Blu Girls keep hopes alive

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Blu Girls never said die and escaped with a 4-3 victory over the Czech Republic yesterday to stay in the title hunt in the Canada Cup International Softball Championship in Surrey, British Columbia.

Given up for dead after going 3-0 down, the Filipinas strung together four runs in the last frame – a devastating three-run homer by Victoria Magbanua off the top of the fence that knotted the count and the match-sealing run by Angelou Gabriel.

That gave the Blu Girls a place in the next phase where it faces off with the loser between host Canada or Australia today.