Ludhiana, Ferozepur eves set up title clash in baseball

9th Junior Punjab state Baseball Championship

Sports Correspondent

Ludhiana, October 26

Ludhiana and Ferozepur wrapped up their respective semifinals comfortably to settle for the summit clash in the 9th Junior Punjab State Baseball Championship which commenced at Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Gill village, in the district on Tuesday.

In the first semifinal, Ludhiana came out triumphant without being challenged by Moga whom they trounced 12-0. The main architects of their win were Sandeep Kaur (captain) and Komalpreet Kaur, both from the host school, scoring a brace each.

The second semifinal, played between Ferozepur and Sangrur too turned out to be a one-sided affair in which the former romped home victorious 12-3. Navdeep Kaur and Khushdeep Kaur accounted for two runs each to help their side clinch the issue easily.

Earlier, in the league matches, Patiala prevailed over Barnala 1-0; Fazilka scraped past Mohali 2-1; Ferozepur routed Ropar 10-0, Moga toiled hard to outnumber Malerkotla 12-11; Ludhiana survived a scare before winning it 2-1 against Patiala; Ferozepur overpowered Amritsar 2-0; Moga got the better of Bathinda 2-1 and Sangrur survived many anxious moments against Fazilka before stitching it up 13-12.

Harbir Singh Gill, president, Ludhiana District Baseball Association, inaugurated the championship. Twelve teams are taking part in the girls’ section.

Sukhdev Singh Aulakh, general secretary, Punjab Baseball Association, besides Neeru, Gurdeep Singh Jassal, Jatinder Kumar, Ranjit Singh, Vaninderjit Singh and Suraj were among those others present.