Three Phl teams vie in Big League World Series in US

MANILA, Philippines - At the same time that the 11 Filipino athletes are seeking fame and glory in the 30th Olympic Games in London, three teams will be carrying the country’s tri-colors in separate World Series events for boys baseball and girls softball in the US.

The Muntinlupa Big League boys baseballers aged 16-18 will be vying for honors in their side of the World Series July 25-Aug. 1 in Easley, South Carolina.

Team Manila’s Big Leaguers, three-time runners-up in girls softball 16-18, will try to end their bridesmaid finishes fashioned out in 2008, 2010 and 2011 by bringing home the gold in Big League World Series slated Aug. 2-8 in Kamalazoo, Michigan.

The International Little League Association of Manila’s (ILLAM) softbelles, on the other hand, fly to Portand, Oregon for the Big League World Series for girls softball in the 11-12 age level Aug. 9-15.

In Friday’s SCOOP Sa Kamayan weekly session, Muntinlupa team manager Ping Remollo and coach Iking Jimenez and ILLAM president Norman Macasaet and coach Randy Dizer said their respective sides are raring to give the country honors in the separate world tournaments they are taking part in.

Manila Councilor Che Borromeo and multi-titled coach Ana Santiago, likewise, said in the public service session, sponsored by Powerade, AKTV and FILA, that the Manila Golden Girls have prepared well for the Kalamazoo conclave, except that the team still has to raise funds.