ROUND FIVE

DIVISION ONE Away v Port Adelaide 8.11.20     

WON 8-3

After a very intense week on the track, the boys were raring to go against Port.  Josh Tols was on the mound and when he had completed his five innings, he walked off with no runs against his name and eight strikeouts, having bamboozled the Port hitters. We had to wait until the fourth to score, and we got the run on Daniel's hit and Nathan's base running, and our second two digs later from a Mitch sac bunt and a couple of hits.  But we exploded in the seventh with four runs when Muggsy tripled to score two, and Troy and Daniel each hit for a further two, and then two more in the eighth when Troy's double got one and a big sac fly from Mitch brought another home.  Port got a couple of consolation runs in the last.  Our defence was tight all day, and we only used the two pitchers with Joel Chapman doing the honours for the last four.  Hits: Daniel Chapman 3, Troy Nicholson, Mitch Fienemann 2, Wade Moore, Ryan Muggleton, Nathan Nicholson, Braydon Marchioro 1.

DIVISION TWO Away v Port Adelaide 8.11.20     

WON 7-2 We scored steadily, having only one scoreless innings, with Tyson Hancock proving too good for the Port boys for five solid innings.  Almost all players hit well, especially young gun Harrison Kiss and Carly Moore, who took the catch of the day at right field in the third.  The defensive work was terrific, with all chipping in.  Hits: Carly Moore, Harrison Kiss 2, Ryan Muggleton, Daniel Chapman, Tom Dineen, Jimmy Chu 1.

DIV FIVE 

Showed a lot of improvement with the bat, scoring five runs, but lost in the end to Port 5-12, with Sean Flintoff, Alex Black, David Lodge and Owen Williams all registering one hit each.

DIV SIX 

Came up against an in form Glenelg, and had a couple of poor innings, giving up nine runs before losing 0-10.  These guys are better than that and will no doubt bounce back with a vengeance.  Hits: Cuz and Nick got two each, and China and Knuckles one a piece.

DIV SEVEN  Had the game in their grasp at 8-4 going into the last, but for the third week in a row, had a lousy last dig and clambered a draw 8-8.  They had played really well earlier, with Brad Atkinson hitting at will, and Casey keeping them quiet from the hill, showing that they are capable of winning any game.  Hits: Brad Atkinson 4, Aaron Petros, Lawrie Sinclair, Tim Russell 2, Casey Moore, Craig Mortimore, Shane Lodge 1.

WOMEN'S LEAGUE 

Played Friday night on the cold and windy back diamond at West Beach and had a good win over the Saints 5-3, with Sarah and Darna sharing pitching duties.  Looking good ladies.  Hits: Sarah McMahon 2, Carly Moore, Rachel Coutie, Alyssa Lasscock, Catie Berry, Kenzi St.George 1.

JUNIOR TEAMS  Juniors (U15)

Lost to the Tigers 2-12 with Lachlan Stock getting a hit.

LL (U13) Woodville

For the second time this season, Noah hit a three run homer, and contributed in the field along with Alesha.

LL (U13) Senators

Had a good win 13-11 in a bit of a scrappy affair in which we ran the bases well.  Ollie and Alice pitched.

Minors (U11) 

Had an almost unheard of 0-0 draw. The birthday boy Remy pitched, along with Chase. the defence was terrific, and Archie hit a two bagger.

Peewee (U9)

Bubbly energy, with Ollie, James and Seb showing out.  Defense work is really on the improve.

ROUND FOUR

DIVISION ONE Away v Sth Districts     

WON 9-6

This was an admirable win by our team which was depleted by the absence of five first picked players, due to various circumstances.  It was a top game, being that the lead changed hands on numerous occasions, and it was tied for five innings before the deadlock was broken in the eleventh.  We loaded the bases in the first, but no run, got three in the second with plenty more on bases, but a three run homer in the fourth by the Hawks put their noses in front.  Troy celebrated the arrival of one of our old pitchers on the mound with a two run double and Nathan scored another RBI to square the game. We were hitting well (sixteen for the day), and we got out of jail at one stage with a superb double play, orchestrated by last year's coach of the year, Richard Olson.  So we go to the eleventh, and Troy punished them with a double, Abbey bunted safely to push him around, and Todd nudged one just wide of shortstop to bring two home, followed by Braydon's hit for one more.  Troy then took the ball from Will - who had done a magnificent job for five innings - and cut them out.  Every guy on the team played their part in a gutsy effort.  Hits: Troy Nicholson, Nathan Nicholson 3, Ethan Marchioro, Callum Park, Mitch Fienemann, Todd Dunstall, Brayden Marchioro, Craig Abbott, Tom Dineen 1.

DIVISION TWO Away v Sth Districts     

Lost 0-8 Once again, shortages in the Div One team had an effect on the two's.  Congrats to Barry Eime who made his senior debut, and well done to the rest of the boys who knuckled down and played hard to the end, and to Carly, a power behind the plate. We suffered from a lack of contact on the ball, managing only four hits, but the defence stood up well, only giving up multiple runs on two occasions.  Rhys started and did five until Richard Olson came in and showed us that he still has it.  Hits: Richard Olson, Rhys Owen, Jarrod Marsland, Ethan Marchioro.

DIV FIVE

Played Sturt at their ground and made hard work of it, losing 1-15.

DIV SIX

Defeated Sth Districts 11-2 in what was a comprehensive display.  Sully owned the mound and gave them nothing, and the offence was terrific - as good a game as you would want.  Hits: Marso 3, Flash, Sully 2, and one each to Cuz, Troy K, Cam, Teaks and Dorney.

DIV SEVEN

Funny old game baseball.  Two weeks in a row we were well in front going into the last with two different results.  Week one we held on for the win, and this week they ran over the top of us and we lost 11-12.  Some standouts from the game were Aaron Petros with his hitting, stealing and outfield catches, Casey Moore who was great on the hill and Derek Milne's hitting.  We were going for three wins in a row, which would have led to bragging rights.  Hits: Milne 3, Petros, Sinclair 2, Lavita, Moore, Lodge 1.

WOMEN'S LEAGUE 

Put a feather in your cap girls.  A 10-8 win over Sturt is a top result, as they have proved to be the team to beat for the last couple of years.  Darna and Carly shared the pitching duties and the hits were: Sarah 3, Darna, Carly 2, Leah and Megs 1.

JUNIORS

PEE WEE

A full squad of ten littlies came and enjoyed their first game of the year, and most of them got some hits and recorded several outs.  It was a great atmosphere, and coaches say they are seeing vast improvement in the kids and expect more in the future.

MINOR LEAGUE Tim's Minor league team lost 6-3 to Henley, with Archie, Chase and Remy pitching well, and Archie, Chase, Remy, Hugo and Felix hitting.

LITTLE LEAGUE

Woodville - Brad's LL team lost 20-11 and Noah, Jacob and Indie all pitched well, Bodhi took a blinder at centrefield and then caught after Will.

Senators - Shane's Senators lost to Golden Grove 8-14 and good hitting was seen from Vince, Luka and Ollie.  Alice pitching to Vince is proving to be a good battery.

JUNIOR LEAGUE

The U15's won in fine fashion 17-6.  Beau had a pitch and Lachy got his first hit.  Toby hit three, and Zach also batted well. These guys are well coached and are learning plenty.

ROUND THREE

DIVISION ONE - At Don Klaebe Field v Henley & Grange     

Lost 6-8

We kicked off with Josh Tols on the mound pitching two tight innings, and it was a nil-all ballgame going into the fourth.  We leaked five runs, with the Rams being aggressive on the bases, and they managed a couple more in the seventh to put us in real trouble at 0-7.  But in the eighth, after Brayden and Ethan got on base, the 400 game man, Wade Moore, put a bomb over to score three, and the boys kept the momentum going, with Ryan, Troy, Mitch, Craig and Tom all hitting to make it a six run inning.  Wade had to do something spectacular to please his fan base of female baseballers and they were all highly appreciative of his efforts, and certainly made a racket.  Henley scored one more, and we had a scoreless last dig to go down by two.  The three double plays that the Rams' made against us didn't help.  Hits:  Wade Moore (HR) 3, Troy Nicholson 2, Ryan Muggleton, Mitch Fienemann, Craig Abbott, Brayden Marchioro, Ethan Marchioro, Tom Dineen 1.

DIVISION TWO - At Don Klaebe Field v Henley & Grange     

Lost 3-4 That one run deficit really hurts.  We were one run down going into the fourth with Tyson Hancock going great guns on the mound, and we all thought we had equalised with a Ryan Muggleton home run over left-field - but called foul.  But we didn't record our first hit for the game until we were 0-4 in the sixth, then scrambled three runs to go close.  Hits: Tom Dineen 2, Todd Dunstall, Wade Moore 1.

DIV FIVE

Played West Torrens and finished up on the wrong side of the ledger.

DIV SIX

Had a reasonably good win over the Reds 8-3, with all the regulars putting in.  Just easing their way into the season, with many more wins in sight hopefully.

DIV SEVEN

Also had a win 11-10 against Northern Districts, but gave us all a fright at the death, with a six run lead going into the last being whittled away.  But they deserved their win, with superior play throughout the game.  That's two on the trot, and with Casey Moore showing the way from the hill, and the batters hitting consistently.  Brad Atkinson proved to be a thorn in the side of the Reds, as did Craig, Derek and Azza.  Tim scored his first RBI.

WOMAN'S LEAGUE 

That's better girls - a win.  6-0 against good opposition in Goodwood.  Back in the winner's circle again after a shock loss previously. The hits came from Carly with two triples, Darna with a triple and a single, and Sarah hit two singles.  Rachel did her driver.

JUNIOR LEAGUE (u15)

Lost 5-13 made some good defensive plays, but the hitting went missing.

MINOR LEAGUE (u13)

Tim Fawcett's team of little champs had a nail-biting 6-5 win.  Jason, Felix, Remy, Luke and Anton all hit, and Remy struck out the last three bats with bases loaded to take the game.

LITTLE LEAGUE (u11)

Woodville - lost 10-16 but finished on a high with Noah starring with a grand-slam.  We have discovered a new catching prodigy, with Will debuting and doing a great job, tagging out four runners.

Senators - lost 12-20 but unearthed a gun pitcher in Alice Brown. Plenty of stolen bases and good attacking play, but defence needs bolstering.  It will happen.

Peewee League starts next Sunday.