Danish, DPS advance as Inter-School Baseball begins

LAHORE: Danish School Hasilpur and Divisional Public School (DPS) Model Town were the winners of the opening day’s matches of Bahria National Inter-School Baseball Championship which got under way here at Aashiq Hussain Baseball Stadium here on Monday.

In the first match Danish School Hasilpur trounced DPS Faisalabad 10–0. For Danish School Saleem, Danish and Talha scored 2 runs each. Farhan, Waseem, Umer and Abu Bakar contributed 1 run each. DPS Model Town beat Ali Garh Public School Manga Mandi 3–0. For DPS Harris Nazir scored 2 runs and Danish 1. Allied School Depalpur beat Govt High Secondary School Manga Mandi 8–0. For Allied School Yousuf, Talha and Hafiz Harris contributed 2 runs each and Sami Ahmed and Adil Yasir scored 1 each.The match between Message Grammar School and Crescent School Shadman ended in 0–0 draw.

Govt Higher Secondary School Maraka Quarters beat Taj Public School FATA 3-1. For GHS Maraka Aziz, Musharraf and Muhammad Shah scored 1 run each. For Taj Public School Muhammad Noor scored 1 run. Pakistan Federation Baseball (PFB) in collaboration with Bahria Town Sports Wing is organising this championship.

Earlier chief guest Shaukat Javed, Chairman PFB, formally inaugurated the event. Mrs Saman Lodhi, Principal Message Grammar School Izmir Town, and Syed Fakhar Shah President PFB were also present on the occasion.On Tuesday two semifinals, third position match and final will be played. Brig (rtd) Khalil Ullah Butt will be the chief guest of closing ceremony.