La Salle Zobel Wins 2009 Colt Champion of Champions

In a trilling game De La Salle Zobel won the 2009 TOT Baseball (Colt Division) Championship over Marikina.

Franco Hashimoto scored the winning run in the 10th inning on a bases loaded walk to Carlos Munoz.

Earlier a three run rally by Zobel in the 7th inning prevented Marikina from winning the championship in regulation innings.

Edward Flores provided the leadership for the team by holding Marikina scoreless over the last three innings. He also contributed a couple of extra base hits one of them highlighting the 7th inning rally.

STRAA Baseball/Softball Winners

The STRAA Baseball and Softball competitions came to an end with predictable champions in the High School division.

Tanauan repeated its championship in High School baseball. They will figure to be one of the hot contenders against Muntinlupa/NCR and Nueva Ecija/Central Luzon in the Palarong Pambansa.

High School softball again went as expected to Rizal Province. Santa Cruz/Laguna, Cavite and Antipolo gave a good fight however. Will this now set the stage for a continuation of the Bacolod versus Rizal battles which yielded three stirring games at the Palaro last year. Veronica Belleza for Rizal and Annalie Benjamin of Bacolod will have another opportunity to renew their rivalry as two of the best young pitchers in the Philippines.

An unexpected result was the win by Agoncillo, Batangas in Elementary baseball. Tanauan had won the last two editions of the STRAA meet. This is a first for Agoncillo which has an excellent program with many up and coming young players.

Muntinlupa Wins at NCR Baseball and Softball

Muntinlupa again led the way in this year's NCR Baseball and Softball competition. The elementary softball team made up of players from Woodrose won over a tough Quezon City team.

In High School baseball it was another classic La Salle versus Ateneo battle. The Muntinlupa team composed mainly of De La Salle Zobel and reinforced by Southridge won the rights to go to the Palarong Pambansa by winning in a hottly contested match against Quezon City which was represented by Ateneo.

In High School softball a Miriam led Quezon City team the championship against Pasig.

Elementary baseball was won by a very strong Marikina team.

The winning teams now go on to the Palarong Pambansa in April