by Bob Connor
bobc@isb.ac.th
Congratulations to the BBSA for hosting a superb Southeast Asia Youth Baseball & Softball
Tournament! With 22 participating teams from Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Perth and Singapore playing games over four days on four different fields, there was plenty of exciting action. The teams greatly appreciated the outstanding support from ISB and the community, as many came out to cheer on our teams.
FINAL BANGKOK TEAMS RESULTS – All five teams received medals!
Minors Boys Baseball: CHAMPIONS!
Majors Boys Baseball: CHAMPIONS!
Seniors Boys Baseball: Third Place
Majors Girls Softball: Third Place
Seniors Girls Softball: Runners-Up
With these excellent team results, Bangkok came in a close second place to Manila for the Country Award, given to the delegation with the best overall record in all five divisions.
Well done Bangkok teams!
INDIVIDUAL BANGKOK AWARDS:
Seniors Softball – Golden Glove: Sirapat Kasornsuwan
Baseball Minors – Top Hitter: Milan Pant
Baseball Minors – Most Valuable Player: Justin Blumenthal
Baseball Majors – Top Pitcher: Ryan Minckler
Baseball Majors – Most Valuable Player: Kaden Bernhard
Baseball Seniors – Top Pitcher: Kengo Shigeta
We are very grateful to all of the Bangkok coaches, who dedicated many extra hours on evenings and weekends, to prepare the teams to compete to the best of their abilities. A special thanks goes to Charlie Labrador and Jhoel Palanog, for all of their work with teams and individual players in the weeks leading up to the tournament. Additionally, we recognize the efforts of many players’ parents, as they contributed greatly to the event.
THANK YOU, COACHES!
Minors Boys Baseball: Andy Minckler, Ira Blumenthal, Damon Ellison, Jhoel Palanog
Majors Boys Baseball: Richard Bernhard, Ken Blumberg, Dan Smith, Jhoel Palanog
Seniors Boys Baseball: Tom Irwin, Kenji Sato, Mehmet Karaul, Peter Shigeta
Majors Girls Softball: Lance Stanford, Helen Yimpaiboon, Grant McGregor
Seniors Girls Softball: Laura Stewart, Krittiya (Boom) Fitzgerald, Karen Peacock
Finally, a huge debt of gratitude to the BBSA/SEAYBST Committee for their work in organizing this big event. THANK YOU: Kevin Sypolt, Maria Van Zant, Sawapark Irwin, Stacie Melhorn, Marybeth Smith, Tom Irwin, Mehmet Karaul, Andy Minckler, & Chris Oglesby; and to Bill Reinsch for his much-needed sponsorship support!