Manelos, Natibu down foes

Manelos and Natibu recorded separates wins in the men’s division of the 2nd Annual Budweiser Chamolinian Softball League last week at the Capital Hill Ballfield.

Manelos defeated Berdax in extra inning, 16-13, while Natibu breezed past Elias, 21-10, in five innings. In the lone women’s game, Check It Out was awarded victory via forfeiture over Enamo Meta.

Pete Tomokane of Manelos broke the 4-all deadlock from the opening frame when he drove in a runner in the top of the third inning. However Berdax’s Jesse Tenorio knotted the game back at 5-all with a sacrifice fly in the fourth and scored Dave Camacho.

Manelos’ Shane Mendiola led off the fifth inning with a triple and was escorted home by Tomokane before teammate Angel Reyes belted a three-run homer in the next frame.

Berdax bit back and tied it up again at 9-all in the bottom portion off a sacrifice fly by Franco Flores and a three-run shot by Dave Camacho.

The game was then forced into an extra inning after Berdax and Manelos ended up in a stalemate for the fourth time in the last inning of regulation.

In the extension, Manelos’ Derek Aughenbaugh led off with a solo blast and Nicko Martin hammered an RBI double before stealing home in the top half, while Berdax’s Shine Tenorio delivered a two-run homer, followed by an RBI single from Ton Manibusan.

Manelos then moved around four runs in the bonus frame off five hits, an RBI fielder’s choice by Mendiola and a sacrifice fly by Reyes; Jay Camacho and Pat Alepuyo bagged RBI singles and Pete hit an RBI double.

Berdax was held to one run in the final stand.

Tomokane batted 5-for-6 with four RBIs and a run. Jay Camacho went 4-for-5 with an RBI, three runs, and a base on balls.

In the other men’s game, Natibu amassed a 12-4, lead off 11 hits in the first inning and never looked back.

Jerome Delos Santos started the fire with a three-run homer, while B.J. Sablan, Victor Salas, and Erik Kani each bagged two-RBI singles, and Oscar Sablan, Kent Kalen and Jon Welson added RBI singles.

Both teams added three runs in the second inning before Natibu trudged further ahead, 21-7, in the third of another seven hits. Welson bagged an RBI single and Dave Kapileo left the yard for three runs.

Elias managed three runs in its last two chances at the plate, but never postured a real comeback.

Delos Santos swung 3-for-3 with 3 RBIs and another run.