Written By: Isaiah Tan Edited By: Valerie Chua & Jolene Wong Photographs By: EusoffWorks
Our third and final day of the Softball Carnival was about to begin as our softballers found themselves up against previous opponents, Temasek Hall (TH), in the playoffs. The winner of this game would avoid facing another game in the second round of playoffs and move straight to the finals. After their usual warmup and short pep talk by their Captain, our softballers were ready to face their first challenge of the day. Supporters were a plenty despite the relatively early 9am game.
EH 2-0 TH
Eusoff started on the attack as Southpaw Senior Josh made it to first after a good hit. Lorraine’s ball was unfortunately caught but Captain Malcolm stuck a sweet double which also created space for Southpaw Senior Josh to sprint to third. Charmaine’s good hit was met by an equally good catch but made enough room for Malcolm to sprint to third and Josh to get home. Up next, BIG BOI Marcus with a double as Malcolm ran home. 6th batter Jia Ling followed suit and ran to first while Marcus ran to third. Taka’s strike was unfortunately caught. Score update: EH 2-0 TH.
Our defence was set up nicely as TH began their attack. Taka made a lovely catch way out field to start things off well. BIG BOI M then made a sick fly ball catch. Captain Malcolm then made a beautiful catch to out the third batter. This defence is air tight!
EH 8-0 TH
Up first, Shermaine with a sweet strike but it was well read by TH’s fielder, unlucky. Ex-captain Jowell then struck a nice double. Hasya’s ball was caught but southpaw senior Josh hit a triple right after as Jowell ran home. Lorraine then made solid contact with the ball again as she made it to first as Josh ran home. Captain Malcolm also hit a double as Lorraine ran to third. 7th batter Charmaine then made it to first while the rest progressed one base, with Lorraine running home. Feeling a lil left out, BIG BOI Marcus struck a double as well, Charmaine to third while Malcolm ran home. Following that, Jia Ling joined the double party as she ran to second, Marcus to third while Charmaine made her way home. Taka then hits a lovely ball, but Jia Ling gets tagged out while playing catching around third base. Her brilliant delay tactic bought enough time for Marcus to sprint home.
With our defence being the best defence, THE BIG BOI did it again with a fly ball catch to instantly out TH’s first batter. Jowell then showed up to the party as he struck out their second batter. 2 down, 1 to go. BIG BOI MONSTER CANNON ARMS HUGE CHEST SUPER HANDSOME AMAZINGLY STRONG Marcus then threw some crazy ass comet to third to deny TH a home run. Charmaine then shows up with a good catch to take out the next batter. I love me some good defence!
EH 9-7 TH
Back on the offence, Shermaine’s hit was caught despite some solid contact, hard luck. Former captain Jowell then struck an amazing triple. Hasya then batted out by such fine margins. Reliable Josh then made his way to first as Jowell ran home. Lorraine also made a good hit but was well read by TH. Score update: EH 9-0 TH.
After a series of good plays by TH, including a 3-point play home run, our team was up by 2 with the scores at 9-7 in favour of Eusoff.
EH 9-8 TH
Captain M started the attack of well with another double. Charmaine’s hit was unfortunately caught. BIG BOI Marcus then made his way to first. Jia Ling also made it to first, Marcus to second but Malcolm was forced to run to third where he was thrown out. Sacrificial plays by the Capt for his special one 😉.
Back on defence, Jowell struck out the first batter with 2 lovely and accurate pitches while Malcolm caught a fly ball right after. One of TH’s runners made it home while Taka made a sublime catch to out the batter.
EH 10-8 TH
After yet another motivational speech by Captain Malcolm (this lad is truly inspirational), Eusoff was back on attack. Tough luck for Shermaine as she gets thrown out at first. Jowell then struck a double and made his way to third as Regina ran to first. Southpaw Senior Josh struck a lovely ball, but it was matched by a nice catch by TH as Jowell ran home. Lorraine’s fly ball then gets caught.
Jowell proved his formidable pitching yet again as he struck out TH’s batter. Feeling like they were missing out on some action, Taka and Malcolm hit some combination plays for a double out, proving yet again that defence is really the best defence.
EH 15-11
Captain M starts the attack off on a strong foot as he struck a double while Charmaine followed suit with her own double as Malcolm ran home. Up next, BIG BOI MONSTER CANNON ARMS HUGE CHEST SUPER HANDSOME AMAZINGLY STRONG CHEETAH LEGS Marcus sprinted to second as Charmaine ran to third. I couldn’t even see the huge colossal of a man! Jia Ling’s fly ball was then caught. Taka then made a sexy slide to second as both Charmaine and the BIG BOI made it home. Freshie Shermaine’s excellent hit was unfortunately met by a good catch. Getting in on the action, Jowell made a solid bird BIG BOI play with his home run which brought Taka home as well. Hasya was then thrown out at first. Score update: EH 15-8 TH.
Lorraine contributed to the tight defence with a nice catch as Malcolm and Marcus threw out the subsequent batter. 3 of TH’s players made it home before Safe Hands Taka caught a fly ball.
EH 15-11 TH
Josh’s hit was met by a good catch and Lorraine was then thrown out at first. Feeling abit FOMO, Captain M also was thrown out at first.
On defence, Safe Hands Taka made a brilliant catch to take the first batter down. Jowell also made a good stop and worked with Captain M to throw out the next batter at second. Jowell and Josh then team up to get the final batter out as the last play of the game. And with that, Eusoff takes the game with a score of 15-11!
After a good lunch break and some time off spent in the cool shade, Captain Malcolm gathered his team for what would be his final speech of the season. His 30-minute-long speech was truly breathtaking as I observed some players tearing up while others nodded off as if in lecture, from afar. Nevertheless, he got his message across, I hope. Couldn’t hear what he was saying. Eusoff was up against TH again in the finals for what would be their third consecutive game against TH. Many fans and friends could be seen streaming onto the field to witness a beautiful game of Softball.
EH 3-2 TH
Starting on attack, Josh stuck a nice double as Lorraine followed suit and stuck a double too as Josh ran home. Good start team! Malcolm joined the double trouble party as Lorraine made her way home. A good hit by Charmaine was then caught. BIG BOI Marcus then smacked a ball right to the heavens and a few minutes later, it was caught, feels bad bro. Jia Ling then made her way to first as she brought Malcolm home, returning the sacrificial favour made in the previous game. Taka then struck the ball well, but Jia Ling was thrown out at second. Score update: EH 3-0 TH.
On defence, Hasya nearly threw out one at second but the runner was safe just in the nick of time. Josh and Charmaine subsequently made fly ball catches to take 2 down. After a series of plays, 2 of TH batters made it home before Lorraine and Josh slam shut their attack as they threw out one at first base.
EH 3-3 TH
Back on attack, Shermaine’s nice strike was caught and Jowell’s lovely hit was also caught, hard luck team. Hasya’s ball was also caught as TH were learning from the best, that defence is the best defence.
Captain Malcolm caught a pop fly to take 1 down followed by BIG BOI Marcus’ nonchalant catch. Casual was an understatement. Supersonic Malcolm then caught the ball and outruns the runner to third to put a stop to the attack.
EH 4-6 TH
Josh started the attack well with a double. Lorraine’s hit gets caught but it allowed Josh to run to third. Malcolm’s strike was then caught as Josh ran home. Charmaine was then thrown out at first.
Swapping over to defence, Malcolm made a nice line drive catch to take down one. BIG BOI Marcus made one of his signature lightspeed throws to home, denying a homerun. 2 of TH’s players made it home before Charmaine caught a ball to take down another with Malcolm throwing out the last batter.
Our team was in a bit of a pickle, but this was when crowds of supporters turned up. With their mighty roar of cheers and screams, our team was determined to press on.
EH 9-9 TH
BIG BOI MONSTER CANNON ARMS HUGE CHEST SUPER HANDSOME AMAZINGLY STRONG CHEETAH LEGS Marcus then stepped up to bat. HOMERUN! Jia Ling made her way to first and then third as Taka struck a double. Shermaine’s ball was then caught after an acrobatic save by one of TH’s players. Jowell also struck a double, allowing Taka to race to third as Jia Ling ran home. Regina then thrown out at first. Josh then made his way to first while Taka and Josh sprinted home. Malcolm’s beautiful single allowed Lorraine to make it to second as Josh ran home. Score update: EH 9-6 TH.
On defence, a brilliant stop by BIG BOI denied a double. He then went cray cray to deny a home run with another of his signature ‘throws’. It’s probably illegal to be carrying that much firepower around like that. Charmaine, Taka and Malcolm all put in a shift as they take down one player each.
EH 10-9 TH
Back on attack, the BIG BOI Marcus made it to first. He then attempted to slide to second but gets thrown out as Taka successfully made it to first. Avelyn then made her way to first as Taka reached second. Jowell then slides to first as Avelyn ran to third and Taka home. Hasya then struck the ball well but Jowell was thrown out at second.
CHEETAH Marcus started the defence off well with a lovely fly ball catch. Jowell’s pitching left the bench speechless as he struck out the second batter. Jowell and Josh then teamed up to throw out the final batter. Air tight defence from the team once again.
EH 14-9 TH
Southpaw Senior Josh struck a double, what’s new? Lorraine’s hit was caught but it bought enough time for Josh to race home. Malcolm then struck a double and made his way to third as Charmaine hit a good single. BIG MAN BIG HIT Marcus then made a homerun bringing Malcolm and Charmaine along with him. Jia Ling then fouled out, while Taka took a walk to second with Shermaine to first. Shermaine took a bad fall and was unfortunately tagged out at third.
Then, Safe Hands Taka made a sensational catch to take down the first batter. Charmaine then launched the ball to Josh at first to take the second batter out. MAD MAN Marcus then made a sublime catch to take the third batter out. Truly no nonsense plays from the team.
Hasya’s was thrown out at first after a good hit but Josh struck his fiftieth double of the day and made his way to third as Malcolm’s ball was caught. Charmaine’s ball was then caught as we entered the final stages of the game.
A good stop by Deana denied a triple and excellent effort by Josh and Charmaine as they took one out at first and almost another one at third. Lorraine then joined in the fun with a catch to take another one down. Finally, Charmaine launched another rocket to Josh at first base for the last out and final play of the game as Eusoff were crowned champions!
A huge roar from the team and supporters was heard as our Champions walked towards the supporters to thank them. Nothing beats the feeling of a well-deserved victory after a tough fight as our Softballer’s celebrated their victory. After months of hard work and hours under the scorching sun, they finally accomplished what they had set out to do. Well done to our Softballers!
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