Panabo-Abujos Phoenix Fuels win RRD-Inday Sara Softball Open

The Panabo City-Abujos Phoenix Fuels players say their prayers before playing in the Mayor RRD-Vice Mayor Inday Sara Open Softball Tournament . They won the title on Sunday, at the UM-Matina Campus at the expense of host University of Mindanao.(DSA)

Tiny Sarabia, a third generation of the softball-playing Sarabia family, of UM-Main in action during the Mayor RRD-Vice Mayor Inday Sara Open Softball Tournament, at the UM-Matina Campus. UM placed second to champion Panabo City-Abujos Phoenix Fuels.(DSA)

The Panabo City-Abujos Phoenix Fuels relied on their experience to outscore the University of Mindanao-Main, 8-3 in the Mayor RRD-Vice Mayor Inday Sara Open Softball Tournament finals, Sunday, at the UM-Matina campus.

Eddie Manigos’ pitching prowess was again unstoppable and the young squad failed to find the solution.

“It’s actually a good experience for our young players to get a taste of defeat in the hands of an experienced team,” said UM sports director Joaquin “Boy” Sarabia.

Digos City, on the other hand, bested the Matina Boys, 4-3 to place third in the tournament organized as part of the 71^st Araw ng Dabaw Sports Festival.

Panabo-Abujos Phoenix Fuels blank UM-Main

The team of Digos City Mayor Arsenio Latasa poses for posterity in the
2008 Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte and Vice Mayor Inday Sara Open Softball
Tournament, Sunday, at the University of Mindanao Matina Campus. They
will resume playing next Sunday.

University of Mindanao's Ryan Sarabia pitches for his team against
Panabo-Abujos Phoenix Fuels at the start of the 2008 Mayor Rodrigo R.
Duterte and Vice Mayor Inday Sara Open Softball Tournament, Sunday, at
the University of Mindanao Matina Campus. The hosts lost to Panabo
City, 0-13.


Carmelo Bastida of Panabo City-Abujos Phoenix Fuels allows the ball to
pass by in this bit of action at the start of the 2008 Mayor Rodrigo
R. Duterte and Vice Mayor Inday Sara Open Softball Tournament, Sunday,
at the University of Mindanao Matina Campus.The visitors won over host
UM-Davao, 13-0.






Eddie Manigos pitched well for Panabo City-Abujos Phoenix Fuels to blank host University of Mindanao-Main, 13-0 at the start of the 2008 Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte and Vice Mayor Inday
Sara Open Softball Tournament, Sunday, at the University of Mindanao Matina Campus.

Manigos shut down all of UM's batters with his spectacular pitching that remained a puzzle to the young Davao City batters.

Panabo City assembled its veteran players led by Carmelo Bastida against a young squad headed by pitcher Ryan Sarabia. The young players failed to find the remedy on Manigos' pitching prowess and their errors made matters worst.

In the other game of the tournament organized as part of the 71st Araw ng Dabaw Sports Festival, the Matina Boys dealt the Digos City a 20-10 stoppage.

The Matina Boys worked on their pitching and better defense to crush the visiting squad from Davao del Sur.

Games will resume next Sunday, according tournament director Joaquin "Boy" Sarabia.