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July 19, 2010
The Hanoi Pony Baseball Team arrived in Taipei for the 2010 Asia Pacific Zone Championships at Youth Park.
On Saturday, 17 July, the team played a friendly game against Tung Yuan School Team of Taipei, a school in Taipei that is famous for youth baseball. Taipei jumped out to a 6-0 lead, but Vietnam narrowed the score to 8-6, before Taipei added 4 runs in the 6th inning, and went on to win 12-6. Vietnam SS Nhu Ngoc Quoc Thinh blasted a two run inside the park home run that came within 20 feet of going over the fence.
On the 18th, Vietnam dropped its opener in the tournament to Indonesia, 15-5. Vietnam had pulled to within 6-4 in the 4th inning, but Indonesia snuffed out a key play when it successfully defended a double steal attempt by Vietnam in the bottom of the 4th. Ben Treutler pitched well, allowing just 3 hits over the first 3 innings.
On Saturday, 17 July, the team played a friendly game against Tung Yuan School Team of Taipei, a school in Taipei that is famous for youth baseball. Taipei jumped out to a 6-0 lead, but Vietnam narrowed the score to 8-6, before Taipei added 4 runs in the 6th inning, and went on to win 12-6. Vietnam SS Nhu Ngoc Quoc Thinh blasted a two run inside the park home run that came within 20 feet of going over the fence.
On the 18th, Vietnam dropped its opener in the tournament to Indonesia, 15-5. Vietnam had pulled to within 6-4 in the 4th inning, but Indonesia snuffed out a key play when it successfully defended a double steal attempt by Vietnam in the bottom of the 4th. Ben Treutler pitched well, allowing just 3 hits over the first 3 innings.
