Softball Female (Quarterfinals) - Hall6 vs Hall 15

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Score: 1-3 (Hall 15 wins)

The first match of the double-header. The girls will be pitting themselves against Hall 15 before the guys take on Hall 11 later in the day. All eyes were on our gals in green who seemed to be brimming with confidence and enthusiasm. Several seniors clad in green were also present as a show of solidarity and support.

1^st Inning Hall 6 Fielding

1^st batter : Hit, Safe at 1st base. Vanessa was just getting warmed up. Nothing to fear.
2^nd batter : BBB Walk to 1st.
3^rd batter : Potfly! Good catch Chin Ting. 1 down. No bases lost. That’s the way Hall 6.
4^th batter : Hit on the first try. A costly fumble by Van before the ball was relayed to Qing at 1st base. Point to Hall 15. 2nd base and 3rd base loaded.
5^th batter : SSO! Well Done Van. 2 down.
6^th batter : Caught again by Chin Ting. Ball played to 1st. Batter out at 1^st. Too easy. 3 down!

Hall 6 Batting.

Having held Hall 15 to only one point with great fielding, it was time for our girls to get a good lead.

Joslyn : SBHit past 3rd base. She made it to 1st base with moments to spare. Safe!
Sera : BBSHit. Low ball into the infield. Poor fielding, multiple fumbles and a lucky break allowed Sera to be safe at 1ft. Yiling : SSO. 1 down
4^th Vanessa : Big Hitter. The outfield moved to accommodate. A low ball was hit to 3rd base. Ball played to 3rd. Jos was caught out. 2 down!
5^th Chin Thin: BBB Walk to 1st. All bases loaded. Its time, girls!! Time for a Homer!!
6^th Ah Pok : SSO. 3 down.

2nd Inning
Hall 6 Fielding
It was still very early in the game. And only a 1 point deficit. More than enough time to score a few points and go for a good lunch. With a resounding cheer of “Hall 6 Hold Hold Hold”, The girls took up their positions.

1^st : BHit. Oooh! Another costly fumble that could have seen the Hall 15 batter be caught out was fumbled. Safe at 1st.
2^nd Hit. Vanessa’s pitching was not as intimidating as the Hall 15 batter took it with ease. Fortunately for us, Yiling was on the alert. A quick play to 1st saw the batter get caught out. 1 down.
3^rd : BSHit. Easy play to 2nd. 2 Down!! Nicely done. One more, and we can start scoring!!
4^th BSS Out! 3 down. Great work Van.

Hall 6 Batting

Shaz : Shit Straight to pitcher. Played to 1st just a moment too early for Shaz to get safe. 1 down. Nice try Shaz.
Wan Qing : Potfly! Caught out by the pitcher. 2 down! Only one more chance to get a lead in this inning. The crowd wanted some action!!!!
Qing : Hit a low grounder. But it was too close to the pitcher who calmly played it to 1st. 3 down.

3rd Inning.
Hall 6 Fielding

The score was still stagnant at 0-1. Now was a good time as any to finally score some points. But first, the girls were determined to hold the opponents to 0 points scored this inning.

1^st : BBSHit. Yet again, poor fielding and fumbles that saw the batter reach 1st base with lots of time to spare. 2nd SBBB. But wait! It was supposed to be SBBS! The umpire had lost count. Heck even the honest Hall 15 batter said so. But no, the umpire allowed for a walk. The girls were determined not to let this get to them. 1st and 2nd loaded.
3^rd : SSO! 1 down. Sweet justice.
4^th S Hit Good catch by Van. Played to 2nd. 2 down.
5^th Hit. Ball played to 3rd. Runner overran the base. Chin Thin, quick on her feet, tagged her out. 3 down! But wait. The umpire, who obviously had no idea how the game was played, said the Hall 15 was safe at the base. Infuriating!! But credit to Van and Chin Thin who calmed the girls down and get everyone’s head back into the game.
6^th : Vanessa was out to set matters straight. SSO! No easy, underserving points for Hall 15. Not today. Not against a bunch of maniacal girls! Way to go.

Hall 6 Batting

Time to get more points. Come on Hall 6!!

Kirana : BBSSO. 1 down
Joslyn: BSB Potfly. Caught by outfielder. 2 down. Not looking too good. The girls had to buck up.
Sera: SSO. 3 down. But it wasn’t over yet.

4th Inning
Hall 6 Fielding.

1^st : Hit. Poor fielding resulted in ball being thrown out. 2nd base was stolen.
2^nd : BSHit. Straight back at Van. Yet another unfortunate fumble saw Hall 15 at 1st and 3rd : Hit Potfly. Good catch Van. 1 down!
4^th : BHit Potflyagain. 2 down!
5^th : S Hit and Run. All bases loaded.
6^th : Hit, played to first. Batter caught out at 1st. 3 down.

Hall 6 batting.

We needed at least one more point to stay alive this inning. And boy was this inning exciting!

Yiling : SSO. 1 down. The signs weren’t too god. But faith and hope were still strong in the team.
Vanessa : B Hit. Safe at 1st.Yiling at 2nd.
Chin Thin: SSO. 2 down. Things were terribly ominous.
Ah Pok : With 2 down and trailing by 1 point and not much time left, all hopes rested on her slender shoulders. She didn’t disappoint. A good hit saw her safe at 1st and Van at 2nd. Shaz: BBB Walk to 1st. Bases loaded. A good hit could see us head back for an early day. Come on girls…. Wan Qing : BHit. Low and hard into outfield. Vanessa ran all the way home! Awesome! Score 1-1! Well done, a good point was earned under extreme pressure.
Qing: Jus tone more point and we could call it a day. Hit! Ball played to 3rd where Ah Pok got caught. 3 down.

Score : 1-1
A tie breaker ensued.
Tie-Breaker: One runner at 2nd base, in a scoring position, and 1 down for both teams.

 

Hall 6 Fielding

1^st : Hit Vanessa caught it and played it to 3rd into the awaiting hands of Chin Thin. 2 down! Looking good.
2^nd : In the euphoria of doing well, our gals lost focus for an instant. And that resulted in a costly fumble when the batter drove the ball low and hard. The ball slipped past the infield and trickled over to the out-filed. The runner on 2nd base had time to run all the way home! Batter was also given the freedom to reach 3rd and be safe. It was a very delicate situation at the moment.
3^rd batter : Hit. Poor catch at 1st base. The fumble allowed the runner to reach home from 3rd.
4^th batter : BSS 3 down.

Score : 1-3.
Hall 6 batting.

Now or never. 2 points or bust. The whole season was riding on this one batting cycle.

Kirana : SSO. 2 down
Joycelyn : SBHit. Safe at 1st. It was a close call. But linesman ruled in our favour.
Sera : BB And suddenly a commotion at 1st base. Linesman gave Joyslyn a warning for leaving the base before the pitch. But no harm done. A 3rd ball by the pitcher gave Sera a walk to 1st. All bases loaded. 2 down. Bring them home!!!!!!
Yiling : SSO. 3 down.

Score 1-3. Game to Hall 15.

It was a valiant effort ladies. We are proud of you. There were dubious calls by the umps and the linesmen. But none of them affected the score-line, unfortunately. The better team didn’t win today. The poorer team lost today. The season might be over for some seniors like Vanessa. But it certainly isn’t over for Hall 6. If not this year, there is always the next. Go on and mourn today. You deserve the right to be upset and disappointed. But don’t you dare let this cloud hang over you. You girls deserve a better result. And you should go out there and earn a victory for Hall 6 next year. You can do it. Ovia.

Story By: Norman
Vetted By: Poh Shen

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