Stepping onto the hallowed grounds of Canlubang Baseball Stadium echoed the glory days of the Canlubang Sugar Barons, traditionally recognized as among the country's baseball elite.

So when the Titans made their way to Canlubang last Sunday, they were hoping to tap this provincial baseball hotbed as part of the club's continuing efforts in sustaining adult baseball in the Philippines after yesteryear's neglect in the grand old game.

The last thing they expected to do was win a game at the Barons' own backyard. Nevertheless, this group of weekend warriors proved worthy of playing in a ballfield where "one dared not to show his face unless he was good enough to play".

Leslie Suntay's two-out two run single broke a seventh inning tie as the Titans overcame losing a couple of five-run leads en route to scorching the Sugar Barons 12-10 behind a 15-hit parade.

The Titans led 5-0 and 7-2 before the home team responded by giving Titans reliever Nesty Leyson a rude welcome in lighting up the scoreboard for 8 runs in the fourth inning to take a 10-7 lead.

But Leyson would settle down to hurl zeroes the rest of the way, buying his teammates time to stage a comeback.

Ericsson Bellosa opened the fifth with a double and scored off an errant throw in the ensuing play. A pair of rbi-groundouts from Mike Pastores and Nesty Leyson drew the Titans even in the sixth.

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