MANILA, Philippines - Team Philippines, represented by Muntinlupa Little League, dumped Team Europe, 18-8, over four innings in a rousing start in the Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Oregon.
Coaches Kulafu Posadas and Joy Lanting drew solid performances from pitchers Marides Uytiepo, Kevyn Lacson and Mariana Reyes and hitters Monica Martinez, Jill San Juan, Lucia Lorenzo and Angela Caringal as Team Pilipinas easily disposed of Team Europe.
Lanting was a member of Team Philippines in the 1996 staging of this event featuring 10 of the top 12-year-old Little League softball teams in the world.