ROUND THREE

Not too many wins in a weekend of baseball that started badly when our Ladies lost to last year's premiers, and finished off with our senior teams not able to meet the standards set by West Torrens.  The only outfits to fly the flag were the all conquering Div Six, the Under 17's and Under 11's.

DIVISION ONE     At Don Klaebe Field     v     West Torrens   

Lost 0-12

The Eagles were all over us all day, and to rub salt into the wounds,we had our only bit of joy denied when Troy N crossed home plate only to be told that he had left early.  Apart from Troy's two hits for the day, we struggled to lay bat on ball, and as the day progressed and frustration set in, we started to let the errors creep in.  Troy and his brother tried valiantly on the hill, but the big hitting West Torrens boys took control, and had an emphatic win.

DIVISION TWO     At Don Klaebe Field     v     West Torrens     

Lost 1-9

Rhys Owen continued his good form from the previous week and pitched six solid innings to leave the game at 0-4.  There were some good signs with the returning Peter Drover owning centre field and we turned a couple of nice double plays, but were let down by some sloppy base running.  Troy N came into the game and planted one over the left field fence,and the game was subsequently called.  Hits  :  Jackson Sowton, Rhys Owen, Jarrod Marsland, Troy Nicholson (HR) 1.

DIVISION FOUR     At Don Klaebe Field   

Lost 4-22

Talk about the walking wounded!  At least three or four guys limped onto the field, and those that didn't at the start certainly did towards the end.  The pitching went like this  -  first Troy Kortekaas (limping), then Lodgy (did his hammy in his first innings), then Doggy with his sore shoulder (hurt his leg) then Azza who got through ok. Oh yes, third base Coach Sharz couldn't start.  Hits : Dave Lodge, Troy Kortekaas 2, Arron Petros, Blake O'Brien, Doggy, Ding 1.

DIVISION SIX     Away v Goodwood     

WON 15-2

The Div Six boys, as I said before, went on their winning way by knocking off the Indians on their home turf.  Scotty Currie (go the Bays) pitched six in a solid performance, and the field backed him up.  Hits : Cam Britcher, Nick McCormack 3, Scott Currie, Sully 2, Couzner (birthday boy), Geyer, Teakle, Stradling 1.

DIVISION SEVEN 

Lost at home 4-12. 

Casey Moore and Keith Mortimore did all the hard work from the mound, but the Ram's boys got the upper hand and went on to a good win.  No hits recorded - Judy had to dash off to the shops and forgot.

WOMAN'S LEAGUE 

Went to Sturt to combat the premier team from last season, and came away with their tails between their legs, having lost 0-16.  Still, there are plenty of wins ahead for this talented group.  Go girls.

UNDER 17 

Won this encounter with Golden Grove in an exciting, come from behind, victory 13-12.  The game was strange with both teams scoring the maximum seven runs in their first innings, and then settling down to an even contest.  Good to get the result and keep the momentum going.  Hits : Harrison Kiss 3, Johnny VonSenden, Barry Eime 1.  Owen Williams and Harrison Kiss were the pitchers.

UNDER 13 

Played on the back diamond against Goodwood with Beau Brownbill pitching. Zach Stanmeyre collected the only two hits as they went down 5-11.

UNDER 11

A great many happy and excited Mums, Dads, brothers, sisters, grannies, grandpas and kids, as these little tackers had their first win for their baseball careers over Goodwood 12-3, a game in which all played a part.  Some of the main contributors were Noah, who held onto a fly ball, and Dakota(2), Jacob (2) and Archie (1) who all hit well. Oliver (5 strikeouts), Archie (3)and Matthew (3) were all terrific.  Well done.

#GODANATS

ROUND TWO

DIVISION ONE  vs Adelaide at Don Klaebe Field 20.10.19   

Lost 1-11

Seven errors that lead to nine unearned runs is not going to help you win a game of baseball against a side that showed us how to hit the ball.  It was a completely different game from our boys in comparison to the previous week, when they showed confidence and good form.  The Angels got a couple on the board in the first and we got one back in the second after a strong hit down the third base line got Jimmy Chu a stand-up double, and Nathan Nicholson got him home.  But the game was lost in the fourth innings when their bats fired up for six runs and our defence was not up to the task.  Poor old Rhett couldn't stem the flow, and first Troy and then Nathan tried, but to no avail.  Well, let's hope we have got this bad one out of the system.  Hits :  Todd Dunstall 2, Troy Nicholson, Jackson Sowton, James Chu, Nathan Nicholson 1.

DIVISION TWO vs Adelaide at Don Klaebe Field 20.10.19   

WON 6-2

The game began quietly, with Rhys looking the goods on the mound, putting them away virtually in order.  He continued in this fashion for six digs in a match winning performance, also belting a double to score two in the sixth, but had some mates that contributed in no small order, an example being Jarrod Marsland's delightful bunt in the fifth, when he bamboozled the fielder long enough for Will to reach third and get home on Ryan's sac-fly.  A three run seventh innings knocked the stuffing out of Adelaide, with Ash Miller and Todd all contributing and Will making a fancy play at short stop look easy.  Rhys got the stitch and let Ethan close it out for a very good win.  Hits:  Brayden Marchioro 4, Rhys Owen, Jarrod Marsland, Ryan Marsland, Peter Drover 1. 

DIVISION FOUR 

Drew the raw prawn and had to travel all the way down South for game one of the season, and came away without the bickies, going down 0-17. David Lodge recorded the only hit.

DIVISION SIX 

Great start to the season, with a handful of Div Six rookies and hardened campaigners combining to form what should be a formidable side for last year's Div Seven premiers.  Sully kept them on their toes and we got six in the first, and the runs just kept coming and coming and coming.  Jobu's hit scored two, so his reward was to sit out the rest of the day.  The win finished up 23-4 and the hits were Couzner, Geyer 4, McCormack, Britcher, Sullivan, Teakle 3, Reval, Behrendt, Fawcett, Mortimore 1.

DIVISION SEVEN   

Good game for spectators, as it changed hands a few times and kept everyone on their toes.  Casey showed promise on the mound, and the boys hit well at times.  We let Port get in front by eight, then we pegged them back and hit the front with one innings to go but couldn't get those last three outs and wen down 11-16.  Get 'em next time.  Hits  : Derek Milne 2, Nick McCormack, Casey Moore, Shane Lodge, Craig Mortimore, Tony Brownhill, Noel Watson 1.

UNDER 17   

Another truly entertaining encounter with the boys giving up three runs in the first, then gutsing it out in real Woodville fashion to claim a draw 5-5.  Owen Williams and Harrison Kiss pitched well and hits were Harrison Kiss, Blake O'Brien 2, Owen Williams 1.

UNDER 13   

Went out to East Torrens and came home narrow losers.  A win is just around the corner.

UNDER 11   

Doggies little team of champions played a terrific game against the Hawks and lost narrowly 6-7 in what was a delight to watch. Lots of  endeavour, lots of laughs, lots of fumbles, lots of smiles, lots of runs, lots of fun.  Alice and Oliver managed hits, and Matthew struck one out, Archie and Chase two each, and Oliver struck out three.                 

#GODANATS

ROUND ONE

DIVISION ONE vs GGCD at Don Klaebe Field 13.10.19 

WON 7-0

We welcomed Rhett Feser fresh off the plane and a bit of a kip at the Kortekaas', along with an old friend in Gary Owens, and new boys Ethan and Brayden Marchioro, and a heap of stalwarts from previous campaigns and went into Round One of a new season with the confidence that we would acquit ourselves with pride under new Coach Richard Olson. It didn't take long for Rhett to impose himself on the opposition's bats, giving up only three hits for the game for no runs whilst snaring eleven strikeouts.  Vic's double to score Jacko got us under way in the second, and we made it two zip when Ethan got on on an error, then to third on a passed ball and home on a wild throw.  Rhett took a breather after six and Troy pitched in for one and Gary for two at the death. The rain came in the eighth, and after a short break in which our boys used the covers to advantage, we scored four more to record a very good win.  Hits: Ethan Marchioro, Troy Nicholson 2, Todd Dunstall, Gary Owens, Rhys Owen, Vic Bentvelzen 1.  Rhett, in his first outing for the Club, was given the MVP after the game.

DIVISION TWO vs GGCD at Don Klaebe Field 13.10.19     

Draw 5-5

Three sets of brothers in this team - the Marslands, Marchioros and Nicholsons.  Harks back to the days when the name Lodge filled the team sheets.  This game showed that we will not bow down in adversity, and can guts it out when needed.  We were hitting ok, but were down three nil in the middle of the fifth, before more good hitting and, in particular, more controlled and aggressive base running squared the game.  Nathan N was good on the mound and came off, and the Dodger's pounced and got two, but once again we were equal to the task and got those couple back to make a draw of it.  Hits: Brayden Marchioro 3, Tom Dineen 2, Jarrod Marsland, Travis Joblin 1.

Divisions Four, Six and Seven start next week - Sat 19th, and the Women on the 25th.

UNDER 17 vs Gawler at Don Klaebe Field 12.10.19     

WIN  16-0

The boys got to be first to christen the beautifully manicured diamond for the season and did it in fine style, scoring a maximum seven in both the first and second innings.  Everything went to plan with Owen Williams owning the mound and the batters doing their bit as well  Hits: Cody Tape, Harrison Kiss, Aldo McCormack, Owen Williams all one each.

UNDER 13 vs Adelaide at Don Klaebe Field 13.10.19   

Loss 5-12

This team, under the coaching of Carly Moore, have improved their skills immeasurably over the break, and show great enthusiasm and will no doubt win their share of games in the near future.  Hits:  One each to Ben Bynoe, Toby Kortekaas, Katya Shmakov, Beau Brownhill, Chase Wallis.

UNDER 11 vs West Torrens at Don Klaebe Field 13.10.19     

Loss 2-10

Playing on the main diamond against a well drilled Eagles team, our boys and girls had a fantastic time and scored an outstanding two runs.  Coach Doggie should be proud of his charges.  Matthew Nanasi managed a hit, the fielding was sharp and Oliver Van Dommele threw thirteen strikes (with one strikeout) to be the standout pitcher.  It's all on again next week.                                             

#GODANATS