THE UST Golden Sox used a huge 10th inning to outlast the De La Salle University Green Batters, 10-3, in the UAAP Season 81 baseball tournament at the Rizal Memorial Stadium Wednesday.
With all the bases loaded in the 10th inning, La Salle pitcher Boo Barandiaran walked UST’s Mark Beronilla that sent Israel Antonio to home plate to push the Golden Sox ahead, 4-3.
“Malaking bagay na na-hold sa zero ang La Salle ng apat na inning. Noong extra inning na, pagod na ang pitcher nila, nagkonekta naman ang batting namin,” UST head coach Jeffrey Santiago said.
The Golden Sox added six more runs in the 10th inning courtesy of Ivan Llave, Jayvee Selda, Ron Christian de la Cruz, Jan Santiago, Gio Martinez and Beronilla, to put the Green Batters away.
Trailing 0-3 at the bottom of the fifth inning, La Salle’s Diego Lozano reached home off a wild pitch before Kiko Gesmundo’s sacrifice run-batted-in sent Barandiaran back home, 2-3.
The Green Batters tied the game in the seventh inning after Iggy Escaño hammered a RBI triple that sent Lozano to home base, 3-3.
Up by just a point at the top of the fifth inning, UST’s Beronilla hammered a two RBI single, 3-0.
The Golden Sox is on a three-way tie with Ateneo de Manila University and Adamson University for first place behind a 4-1 win-loss card.
UST will next face the winless University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons on Mar. 3, Sunday, 7 a. m., at the same venue.
