ROUND 5 - w/e 9th Nov

DIVISION ONE away v H & G Sat 8.11.25 - Game one of double header - WON 3-0

Cold and windy conditions, but the boys were looking good in the first with the lead off batters all being caught on the home run fence off one of our old pitchers.  No score until the third however when Ted got on base and Cesar scored him with a long two bagger, but we had to wait until the third for another score after the scene repeated itself, with Ted again on base and then Cesar with another RBI.  Next dig, and we got another after a terrific at bat from Ted (again), scoring young Ryan, and that was the medlies - no more scoring.  The opposition was at a loss to counter the outstanding pitching performance of AJ, and I was told after the game by one of their biggest players that he was too good for them on the day.  The defence was terrific all game, with a couple of spectacular double plays being the highlights.  Lovely to take a game off the Rams.  Hits  :  Cesar Perez 2, Ryan Stradling, Brendan Taheny 1.

Game Two of double header away v H & G Sat 8.11.25 - Lost 0-3

The game was lost in the first, when we gifted them three unearned runs with uncharacteristic errors.  No more scoring from either side as the pitchers were right on top in a couple of fine displays - Jose Pimentel on our behalf, and another ex Senator on their side.  Not much more to say, as it was a tight contest after our bad start, and Jose Castellano got us on our feet in one play when he threw the guy out at home plate from deep in centre field.  Sammy Garcia finished from the mound after Jose came off, and did himself proud.  Hits  :  just the two, Hayden Carroll and Oliver Hayes.

One game apiece from the double-header, whilst not what we wanted in terms of results, it was pleasing knowing the strength of the opposing team.  Hits were at a premium in both contests, due solely to great pitching.

DIVISION TWO away v H & G Sat 8.11.25     Lost1-12

We did not record a single hit for the game, and, combined with some errors letting the opposition in, we had a disappointing loss.

DIVISION THREE away v H & G 8.11.25     Lost 4-9

Not a real bad showing, although still a loss.  Some redeeming features however in the game and Toddy Dunstall's home run with two runners on was an absolute highlight, as was Amara's two pick-offs - firstly at first base followed by one at second.  Bragging rights.  Hits  :  Josh Boden 2, Todd Dunstall (HR) 1.

DIVISION FIVE at Don Klaebe Field Sat 8.11.25     WON 12-6 v Sturt

Very good win this, with all playing well.  Jayden Oakley, Sam Kuhne and Josh Mignone each had two hits with Jayden hitting a homer, and Jake Wilson, Darryl Soar, Nate Oliver and Owen Williams all had one hit.  Owen Williams pitched well with five strikeouts and then Luke Fawcett finished off with three.

DIVISION SIX at Don Klaebe Field Sat 8.11.25     WON 15-3 v Sturt

Great, all round performance with seventeen hits for the day.  As usual, Dave Ding did the bulk of the work from the hill, and came off only to be relieved by the most secret of secret weapons - Steve Couzner - who bamboozled them with his speed and guile.  Hits  :  Derek Milne, Soung Kim, Aaron Petros, Brad Atkinson, Nick McCormack, Shane Lodge, Mike Chemny 2, David Ding, Steve Couzner, Craig Mortimer 1.

MASTERS 1^ST game for the season at home against Adelaide, great game we won 13-0. Hits: Shane Brown 2, Nick McCormack 1HR, Jimmy Chu 1, Alfredo Rodriguez 1, Tim Fawcett 1, Noel Watson 1, Aaron Petros 1, Craig Mortimore 1, Gustavo Gonzalez 1, Shane Brown pitched 3 superb innings 

WOMEN'S LEAGUE

DIVISION ONE away v Kensington Sun 9.11.25    WON 11-1

A really comprehensive win in a game that we dominated from the first pitch.  All our girls were on fire and were never in any danger, and the wins keep coming - hopefully it continues.  Alice was the starting pitcher and Peyton came in to close, and together they form a considerable force.  Smack is continuing on her winning way with the bat, and she has lots of mates chipping in.  Hits  :  Sarah McMahon 3, Alice Brown, Peyton Daniels, Carly Moore, Amber McMahon, Jemila Dadd 2, Dakota Ding 1.

DIVISION TWO AWAY V Goodwood Fri 7.11.25     Lost 7-10

Ashlee and Kylah both had safe hits and we managed to get bat on ball on a number of occasions, but ground outs and flyouts were unfortunately the outcome.  Kylah and Di each managed to strikeout one each.

JUNIORS

U18 lost 8-0

U14 lost 9-5

U12 lost 11-2

U10 won 12-0

U8 Had a great time!

GODANATS!!

ROUND 4 - w/e 2nd Nov

DIVISION ONE v Sturt at Don Klaebe Field Tue 28/10/25     Lost 0-14

Often these twilight capers are not our cups of tea.  We struggled big time from the getgo and gave up three early runs with outfield lapses, and it did not get any better from there.  Our pitchers used - Jose P, Cesar, Sammy and Troy - are to be commended - as they lacked the backing of the defence, and our batters went through the 

game hitless.  Makes it hard.  Hits  :  NIL.

DIVISION ONE away v Glenelg Sat 1/11/25     WON 12-2 (Mercy)

We went to the Bay determined to make amends for Tuesday's debacle - and it was mission accomplished - as we left them in our wake in seven innings.  We kicked off when Jose C doubled and got home on Hayden's sac fly, and the runs kept coming from a Cesar single, a Wade double and a Ryan Stradling RBI, followed by Cesar putting one ontoTapley's Hill Road for two more, followed by Hayden's and Ryan's singles.  The pitching from AJ who went six was ultra tight, and the defenders were all at their very best, allowing Jose P to close with no problems at all.  Hits  :  Jose Castellano 3, Cesar Perez (HR), Alfredo Rodriguez, Wade Moore 2, Hayden Carroll, Armando Ramirez, Ryan Stradling 1.

DIVISION TWO away v Glenelg Sat 1/11/25     Lost 3-4

This was a case of lost chances.  We left far too many runners on base in the early innings, and at the death we didn't take our chances, and really should have won the game, but came up short.  Declan went four and then it was left to the indefatigable Nathan N to finish procedings.  Disappointing.  Hits  :  Will Stock(continuing to improve) 2, Jimmy Chu, Nathan Nicholson, Hayden Scheele (barrels in from Mildura weekly) 1.

DIVISION THREE away v Glenelg Sat 1/11/25     WON 12-6

Coach Davey scored our first with an RBI and we were helped out with some walks to score a few more.  Goldy took a blinder of a catch at third and went on a roll with a couple of RBI's himself before taking the ball off Amara to throw the final three innings in fine fashion.  Amara pitched four quality innings and finished off with the perfect pick-off at first.  Rhys was his usual busy self and Matt Nanansi helped the total with a fine double plating two.  Hits  :  Rhys Owen, David Lodge 2, Kosuke Ikeda, Todd Dunstall, Steve Goldspink, Ken Inoue, Matt Nanansi, Amara Quinn 1.

DIVISION FIVE away v Port Sat 1/11/25     Lost 3-13

Hits  :  Daryl Soar 2, Luka Kalic, Josh Mignone, Owen Williams 1.

DIVISION SIX at Don Klaebe Field v Angels Sat 1/11/25     Lost 1-10

Hits  :  Aaron Petros, Steve Couzner 2, Nick McCormack, Brad Atkinson 1.

WOMEN'S LEAGUE

DIVISION ONE at Don Klaebe Field Sun 2/11/25 v Adelaide     WON 1-14 (Mercy)

The Senators girls are proving to be a very accomplished side, and proved it again today by firstly scoring the maximum seven in the first, and then just continuing on their merry way.  Every one of the starting nine made it onto base, and there were highlights galore with three girls hitting triples, Jemma, Peyton and Carly.  Alice pitched four innings of quality and Peyton rounded out in the fifth and last.  Hits  :  Jemila Dadd 3, Alice Brown, Peyton Daniels 2, Carly Moore, Beth Lee, Dakota Ding, Amber McMahon 1.

DIVISION TWO at Don Klaebe Field Fri 31/10/25 v  H & Grange     Lost 7-9

We let the Rams' ladies get on the board early and found ourselves in a bit of strife and had to dig deep to fight back.  And we were coming home like a steam train and looking to take the bikkies off them, but the bad light had something to say and we were thwarted at the end.  Alyssa, 2K (making a welcome return after a year off with a knee), Kylah and Dakota (2K) shared the pitching and the hits were  :  Kym Wilson, Molly Brown and Kylah Ding one each.

JUNIORS

Unfortunately, all junior games were cancelled due to the rain and the state of some of the diamonds.

GODANATS!

ROUND 3 - w/e 26th Oct

DIVISION ONE v Sturt at Don Klaebe Field Sat Oct 25 2025     

First game of a scheduled double header.  We held them scoreless in the top of the first, and had scored one in our first at bat after Cesar scored Jose with a sac fly.  Then, down she came - thunder, lightening and heavy rain - enough for the umps to call off the day after deliberating for some time.

DIVISION TWO v Sturt at Don Klaebe Field Sat Oct 25 2025     Loss 1-6

Declan pitched from the getgo and kept them in check until they got three in the third, and we pegged one back in the same dig when Luke walked, Will doubled and Harry hit the first of his singles for the day.  Ryan took over and the Saints kept adding runs in singles, and our hitting was not allowing us to score - only four hits for the afternoon.  Hits  :  Harrison Kiss 3, Will Stock 1.

DIVISION THREE v Sturt at Don Klaebe Field Sat Oct 25 2025     WON 5-3

Under threatening skies and the odd thunderclap, Amara took to the mound and threw five innings of really solid stuff, before being relieved by Goldy, who closed off.  Earlier, Rhys and Davey combined and, along with a couple of walks to Alice and Amara, we posted our first.  Goldy's treble and a Rhys fence- rattler scored us again and Matt Nanansi had his first senior hit.  Diesel's walk helped the cause, and with another Goldy hit and a sac fly by Matt, followed by a couple of throwing errors, we were winners.  Hits  :  Rhys Owen 3, Steve Goldspink 2, David Lodge, Matt Nanansi 1.

DIVISION FIVE  Lost to Glenelg 1-12

DIVISION SIX v Gawler away Sat Oct 25 2025     WON 13-9

Gutsy, come from behind win after being 5-7 down in the fifth.  Brad's two run double started the run, and a six run final innings did the trick.  Dave Ding went the distance with five strikeouts, and the hits were :  singles to Derek, Kim, Dave, Watto, Chem and Brad, and doubles to Brad and also Craig Mortimore.

WOMEN'S LEAGUE

DIVISION ONE v Glenelg away Sun Oct 26 2025     WON 16-3 (Mercy)

First dig went like this for four runs - Smack single off first pitch, Amara double for one RBI, Alice single got another, Petyon's double scored again and a fielding error finished it off.  This was the story of the game, with the maximum seven coming in the third as the first of our three pitchers - Dakota Ding - was really working into the game.  She was then ably supported by Alice (who was on fire) and Peyton, who closed with aplomb.  Hits  :  Sarah McMahon, Alice Brown, Peyton Daniels, Dakota Ding 2, Amara Quinn, Beth Lee, Amber  McMahon, Alyssa Lasscock 1.

DIVISION TWO at Don Klaebe Field Fri Oct 24 2025      Lost 1-6

Kylah (so young) was terrific throwing the full distance from the mound, and Di took over and was, as usual, so competative.  Unfortunately, only four hits tells the story of our lack of runs, but it is all there, and only a matter of time before all this clicks.  West Torrens appear to be a bit strong in this grade.  Hits  :  Molly Brown, Kylah Ding, Di Barry and Ashlee Stradling - one each.

JUNIORS

U18 Lost their first game to Goodwood Red 1-15

U14 Won against Norths

U12 Won against Glenelg