RTU clouters bomb BSU; Tigers rip Falcons

MANILA, Philippines — Rizal Technological University overwhelmed Batangas State University, 12-0, to take the early lead while University of Santo Tomas debuted on a winning note against Adamson, 5-2, Tuesday in the PSC Commissioners’ Cup baseball championship at Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.

Jhon Christopher Leis fanned out seven batters and yielded six hits in a no-relief job, while Justin Payongayong and Arnel Arieta starred in a six-run sixth inning for the Blue Thunder in the match halted after six innings under the 10-run mercy rule.

It was the second straight win for RTU which pulled in six runs in the sixth as Payongayong and Arieta made run-scoring hits and the Red Blades’ defense crumbled under a maze of errors.

The Tigers punctuated their debut with three runs in the fifth inning as they pinned a second successive defeat on the Falcons.

In the third game, John Christopher Pantan blasted a two-run double in the eighth inning as University of the Philippines edged Philippine Navy, 8-7.

Pantan slammed a fast ball to left field in the drizzle to cap the Maroons’ first win in two games while handing the Navymen their second straight defeat.

Linescores: BSU—0-0-0 0-0-0 0-x-x—0 6 2 RTU—2-2-2 0-0-6 x-x-x—12 8 10 UST—1-0-0 0-3-0 0-0-1—5 4 5 ADAMSON—0-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-0—2 4 6 NAVY—1-3-0 0-3-0 0-0-0—7 9 3 UP—2-0-2 0-1-1 0-2-x—8 8 4