Asia: Nepal and Sri Lanka crown 2016 national baseball champions

Asia: Nepal and Sri Lanka crown 2016 national baseball champions
19/12/2016

The 2016 national baseball champions in the Asian countries of Nepal and Sri Lanka were crowned on Sunday (18 December).

LAGANKHEL, Nepal and DIYAGAMA, Sri Lanka — The 2016 national baseball champions in the Asian countries of Nepal and Sri Lanka were crowned on Sunday (18 December).

At the inaugural Nepal Baseball Championship, the Armed Police Force defeated the Nepal Army, 14-4, to win the first-ever title as the nation’s best team.

The new national tournament was launched by the newly merged Nepal Baseball and Softball Association, with the support of the Nepal National Sports Council and Nepal Olympic Committee.

In the final of the 10-team, double-elimination Sri Lanka Baseball Championship, the Old Royalist Baseball Club defeated the Ranabima Baseball Club to be crowned the nation’s top baseball team in 2016.

The 18-game national tournament was organised by the Sri Lanka Baseball Softball Association from 10-18 December at Japan-Lanka Friendship Baseball Field.

At the international level, Sri Lanka is currently No. 54 in the WBSC Baseball World Rankings, while Nepal is unranked.