Asian Video games: PH Blu Women bow to Chinese language Taipei forward of bronze match

FILE– PH Blu Women within the Hangzhou Asian Video games. Photograph Beginner Softball Affiliation of the Philippines

The Philippine Blu Women absorbed a 6-4 loss to Chinese language Taipei on Saturday in what turned out to be a warm-up match earlier than the bronze medal conflict of the 2 groups within the Hangzhou Asian Video games ladies’s softball competitions.

Regardless of rallying twice to tie the sport, the Blu Women surrendered two runs within the backside half of the sixth inning that ultimately spelled the distinction within the closing sport of the tremendous spherical at at Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Middle.

Each groups will meet once more on Monday, with the Blu Women aiming to safe their first-ever podium end within the continental meet.

Twice did the Blu Women positioned fourth through the 2014 version in Incheon and the 2018 tilt in Jakarta.

It would even be the final likelihood for coach Ana Santiago’s workforce to lastly rating one in opposition to Chinese language Taipei this 12 months after dropping twice within the Ladies’s Softball Asia Cup, together with a 5-0 defeat in a battle for third.

The Blu Women trailed 3-0 after two innings however Alaiza Talisik’s single scored Nicole Hammoude within the third earlier than Cristy Pleasure Roa’s single to left despatched house Hammoude and Sky Ellazar within the fifth to even issues up at 3-3.

Chinese language Taipei bought the lead again in its personal half of the fifth as Chia Wen Shen bought house from third on a groundout by Chia Yun Chang for the second out.

The Philippines responded within the high of the sixth with Hammoude’s double that scored Mary Pleasure Maguad, who earlier made it to first on a success by pitch for a 4-4 tie.

However Chinese language Taipei regained the benefit within the decrease a part of the sixth with a Chih Ying Lin single which allowed Chia Hui Ko to attain from second to for a 5-4 lead. Lin superior to second earlier than touching house on Hsuan Liu’s single for a wanted insurance coverage run.

The seventh and closing inning noticed Talisik flying out to left, Roa hanging out and Charlotte Gross sales grounding out that confirmed the Blu Women’ defeat.