ILLAM WINS SENIOR LEAGUE SOFTBALL

Now this was a surprise. Bacolod West comes into the tournament with an experienced World Series team. They have the best pitcher in the division with Annalie Benjamin. This group of girls has won every year since they were 11 years old. The loss of two players, particularly Veronica Belleza, did not sufficiently reduce their strength. Bacolod West was the team to beat.

The only credible opposition came from the ILLAM team. But early in the tournament Bacolod West indicated how things were going to go by beating ILLAM 16-1. The elimination round ended predictably:

	W	L
Bacolod West	6	0
ILLAM	5	1
Cavite	4	2
Pasig	3	3
Valenzuela	2	4
Antipolo	1	5
Makati	0	6

Expectations were high for another easy win by Bacolod West. But ILLAM had other ideas. They came into the game with a determination to win. An excellent pitching performance was turned in by their No.1- Jill Tanaka, who did not pitch in their elimination round encounter.

Final score ILLAM 7 Bacolod West 2

ILLAM will now go to the Senior League Softball Regional in Guam