Indonesia thrashes Malaysia 45-1 in one-sided game<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia walloped Malaysia 45-1 in a one-sided
\ngame on the third day of the fourth Asian Cup Baseball
\nChampionship at Bung Karno Baseball Stadium in Senayan, Central
\nJakarta, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Indonesia scored its first two runs of the first inning when
\ncleanup hitter Amri Syaiful spanked a double, sending home
\nLukmanul Hakim from second and Ijang Lukman from first. Amri was
\nthrown out when he tried to stretch it into a triple.<\/p>\n
The number seven batter, Adi Susanto, continued the onslaught
\nby driving in Anhar Rahman from third and Gunawan Pramono from
\nfirst.<\/p>\n
With the bases loaded, Lukmanul worked the Malaysian pitcher
\nfor a walk, sending Adi strolling home from third and giving
\nIndonesia a 5-0 lead.<\/p>\n
Ijang followed by driving in Indra Gunawan from third and
\nFerdian Surjaatmadja from second, making it 7-0.<\/p>\n
With the bases juiced, Amri lumbered up to the plate and drove
\nthe ball into the outfield for a double. The hit scored Lukmanul
\nfrom third, Ijang from second and Anhar from first, giving
\nIndonesia a 10-0 lead.<\/p>\n
With a big lead, Amri stole third with Gunawan at the plate,
\nand then scored on a single by Gunawan. Adi followed by
\ndelivering Indonesia's first four-bagger of the day, a two-run
\nblast that made it 13-0 and capped the scoring in the first.<\/p>\n
Ijang scored Indonesia's first run of the second, coming home
\non Gunawan's bases-loaded walk. With the bases still full, Adi
\nblasted a grand slam, sending Anhar, Amri and Gunawan home and
\nmaking it 18-0.<\/p>\n
At 24-0 and with the bases loaded again, Yadi jacked one out
\nof the park for the second grand slam of the inning and a 28-0
\nlead.<\/p>\n
Malaysia scored its only run of the game and its first run of
\nthe championship thanks to Syayrizal Zainal Rashid, who stole
\nhome with Zakaria Hamzah at the plate. That made the score 28-1
\nand brought a cheer from the crowd.<\/p>\n
In the third inning, Jericho Gaffar drove in Ijang and Anhar
\nto make it 31-1. Adi plated Anhar for the final run of the
\ninning, making it 39-1.<\/p>\n
Indonesia scored another six runs in the fourth, the last two
\ncoming when Ijang drove in Heri Haeruman and Gunawan, making it
\n45-1.<\/p>\n
Malaysia's Saravanan Subramaniam and Ahmad Ramzi Ahmad Zaini
\nstruck out to lead off the bottom of the fourth. Syayrizal
\nfollowed with a single but was thrown out when he tried to steal
\nsecond with Ahmad Hafeez Hamdan at the plate.<\/p>\n
Both teams agreed to end the game after the fourth inning,
\neven though the 15-run rule does not come into effect until after
\nthe fifth inning.<\/p>\n
\"I am disappointed with the result but there was nothing we
\ncould do. It was a tough game because Indonesia already has a
\ngood foundation for baseball, while we don't,\" Malaysia's
\nJapanese head coach, Hirofumi Sakamoto, said after the game.<\/p>\n
Indonesian head coach Rahmad Nasir said he did not expect the
\ngame to be such a laugher.<\/p>\n
\"Malaysia is two levels below us. Their infielders made too
\nmany errors on easy chances,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Hong Kong beat Uzbekistan 23-12 in the first game of
\nthe championship to go the full nine innings.<\/p>\n
Favorites Pakistan and Thailand then played a close game, with
\nPakistan pulling out a 4-3 win.<\/p>\n
Pakistan manager Khawar Shah told The Jakarta Post that it was
\na hard-earned win. \"Every team should pay attention to Thailand
\nfor its good skills. Luckily, we could exploit their slow
\npitchers by playing fast.\"<\/p>\n
Thailand's manager Thanakij Heinghom said he was satisfied
\nwith the result, saying his team played well.<\/p>\n
Uzbekistan will play Malaysia, Hong Kong will challenge
\nPakistan and Indonesia will meet Thailand on Wednesday. (nvn)<\/p>",
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