By Emz Frial
The all-Filipina softball team Fate is one step away to
victory in the Hong Kong Softball Association’s regular league. The team now
leads the current season’s tournament with 10 wins and no loss.
Fate won its 10th game on Jul 22 at Shek Kip Mei field
against locals Deborah, 22-3, in a game that lasted five innings.
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| All smiles: Fate and Deborah players pose for a picture after the game |
First to bat was Myra Japitana who blasted an outfield
ball that allowed her to get to second base. Then Eunice Locop batted and was
safe to first base. Third batter Maribel Sitchon smashed the ball to the
outfield, then ran up to the second base, while Japitana and Locop all reached
home.
Later Sitchon also ran to home base when Don Gaborno hit a
short infield ball. Gaborno also reached home safely, which all added up to
four points for Fate.
When the locals took their turn to bat, only four players
managed to stand on the batters’ box. The first of their batters was caught on
a flyball by short stop Editha Hidalgo
The score remained at 4-0 in Fate’s favor at the end of the
inning.
In the second inning Fate added three more to its score,
courtesy of Japitana, Locop and Gaborno. Again, the Filipinas’ tight
defense made it difficult for the locals to step on the bases.
The first batter on the other side was caught on a flyball
by center fielder Sitchon, while the next two batters were both caught on
the first base.
The second inning ended with scores at 7-nil, again in
Fate’s favor.
Deborah bounced back with a vengeance in the third inning,
scoring three points while preventing Fate from reaching home base. Those who
scored for the local team were Chiu Ka Yee, Ngai Sze Hing and Hui
Ka Wai.
That brought the score to 7-3 for Fate, at the end of the
inning.
But Fate’s luck was not over yet. The team scored a bounty
of 8 points in the fourth inning, raising their score to 15. The locals were
again blanked. Those who scored for Fate were ; Hidalgo
With the scores at 15-3 for Fate at the end of the fourth
inning, the writing was clearly on the wall.
But there was still no stopping Fate. By the end of the
fifth and final inning, the locals had added 7 more points, making the final
score 22-3 in their favor.
Team captain Gaborno was understandably pleased and thankful
for the overwhelming win, and again credited it to the cooperation and unity
among the players.
Fate is set to play its last game of the season on Jul 29 at
Tin Kwong Road
