By Matthew Lau/Red Sports
Ting Xuan (BBS #6) is tagged out at home. (Photo 1 © Matthew Lau/Red Sports)
Raffles Girls School, Wednesday, July 9, 2014 — Bukit Batok Secondary (BBS) came back from behind to beat Raffles Girls School (RGS) 6–5 in extra inning in the National C Division Softball Championship.
RGS came out strong in the first inning, picking up three runs on three walks and a couple of wild pitches. Bukit Batok came back in the bottom with Jia Xuan (#10) scoring a run on a single by Isabel (#8).
The second and third inning saw no runs scored.
Julia (BBS #29) scored a run after getting on base on a dropped third strike, and coming around on a fielder’s choice in the fourth inning, to cut the deficit to just one run.
RGS responded in the fifth inning with Chloe (RGS #25) coming home on a wild pitch, after hitting a triple. Capitalising on errors by RGS, Bukit Batok scored two runs in the fifth inning to tie the game and force extra innings.
RGS scored a runner from second by placing down a sacrificial bunt to take the lead in the tie breaker. However one run wasn’t enough as Bukit Batok were able to tie the game with Julia (#29) scoring on a single by Desjuwannachai (#21). Desjuwannachai (#21) then scored home to give Bukit Batok the 6–5 win with a walk off single by Qamaria (#4).
Bukit Batok captain, Wang Xin Jie (#16) said, “It was a very dramatic game. Our teammates did a good job. We supported each other and didn’t give up till the very end. It was a very stressful game but I’m glad that the game went into extra innings. It gave us a chance to make a comeback and win the game.”
Julia Therese (BBS #29) who scored the tying run said, “I was very nervous as I was the tying run but also because I’m the slowest runner on the team. I had to be constantly reminded by coach to run faster.”
Desjuwannachai Natkamol (BBS #4), who scored the winning run, said, “Even though it was frustrating scoring the winning run on third, I was fortunate to be on third base as I carried the hopes of the team.”
Top scorers
Bukit Batok Secondary
Jia Xuan (#10) – 2 runs
Julia (#29) – 2 run
Raffles Girls’ School
Ella (#32) – 2 runs
Score By Inning
Bukit Batok Secondary vs Raffles Girls’ School
1st Inning: 1–3
2nd Inning: 0–0 (1–3)
3rd Inning: 0–0 (1–3)
4th Inning: 0–1 (2–3)
5th Inning: 2–1 (4–4)
Extra Inning: 2–1 (6–5)
Bukit Batok Secondary Roster
Ting Xuan (#6), Jia Xuan (#10), Isabelle (#8), Yasmin (#5), Julia (#29), Desjuwannachai (#21), Xin Jie (#16), Qamarina (#4), Charmaine (#37), Nina (#30), Phoebe (#20), Liyiy (#31), Xin Yi (#26), Yu Eu (#15), Afikah (#24), Xue Min (#34), Noradelia (#25)
Raffles Girls’ School Roster
Ning (#44), Ella (#32), Rachel (#13), Megan (#21), Celeste (#12), Lorraine (#15), Hui Ling (#24), Katelyn (#14), Chloe (#25), Wen Hui (#4), Julia (#89), Grace (#16), Hong Hui (#77), Hui Min (#18), Irbah (#17), Lisanne (#16), Hui Ying (#2)
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hi redsports, there are some errors;
for the rgs roster, it is supposed to be
Ning (#44), Ella (#32), Rachel (#13), Megan (#21), Celeste (#12), Lorraine (#15), Hui Ling (#24), Katelyn (#14), Chloe (#25), Wen Hui (#4), Julia (#89), Grace (#16), Hong Hui (#77), Hui Min (#18), Irbah (#17), Lisanne (#16), Hui Ying (#2)
and for picture no. 2, it is megan (#21)
Hi,
Thanks for spotting out the mistakes. They have been corrected.
Matthew