By REDintern Gerann Ngiam. Photos courtesy of Roger Lau

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Mirza played a major role in the A Boys final for Raffles Institution, holding softball powerhouses Singapore Polytechnic to zero runs. RI won 3-0. (Photo 1 © Roger Lau)

Kallang, Sunday, March 20, 2011 — Raffles Institution beat Singapore Polytechnic 3-0 to win the A Division Boys category at the 14th Age Group Softball Carnival organised by the Singapore Recreation Club and the Singapore Baseball Softball Association.

Their C Division juniors emulated their feat by winning their final against Catholic High for a second Raffles gold.

In the A Division Girls final, Hwa Chong Institution scraped past favourites Raffles Institution 7-6 to place first.

70 Softball teams across all six school divisions took part in this five-day event held during the March holidays at Kallang.

The carnival is an event in the softball calendar that allows school teams to spar with each other in preparation for the upcoming national championship season.

A Boys Results
1st Raffles Institution
2nd Singapore Poly
3rd Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

A Girls Results
1st Hwa Chong Institution
2nd Raffles Institution
3rd Victoria Junior College

B Boys Results
1st SMART
2nd Raffles Institution
3rd Catholic High School

B Girls Results
1st Nanyang Girls’ High
2nd Peicai Secondary
3rd CHIJ St. Theresa Convent

C Boys Results
1st Raffles Institution
2nd Catholic High School
3rd Maris Stella High

C Girls Results
1st River Valley High
2nd Crescent Girls’ School
3rd Peicai Secondary

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HCI girls emerge victorious in the final after scraping past favorites RI 7-6. (Photo 2 © Roger Lau)

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Malaysian Team SMART beat newly-crowned National B Division champions Raffles Institution 5-4 in a thrilling B Division final. (Photo 3 © Roger Lau)

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Nanyang Girls’ High emerged as champions by beating Peicai Secondary 1-0 in the B Girls final. (Photo 4 © Roger Lau)

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A Raffles player attempts a bunt against Maris Stella High. RI beat Maris Stella 2-1 and Catholic High 3-1 to win the C Division category. (Photo 5 © Roger Lau)

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River Valley High were unbeatable en route to the C Girls final where they beat Crescent Girls’ 6-1. (Photo 5 © Roger Lau)