The Hong Kong hitting machine continued to churn out hits of all shapes and sizes late Saturday afternoon as HKIS romped to a 13-4 victory over ISB and showed yet again why it is a force to be reckoned with in this China Cup 2008 tournament.
ISB senior and captain Ryan Young was touched for 6 hits, all of them singles in the first inning. Young gave up 7 runs to HKIS in the opening frame and was lifted for freshman Bradley Johanson, who had pitched two strong innings in relief on Friday night against Singapore.
In the bottom of the first, Young got one of the runs back and helped his own cause by drilling a sharp single to left and knocking in Jack Murphy who had doubled to deep center. Brian Cormack also contributed to the short-lived ISB comeback by beating out an infield hit with some great hustle down the first base line to keep the ISB rally alive.
Johanson pitched a scoreless second and ISB looked like they were back in the game. ISB Junior and first baseman Andrew Goodwin gave ISB increased hope in the bottom of the third when he drove a pitch over the wall in left for a two run home run closing the gap to 9-4. This was the closest ISB would get.
Andrew Wallis continued his hot hitting for HKIS and Austin Young, who pitched a strong game for HKIS, added a two run homer in the 4th to make it 11-4 HKIS.
The game ended on a controversial note, with ISB center fielder Phil Schloss trying to take first base on a passed ball, swinging third strike with two outs. Schloss ran towards first and the throw from the HKIS catcher hit him before he got to the bag. The umpire called him out because he was in fair territory when he was hit by the ball. ISB coach Brad Stephens argued the call to no avail and the game ended.
By beating ISB, HKIS advanced to the China Cup Championship game and will face Singapore American School.
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Great write up. Thanks!
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