami dahil ayaw nang tawagan ng umpire ang forte ni Erica, kaya napuwersa kaming palitan siya” Ana Santiago, who along with Sherrylou Valenzuela, is head coach Filomeno “Boy” Codineras’s assistant, said.

   

“Well done. The championship has not yet been won, but by entering into the finals, you have already done our country proud. You, too, have gain the respect of both our Kababayans here who are lending us support, as well as the other teams,” Manila Little League president and Councilor Che Borromeo told the girls after their victory.

         

Laserna was all over the field, actually as her hairpin catch of losing pitcher Jackie Bowe’s long fly to deep left with one runner on in the seventh and last period doused cold water on Kalamazoo’s last ditch effort to turn the tide on the hosts’ favor.

Respondo, playing backstop, capped that fourth inning Manilenyas with another two-base hit that sent Laserna across the plate as the visitors seized the lead for good, 3-2.

“They (Manilenyas) were better than us,” Kalamazoo team manager Dusty Ruthven said after his loss. “Your team is a very good team.” 

 

 

Big League World Series update no. 3

Coach Boy Codinera gives a post-game talk to the team.

By EDDIE G. ALINEA

KALAMAZOO, MI  – An error and a subsequent home run cost Team Manila a 0-2 defeat to Grand Rapids of Michigan in a no bearing but dramaticduel for Pool A leadership Wednesday in the Big League (14-18) girls softball World Series at the Vanderberg Park here.

The result did not affect though the two teams’ standing as both have already assured their places in the semifinal round except that as Pool A winner, Grand Rapids, which represents USA-Central, earned grid position in the Final Four having to contend into playing Pool B’s no. 2 team in Antelope Valley of California, which is carrying the color of USA-West, in today’s Final Four hostilities.

The loss, the Manila Golden Girls first after hacking out three straight victory earlier in the elimination round, not only dropped to second place in their group, they will be also face the tougher job of playing Pool A top team  Kalamazoo, also of the host State.

Winners of the knockout crossover series collide for the title vacated by Seymour of Connecticut. The Grand Rapids-Antelope Valley encounter is set at 3:30 p.m. (3:30 a.m. in Manila) to be followed by the Manila-Kalamazoo collision at 6 o’clock (6 a.m. in Manila).

A fielding error of Filipina second base girl Elna Parohinog of what looked an easy pop fly by Grand Rapids designated hitter Sarah Driesenga at the bottom of the fourth inning gave the hosts a new leash in life besides providing the Pool A leader what turned out the go-ahead run.

Grand Rapids first base girl Liz Hamming sacrificed Driesenga to second and losing pitcher Jennifer Pangilinan forced Sadie Stowell out on a pop hit that could have represented the third out had it not for that earlier misplay.

Then without hesitation, second base girl Morgan Greenfield swung at Pangilinan’s first pitch, a fast ball that halved the plate, sending the leather over the centerfield fence, breaking an scoreless deadlock forged after three and-a-half innings, 2-0, and sending the entire Michigan dugout, sensing victory, in a frenzy

Before that Greenfield two-run homer, ironically, Pangilinan, a first year college student at the University of the East from the Smokey Mountain of Tondo, was on the way to scoring a one-hitter and the Manilenyas leading their rivals, 3-1 in hitting.

The triumph via shutout preserved Grand Rapids’ reputation of not allowing a single run in all its four outings in the elimination round. “Isang error, isang home run, yun ang ikinatalo,” head coach Filomeno “Boy” Codinera could only sigh after the sorry loss. “Anyway we’re still in the semifinals and the chance to play in the gold medal game is still there if we can beat Kalamazoo, representing the US Little League District 2.

“Sayang, mas madali sana kung nag-top tayo kasi no. 2 team lang sa Pool A ang makakalaban sa semifinal. Pinahirap pa ngyon ,but nandyan na yan so, kailangan talunin ang Kalamazoo bukas,” assistant coach Ana Santiago said, adding the home team will enjoy hometown crowd.

The Manilenyas do-or-die battle with Kalamazoo, according to  former Manila Little League president, Engineer Robert Evangelista is reminiscent of the similar knockout match between the two teams in 2001, which Manila won on the way to ending up third. 

Charter president and Manila Councilor Che Borromeo told the girls after the game not to worry and instead stay focus on winning the semifinal game to have a chance to play their conquerors in the finals.