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Dominican tops Cleveland for RBI softball title
- Updated: August 16, 2016
CINCINNATI — After three scoreless inning for both teams, the Dominican Republic Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) team busted open Tuesday’s game against Cleveland Baseball Federation RBI, the defending champions, with a four-run fourth inning, ultimately claiming the RBI World Series softball title with a 5-3 win.
Although the two teams combined for eight hits through the first three innings, Cleveland pitcher Alexis Burke and Dominican Republic pitcher Anyelis Disla avoided damage to keep anyone from scoring.
But in the bottom half of the fourth, the Dominican Republic benefitted from a one-out, two-run homer from designated player Betsy Luciano to claim the game’s first lead. Two more runs crossed the plate in the inning after Nicol Colon and Yoelisa Paulino followed the homer with back-to-back doubles and Claudia Santana drove them in with a single.
“At the beginning, …
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