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Subscribe to our NewsletterPony League Results: Red River 10, Capitals 8
May 9, 2010
Playing in scorching 111 Degree Heat Index weather in Hanoi (93 F with 71% humidity), the Reds outlasted the Capitals in a heart-stopping Pony League game. The Capitals charged to an early lead, but the Reds came back and took an 8-6 lead heading into the final frame.
The Capitals then tied the game when SS Nhu Ngoc Quoc Thinh (Rabbit) from Nguyen Truong To Middle School lofted a clutch Texas Leaguer into short right field to score two runs with two outs. Thinh barely legged out the hit after the Reds 2B Pham Phu An (VIP Elementary School) made a valiant effort to chase down the bloop hit. Thinh then stole 2nd and 3rd base, to move himself 70 feet away from scoring to give his team the lead. Then, Thinh tried a delay steal of home and nearly pulled it off, but was out at the plate on a close play when Reds Pitcher Do Quang Hieu (VIP Elementary School) alertly fired the ball to C Tran Trung Hieu (VIP Elementary School) with a perfect throw just in time.
Then in the bottom of the last inning, Reds C/P Pham Quoc Minh (Giang Vo Middle School) ended the drama by blasting a long walk off home run to left center scoring CF Nguyen Kha Duy (SIS School).
Highlights of the game: In the first inning, with Pham Quoc Minh on 3rd, the Reds successfully executed a safety squeeze when Ben Nguyen Treutler (Alfred E. Nobel Middle School) bunted to score Minh. Nguyen Kha Duy also hit a three run homer for the Reds. Nguyen Duc Huy (Nam Thanh Cong Elementary School), back from injury, pitched well for the Capitals, as did Nguyen Tuan Anh (Alfred Nobel Middle School).
After four games, Quoc Minh is leading the Hanoi Pony League with a whopping .778 batting average. He is also leading the league in hits with 7. Quoc Minh and Trung Hieu of the Reds are tied with Nguyen Tuan Anh of the Capitals for the league lead in RBIs with 5. Nguyen Kha Duy leads the league in runs scored with 7.
On the pitching side, after four games, Reds P Trung Hieu leads all pitchers with 8 strikeouts. Reds P Ben Nguyen Treutler leads all pitchers with a 3.00 ERA and an 0.67 WHIP.
The Capitals then tied the game when SS Nhu Ngoc Quoc Thinh (Rabbit) from Nguyen Truong To Middle School lofted a clutch Texas Leaguer into short right field to score two runs with two outs. Thinh barely legged out the hit after the Reds 2B Pham Phu An (VIP Elementary School) made a valiant effort to chase down the bloop hit. Thinh then stole 2nd and 3rd base, to move himself 70 feet away from scoring to give his team the lead. Then, Thinh tried a delay steal of home and nearly pulled it off, but was out at the plate on a close play when Reds Pitcher Do Quang Hieu (VIP Elementary School) alertly fired the ball to C Tran Trung Hieu (VIP Elementary School) with a perfect throw just in time.
Then in the bottom of the last inning, Reds C/P Pham Quoc Minh (Giang Vo Middle School) ended the drama by blasting a long walk off home run to left center scoring CF Nguyen Kha Duy (SIS School).
Highlights of the game: In the first inning, with Pham Quoc Minh on 3rd, the Reds successfully executed a safety squeeze when Ben Nguyen Treutler (Alfred E. Nobel Middle School) bunted to score Minh. Nguyen Kha Duy also hit a three run homer for the Reds. Nguyen Duc Huy (Nam Thanh Cong Elementary School), back from injury, pitched well for the Capitals, as did Nguyen Tuan Anh (Alfred Nobel Middle School).
After four games, Quoc Minh is leading the Hanoi Pony League with a whopping .778 batting average. He is also leading the league in hits with 7. Quoc Minh and Trung Hieu of the Reds are tied with Nguyen Tuan Anh of the Capitals for the league lead in RBIs with 5. Nguyen Kha Duy leads the league in runs scored with 7.
On the pitching side, after four games, Reds P Trung Hieu leads all pitchers with 8 strikeouts. Reds P Ben Nguyen Treutler leads all pitchers with a 3.00 ERA and an 0.67 WHIP.
