Chandigarh, April 12, 2019: Team Punjabi University Patiala lifts overall trophy of All India Inter-University Women’s Baseball Championship 2019 on the final day of the tournament at Chandigarh University Gharuan. Punjabi University beat MDU Rohtak (1-0) in the final match of the tournament in which pitcher Anjali dominated the proceedings and did not let the strikers from MDU Rohtak to score during the innings. Punjabi University team remained unbeaten in the tournament. Match for the third spot was played between HNB Gharwal University and Nagpur University in which the players from Gharwal University dominated in all the five innings of the match and finally won (11-1) to bag third position.
The semi-final stage of the tournament was played in the league format in which every team played match against every other team to reach the finals of the tournament. The first semifinal was played between MDU Rohtak beat Nagpur University (10-0) to reach the finals of the tournament. Proving her mettle in the match, striker Chetna of MDU Rohtak managed to score 2 bases. While the second semi-final match was played between Punjabi University Patiala beat HNB Gharwal University (11-0) and booked a spot in the finals. Player Bhawna showcased her talent to score 2 bases in the match and lead her team to the finals.
The third semi-final saw team MDU Rohtak beating Nagpur University (10-0) in which striker Chetna once again managed to steal the show and score 2 bases in the match. While in the other semi-final match Punjabi University Patiala beat Nagpur University (15-0) and striker Jasjot, Punjabi University Patiala managed to score 3 bases to strengthen her team’s position in the match.
The last league semi-final match was won by MDU Rohtak against HNB Gharwal University (11-1) and striker Pooja managed to score 2 bases.