Pakistan Army clinches 27th National Baseball championship

MULTAN, Nov 08 (APP):Pakistan Army clinched the 27th Syed Khawar Shah National Baseball Championship by defeating the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in a final at Fort Qasim Bagh Stadium Multan,here on Sunday. Organised by the Pakistan Federation Baseball,the championship concluded with GF Disco securing third position after thrashing Punjab 13-0 in the third-place playoff. HEC finished as runners-up while Punjab secured fourth position. Pakistan Federation Baseball President Dr Hamood Lakvi was the chief guest at the concluding ceremony,while Multan District Sports Officer Adnan Naeem and Ghulam Murtaza Malik attended as guests of honour. In the third-place match, GF Disco dominated Punjab,scoring 13 runs without conceding any. Imran, Nazim, Nauman and Ehtisham played key roles in their team's victory while Waseem Khan, Abid, Fazal Waseem, Junaid and Mukarram also contributed to the score. In the final, Pakistan Army displayed outstanding performance to post 16 runs while HEC managed to score only one run through Sabir. Hussain and Ali Riaz scored three runs each for the Army while Waseem Akram and Younas contributed two runs apiece. Asad Ali, Shehzad, Muhammad Waseem, Nazir Chingez and Umar Riaz added one run each. At the conclusion of the tournament, an award distribution ceremony was held, attended by Pakistan Federation Baseball Secretary Tahir Mahmood, Haider Lahri, Pervez Sheikh, Organizing Secretary Muhammad Jameel among others. The guests congratulated Pakistan Army on its impressive performance and appreciated HEC for reaching the final. At the end of the ceremony, trophies and prizes were distributed among the outstanding teams. Pakistan Army received the winner's trophy, while HEC was presented with the runners-up trophy.