Story by Matthew Lau/Red Sports. Photos by Matthew Lau/Red Sports and Clara Yuan/Red Sports
Bryan Ooi (TPJC #9) slides into second base before he gets tagged out. (Photo 1 © Matthew Lau/Red Sports)
Bedok Green Secondary School, Tuesday, May 6, 2014 – Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) shut out Tampines Junior College (TPJC) 15-0 in the National A Division Softball Championship.
TPJC were shut out in the first inning with their first three batters sent back to the bench with a minimum of pitches.
A series of walks by TPJC pitchers, Marcus Chew (TPJC #21) and Gan Wei Leong (TPJC #28), allowed HCI to easily take a nine-run lead in the first inning.
Marcus Chew (TPJC #21) started off the second inning with a ground rule double, but that was not enough to start a comeback for TPJC as the next 3 batters were easily fielded out to end the inning.
HCI scored another four runs in the second inning.
TPJC were unable to capitalise on the error which allowed their lead off man to reach first base and were soon sent back out onto the field as HCI retired their batters.
HCI, to end the game by the mercy rule, started off the bottom of the third inning with Foo Say Kian (HCI #3) hitting a home run to bring the score to 14-0. A few pitches later, with Lee Jun Ming (HCI #11) on third base, a sacrificial fly by Gary Liu (HCI #9) sent Lee Jun Ming (HCI #11) home to end the game.
Foo Say Kian (HC #3) said, “It was good. I feel that we played well and that it was a good win as we lost to them 3–0 at this stage of the competition last year.”
Toh Ming Tong (TPJC #31) said, “It was very disappointing. We made one mistake and the whole team crumbled. We did not have the strength to make a comeback. This was the worst game of the whole season.”
With this loss, TPJC take fourth place in this year’s National A Division Softball Championship.
HCI will play against Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) on May 9 at Bedok Green Secondary School at 3 p.m. in a match to decide which of the schools will play in the final against Raffles Institution.
Scorers
Hwa Chong Institution
Wayne Toh – 2
Nicholas Tan – 1
Foo Say Kian – 2 (1 Home Run)
Lee Jun Ming – 3
Gary Liu – 2
Victor Wong – 2
Jaron Chong – 2
Lee Wei Fan – 1
Score By Inning
Hwa Chong Institution vs Tampines Junior College
1st Inning: 9–0
2nd Inning: 13–0
3rd Inning: 15–0
Hwa Chong Institution Roster
Wayne Toh (#31), Nicholas Tan (#24), Foo Say Kian (#3), Chen Jun Wei (#27), Lee Jun Ming (#11), Gary Liu (#9), Victor Wong (#55), Jaron Chong (#5), Lee Wei Fan (#1), Quek Yue Heng (#51), Gordon (#23), Yeo Feng Rui (#35), Tan Chuan Xin (#15), Kean (#48) Gregory Tan (#15)
Tampines Junior College Roster
Stanley Low (#22), Gan Wei Leong (#28), Toh Ming Tong (#31), Marcus Chew (#21), Carlo (#96), Bryan Ooi (#7), Sim Zheng Yi (#32), Ronnie Lai (#3), Delvin (#11), Sean Jin (#27), Alvin Goh (#19), Kok Yao Siang (#17), Nurhari (#9), Dixon (#14), Nathaniel (#69), Ashley (#20)
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