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De La Salle University celebrates after beating Adamson in the UAAP Season 88 baseball Final 4, April 8, 2026 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. UAAP Media

De La Salle University celebrates after beating Adamson in the UAAP Season 88 baseball Final 4, April 8, 2026 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1775636120954UAAP88 Baseball Playoff_ DLSU vs ADU_ DLSU_ DLSU Celeb-04000.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="De La Salle University celebrates after beating Adamson in the UAAP Season 88 baseball Final 4, April 8, 2026 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. UAAP Media" width="960"/>De La Salle University celebrates after beating Adamson in the UAAP Season 88 baseball Final 4, April 8, 2026 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. UAAP Media</div>MANILA -- De La Salle University is headed to the UAAP baseball Finals for the sixth season in a row after a 7-5 triumph against Adamson University on Wednesday at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.The Green Batters relied on a clutch eighth-inning rally to claw their way back in the game, making sure to take care of business in their Season 88 Final 4 showdown. La Salle scored three runs in the eighth inning and delivered a stifling defense at the top of the ninth to complete a season sweep of Adamson.Down by a single run heading into the final two innings, Andres Lacson sparked La Salle&#x27;s rally after being awarded a free pass to first base by Adamson pitcher James Nisnisan.After the San Marcelino-based side got two outs, the Green Batters tied the game as Lacson scored on a passed ball. Barry Oñas followed with a double down the rightfield line, and Tuting Samuel was intentionally walked to give Miguel Agoncillo runners to drive in.Nisnisan then hit Agoncillo with a pitch to load the bases before Tantuico delivered the biggest hit of his young UAAP career—a grounder through the middle that scored Oñas and Samuel, still with two outs. Liam De Vera&#x27;s short fly was caught by Lawrence Mercado, but the lead held for the Taft-based squad.De Vera settled the game in the top of the ninth, issuing pitches that became routine outs for his defense. Nisnisan reached base via a hit by pitch, but Kier Plaza grounded to shortstop Ezy Bautista to seal the win for La Salle.&quot;Ang kinailangan lang namin is ma-execute &#x27;yung mga kailangan naming gawin sa game like &#x27;yung mga signals, &#x27;yung mga kantian, &#x27;yung mga hit and run, then the rest will follow na,&quot; said long-time head coach Joseph Orillana.The Green Batters now await the winner of the other Final Four pairing between reigning back-to-back champions National University Bulldogs and the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons, scheduled Saturday at 7 a.m.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2026/4/8/uaap-up-marches-to-baseball-final-4-by-ousting-ust-1603">READ: UP marches to baseball Final 4 by ousting UST</a></div>Adamson had initially taken the lead in the third inning and responded with two runs in the fifth frame to reclaim it, but their precarious 5–4 advantage proved to be their last as La Salle completed the comeback.Mercado drove in two hits in those frames, while Kier Plaza&#x27;s three RBIs created the critical margins for the Soaring Falcons. The fourth-year first baseman drove in two runs with a triple in the third inning, scoring Zerge Madarimot and Leonel Mataguihan, then added another RBI in the fifth.Nisnisan, meanwhile, was on course for a win if not for the three runs he allowed in the eighth, which ultimately sealed the victory for the Green Batters.

De La Salle University is headed to the UAAP baseball Finals for the sixth season in a row after a 7-5 triumph against Adamson University on Wednesday at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.

De La Salle University is headed to the UAAP baseball Finals for the sixth season in a row after a 7-5 triumph against Adamson University on Wednesday at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.

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UAAP: La Salle takes care of business against Adamson, advances to baseball finals

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Published April 08, 2026 04:15 PM PHT

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