Bhutan Baseball: Thimphu Red Pandas Blank Loselling School

Thimphu Baseball Club shutout Loselling Middle Secondary School to remain unbeaten in the RICB 18U Men’s Baseball League.

THIMPHU - Dorji Rinchen hit a clutch three-run blast and Dechencholing Higher Secondary School scored five runs in the final frame to rally past Royal Bhutan Bodyguard, 16-15, in the first game of a tripleheader Sunday in the Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan 18U Men's Baseball League at the Motithang Higher Secondary School sports ground.

Rinchen knotted the score at 15-15 with a home run over the right field wall. Shacha Yoezer, who had three RBIs, ended the game with a walk-off RBI single.

Taba Lower Secondary School was credited with a 9-0 victory in the second matchup when Druk School forfeited the game due to a lack of players.

Thimphu Baseball Club remained unbeaten with a lopsided 15-0 win against Loselling Middle Secondary School in a contest that was much closer than the final score indicated. Loselling - one of the youngest teams in the league, trailed 4-0 after three innings of play.

Thimphu right fielder Pelchen Dorji drove in three runs to pace the Red Pandas.

The RICB 18U Men's Baseball League is sponsored by the Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan and co-sponsors include Number 7 Olakha, First Floor Restaurant and Bar, Hutah Dairy, and Hayate.

The league is organized by the Bhutan Baseball and Softball Association (BBSA), the national governing body for baseball and softball in Bhutan, and is a member of the Bhutan Olympic Committee and the World Baseball Softball Confederation.