The 2019/20 VSBL Division 1 season is in full swing, with Sunshine dominating and Blackburn, Essendon, Waverley and Melbourne not far behind. There's so much beautiful baseball action left to look forward to this season, especially with midweek games for the Division 1 firsts starting next week.
Division 1 Firsts
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In a match that stretched nine innings, each team hadn’t brought in a run within the first four innings.
At the top of the fifth, it was Blackburn who secured a 2-0 lead over Geelong and for the next four innings the Baycats came to the plate, were able to keep their lead.
Going into the bottom of the ninth, Blackburn would’ve felt like the game was theirs but Geelong dug in, got runners on base and produced a spectacular comeback to win by one run.
Josh Davies (three hits) was the Baycat to pick up the walk off RBI however, in that final dig, Geelong also had quality at bats from Kobe Greenhalgh, James Wood (three hits, one RBI), Ryan Darcy and Rudy Jaramillo.
Jaramillo produced some great pitches in four complete innings as relief for Sam Gibbons, giving up one hit, striking out two and maintaining his 0.00 ERA.
For Blackburn, Jimmy Bent had two hits, as did Cooper Goodman who also drove in a run. Liam Hopkins and Thomas Kerr-Chapman were the players credited with runs.
Scott Mitchelson pitched the first five innings for the Orioles, allowing three hits but no runs and Rohan Johnstone came in as relief for two pitches for four hits.
Division 1 Firsts
2 3
In a match that stretched nine innings, each team hadn’t brought in a run within the first four innings.
At the top of the fifth, it was Blackburn who secured a 2-0 lead over Geelong and for the next four innings the Baycats came to the plate, were able to keep their lead.
Going into the bottom of the ninth, Blackburn would’ve felt like the game was theirs but Geelong dug in, got runners on base and produced a spectacular comeback to win by one run.
Josh Davies (three hits) was the Baycat to pick up the walk off RBI however, in that final dig, Geelong also had quality at bats from Kobe Greenhalgh, James Wood (three hits, one RBI), Ryan Darcy and Rudy Jaramillo.
Jaramillo produced some great pitches in four complete innings as relief for Sam Gibbons, giving up one hit, striking out two and maintaining his 0.00 ERA.
For Blackburn, Jimmy Bent had two hits, as did Cooper Goodman who also drove in a run. Liam Hopkins and Thomas Kerr-Chapman were the players credited with runs.
Scott Mitchelson pitched the first five innings for the Orioles, allowing three hits but no runs and Rohan Johnstone came in as relief for two pitches for four hits.
In a match that stretched nine innings, each team hadn’t brought in a run within the first four innings.
At the top of the fifth, it was Blackburn who secured a 2-0 lead over Geelong and for the next four innings the Baycats came to the plate, were able to keep their lead.
Going into the bottom of the ninth, Blackburn would’ve felt like the game was theirs but Geelong dug in, got runners on base and produced a spectacular comeback to win by one run.
Josh Davies (three hits) was the Baycat to pick up the walk off RBI however, in that final dig, Geelong also had quality at bats from Kobe Greenhalgh, James Wood (three hits, one RBI), Ryan Darcy and Rudy Jaramillo.
Jaramillo produced some great pitches in four complete innings as relief for Sam Gibbons, giving up one hit, striking out two and maintaining his 0.00 ERA.
For Blackburn, Jimmy Bent had two hits, as did Cooper Goodman who also drove in a run. Liam Hopkins and Thomas Kerr-Chapman were the players credited with runs.
Scott Mitchelson pitched the first five innings for the Orioles, allowing three hits but no runs and Rohan Johnstone came in as relief for two pitches for four hits.
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Sandringham were good in the middle part of this battle, securing a 5-0 lead before Berwick City got a run late in the eighth inning and couldn’t get the required score in the ninth.
It was the Royals’ first win of the summer season, but amazingly, they managed to go down a spot on the ladder.
Brandan Stenhouse had two runs to his name while Cody Anderson and Paul Rutgers had two RBI’s each. Sam Street pitched the whole nine innings for Sandringham, giving up five hits for one run and four strikeouts to claim to win.
The Cougars had handy contributions from Bradley Kmet (two hits, one run) and Aiden Willis (one hit, one RBI).
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Photo: Lee Dare/Sunshine Eagles Baseball Club - Facebook
Cheltenham players are still finding their feet in Division One, losing their fourth straight game since being promoted from Division Two.
Sunshine on the other hand are the only undefeated team in Division One with a 4-0 record, now a game clear of Blackburn on top of the ladder.
Eagle Jeremy Young was at the plate when bases were loaded and hit a triple to bring in three runs as the Eagels cruised to a 6-0 win. Import Bryce Alridge hit a double to send home two runners.
Lars Ligouri gave up the six runs within the first five innings but Jake Enciondo ensured the result didn’t get too out of hand as relief.
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Newport attempted an unlikely comeback at the top of the ninth, needing six runs to get ahead of Waverley who grew a lead periodically throughout the game.
Jacob Sheldon-Collins had three hits and a run while Andrew Russell had two RBI’s and scored himself courtesy of a deep hit that cleared the outfield fence.
Russell wasn’t the only one who hit a long bomb, Mohi Kahui also went big, that being his second home run in as many games for the year.
Russell pitched eight complete innings for zero runs on four hits with a season-high seven strikeouts for his second win of the season.
For Newport, Nathan Smith had two hits while Cameron Lyons hit a single and was able to get around all the way as Connor Schibeci and Trenell Hutchins had an RBI each.
Despite being credited with the loss and giving up five runs, Rams pitcher Jason Jarvis had five strikeouts in eight innings.
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After collecting the first two runs of the game, a five-run effort in the fifth inning to the Tigers all but secured the result was beyond reach for the Bombers, but the home team were able to get on the board in the bottom of the ninth.
The contributions were everywhere across the lineup with Joshua Hendricks and Jordan Elliot with three hits each with the latter amassing two RBI’s.
Donovan Hendricks came across the plate on three occasions, Ashley Winton with two runs also.
Jarrod Turner had a fantastic start for Upwey Ferntree Gully with seven scoreless innings, including a season-high five strikeouts to finish with the win.
Cody Rodwell was Essendon’s solitary score as he made his way on base once throughout his appearances at the plate where Ross Bament recorded two hits from four at bats.
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Fitzroy scored their three runs within the first three innings after starting the first dig with a 2-0 lead.
The Demons found their way onto the scorecard in the sixth but couldn’t continue to pester the Lions lead.
Tom Dicker, Tom Wilson and Rusty Huber all scored for Fitzroy with Wilson reaching third base on his hit.
Riley Hill was on the mound for three innings and picked up the win, not allowing a run to score. Huber pitched three innings and in facing 12 batters, struck out half of them for the save.
Jarryd Rogers scored from his two-base hit to be the home team’s only scorer but Tim Sullivan had three hits including two doubles, but couldn’t find his way home.
Adam Pahos gave up two hits and one run in four innings where Liam Davine got the loss, giving up two runs from two hits in two innings.
Division 1 Reserves
4 5
This game provided plenty of runs early for Blackburn who found a couple of helpful hits from Owen de Vries and RBI’s courtesy of Tim Holland and Riley Hodgson.
The momentum shifted in Geelong favour soon after, cutting the margin back at regular intervals, getting within one run at the conclusion of the fifth inning.
Geelong were able to score the required runs in the bottom of the sixth to walk it off and hand Blackburn their first loss of the season, while picking up their first win.
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Both teams have been evenly matched across the season so far and this was evident in the Royals one-run win.
It improved Sandringham’s record to 2-2 with the two wins now within the last fortnight, each against Berwick and sees them overtake the Cougars on the ladder.
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Sunshine picked up their first win of the competition against Cheltenham and will be liking their chances to make it two in a row as they take on Newport next weekend whereas the Rustlers face the undefeated Waverley.
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Waverley Wildcats were good defensively, keeping their game tight and not allowing the Rams to score.
The Wildcats on the other hand got out to a 2-0 lead in the second before backing it up and claiming another two runs in the sixth.
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A strong showing from Upwey Ferntree Gully in both offence and defence.
Riley Light had four hits for the Tigers with Jordan Gavin two doubles contributing too. Kaioh Sato was a threat with two triples and five RBI’s.
Bryce Taylor got the start for the Tigers and threw six innings with Mitch John throwing a clean inning in relief.
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Melbourne had a walk-off win in the bottom of the sixth at home against Fitzroy after being down 6-2 in the middle of the fourth.
After three-run efforts from the Lions in the first and fourth, Melbourne was still holding out hope of a fighting finish.
Single-run innings in the fourth and fifth still left the Demons behind by two but three runs in the sixth powered them across the line.
Division 1 Thirds
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The Cougars narrowly escaped with victory over Sandringham for their first win of the season. Sandringham now hosts Geelong this weekend while Berwick City heads to Blackbrn.
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The game ended in an 11-all draw, the Baycats denying Blackburn from a perfect 4-0 start and in the process, seeing them give up their first place standing.
Orioles first baseman Goeff Agnew got two hits from his at bats.
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A mammoth total from Cheltenham (more than half of their accrued Rounds 1-3 total runs) gave them their first win of the season against Sunshine.
Sunshine will be looking to recover quickly when they face Newport next weekend while the Rustlers travel to Waverley to face the in-form Wildcats.
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A tight contest for the early stages of this game between the first and last-placed sides, both teams getting a run in their first digs.
Waverley broke the deadlock in the fourth with the result still up in the air.
The Wildcats took off in the sixth when they scored two runs, the Rams unable to respond in the next innings.
12 3
An offensive team effort provided a strong performance from the Tigers young players, especially Chad Hendrickse with a home run.
Upwey Ferntree Gully also found comfort in knowing their pitchers would perform well, and they did with Harry Snoxell and Will Richardson showing great signs.
6 5
Fitzroy tried and tried to get the win but fell just short of a comeback in the sixth innings.
Down by four heading into the final dig, the Lions buckled in and kept their composure to bat in three runs, ultimately falling short by one.
Melbourne got off to a flyer by scoring two in the first, and Fitzroy responded with two of their own in the second.
A string of efforts across the fourth to sixth innings gave them a safe lead, but good closing pitching when under pressure was key to getting the result in the Demons favour.
Division 1 Fourths
6 4
The lead changed four times in this contest as Blackburn got their first score at the top of the first.
Down by one after four innings, Blackburn kept themselves in the game, tying it up in the fifth and getting over the line from scoring two runs in the sixth.
Blackburn’s Bailey Pedan had a day out with a few hits and John McBride was steady on the mound when throwing seven digs.
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Cheltenham handed Sunshine its first loss of the season, batting in 12 runs against the previously undefeated team.
It was also the Rustlers first win of the year and made up for coming close last week against the Eagles.
Sunshine have a chance to redeem themselves against Newport next week while Cheltenham play Waverley.
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In a reverse result of what happened the week prior, Sandringham won this game as Berwick slid down the ladder with their first loss.
Sandringham will hope for their third win of the season when they take on Geelong and Berwick will want to get back on the winner’s list when they travel to Blackburn.
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Five runs in the first inning to the Wildcats was reason enough to get the edge over Newport and extended that lead to six before the Rams got one in each of the fourth and fifth innings.
It doesn’t get easier for Newport who come up against Sunshine while Waverley take on Cheltenham who are starting to find form.
5 3
Single-run digs from Essendon in the second and fourth paved a good starting point for the Bombers before three runs in the fifth to the Tigers gave them the lead.
Upwey Ferntree Gully added two more to their total and Essendon couldn’t produce more than one run in their sixth time in offence.
The Tigers got over the line in this game thanks to a great pitching performance from Adam Campli and James Wilkinson giving the team a key lead with a monster home run.
23 4
It was an even 3-3 game at the end of five innings, which makes the result a bit surprising.
The Demons got two runs in the first inning and another in the fifth as Fitzroy added two in response, in addition to the one in the fourth.
Fitzroy couldn’t get a hold of a rampant Demons outfit as they scored a whopping 20 runs in the sixth – the Lions not able to replicate the amount of runs they saw against them.
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Sandringham were good in the middle part of this battle, securing a 5-0 lead before Berwick City got a run late in the eighth inning and couldn’t get the required score in the ninth.
It was the Royals’ first win of the summer season, but amazingly, they managed to go down a spot on the ladder.
Brandan Stenhouse had two runs to his name while Cody Anderson and Paul Rutgers had two RBI’s each. Sam Street pitched the whole nine innings for Sandringham, giving up five hits for one run and four strikeouts to claim to win.
The Cougars had handy contributions from Bradley Kmet (two hits, one run) and Aiden Willis (one hit, one RBI).
Sandringham were good in the middle part of this battle, securing a 5-0 lead before Berwick City got a run late in the eighth inning and couldn’t get the required score in the ninth.
It was the Royals’ first win of the summer season, but amazingly, they managed to go down a spot on the ladder.
Brandan Stenhouse had two runs to his name while Cody Anderson and Paul Rutgers had two RBI’s each. Sam Street pitched the whole nine innings for Sandringham, giving up five hits for one run and four strikeouts to claim to win.
The Cougars had handy contributions from Bradley Kmet (two hits, one run) and Aiden Willis (one hit, one RBI).
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Photo: Lee Dare/Sunshine Eagles Baseball Club - Facebook
Cheltenham players are still finding their feet in Division One, losing their fourth straight game since being promoted from Division Two.
Sunshine on the other hand are the only undefeated team in Division One with a 4-0 record, now a game clear of Blackburn on top of the ladder.
Eagle Jeremy Young was at the plate when bases were loaded and hit a triple to bring in three runs as the Eagels cruised to a 6-0 win. Import Bryce Alridge hit a double to send home two runners.
Lars Ligouri gave up the six runs within the first five innings but Jake Enciondo ensured the result didn’t get too out of hand as relief.
3 5
Newport attempted an unlikely comeback at the top of the ninth, needing six runs to get ahead of Waverley who grew a lead periodically throughout the game.
Jacob Sheldon-Collins had three hits and a run while Andrew Russell had two RBI’s and scored himself courtesy of a deep hit that cleared the outfield fence.
Russell wasn’t the only one who hit a long bomb, Mohi Kahui also went big, that being his second home run in as many games for the year.
Russell pitched eight complete innings for zero runs on four hits with a season-high seven strikeouts for his second win of the season.
For Newport, Nathan Smith had two hits while Cameron Lyons hit a single and was able to get around all the way as Connor Schibeci and Trenell Hutchins had an RBI each.
Despite being credited with the loss and giving up five runs, Rams pitcher Jason Jarvis had five strikeouts in eight innings.
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After collecting the first two runs of the game, a five-run effort in the fifth inning to the Tigers all but secured the result was beyond reach for the Bombers, but the home team were able to get on the board in the bottom of the ninth.
The contributions were everywhere across the lineup with Joshua Hendricks and Jordan Elliot with three hits each with the latter amassing two RBI’s.
Donovan Hendricks came across the plate on three occasions, Ashley Winton with two runs also.
Jarrod Turner had a fantastic start for Upwey Ferntree Gully with seven scoreless innings, including a season-high five strikeouts to finish with the win.
Cody Rodwell was Essendon’s solitary score as he made his way on base once throughout his appearances at the plate where Ross Bament recorded two hits from four at bats.
3 1
Fitzroy scored their three runs within the first three innings after starting the first dig with a 2-0 lead.
The Demons found their way onto the scorecard in the sixth but couldn’t continue to pester the Lions lead.
Tom Dicker, Tom Wilson and Rusty Huber all scored for Fitzroy with Wilson reaching third base on his hit.
Riley Hill was on the mound for three innings and picked up the win, not allowing a run to score. Huber pitched three innings and in facing 12 batters, struck out half of them for the save.
Jarryd Rogers scored from his two-base hit to be the home team’s only scorer but Tim Sullivan had three hits including two doubles, but couldn’t find his way home.
Adam Pahos gave up two hits and one run in four innings where Liam Davine got the loss, giving up two runs from two hits in two innings.
Division 1 Reserves
4 5
This game provided plenty of runs early for Blackburn who found a couple of helpful hits from Owen de Vries and RBI’s courtesy of Tim Holland and Riley Hodgson.
The momentum shifted in Geelong favour soon after, cutting the margin back at regular intervals, getting within one run at the conclusion of the fifth inning.
Geelong were able to score the required runs in the bottom of the sixth to walk it off and hand Blackburn their first loss of the season, while picking up their first win.
7 8
Both teams have been evenly matched across the season so far and this was evident in the Royals one-run win.
It improved Sandringham’s record to 2-2 with the two wins now within the last fortnight, each against Berwick and sees them overtake the Cougars on the ladder.
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Sunshine picked up their first win of the competition against Cheltenham and will be liking their chances to make it two in a row as they take on Newport next weekend whereas the Rustlers face the undefeated Waverley.
0 4
Waverley Wildcats were good defensively, keeping their game tight and not allowing the Rams to score.
The Wildcats on the other hand got out to a 2-0 lead in the second before backing it up and claiming another two runs in the sixth.
14 2
A strong showing from Upwey Ferntree Gully in both offence and defence.
Riley Light had four hits for the Tigers with Jordan Gavin two doubles contributing too. Kaioh Sato was a threat with two triples and five RBI’s.
Bryce Taylor got the start for the Tigers and threw six innings with Mitch John throwing a clean inning in relief.
6 7
Melbourne had a walk-off win in the bottom of the sixth at home against Fitzroy after being down 6-2 in the middle of the fourth.
After three-run efforts from the Lions in the first and fourth, Melbourne was still holding out hope of a fighting finish.
Single-run innings in the fourth and fifth still left the Demons behind by two but three runs in the sixth powered them across the line.
Division 1 Thirds
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The Cougars narrowly escaped with victory over Sandringham for their first win of the season. Sandringham now hosts Geelong this weekend while Berwick City heads to Blackbrn.
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The game ended in an 11-all draw, the Baycats denying Blackburn from a perfect 4-0 start and in the process, seeing them give up their first place standing.
Orioles first baseman Goeff Agnew got two hits from his at bats.
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A mammoth total from Cheltenham (more than half of their accrued Rounds 1-3 total runs) gave them their first win of the season against Sunshine.
Sunshine will be looking to recover quickly when they face Newport next weekend while the Rustlers travel to Waverley to face the in-form Wildcats.
1 4
A tight contest for the early stages of this game between the first and last-placed sides, both teams getting a run in their first digs.
Waverley broke the deadlock in the fourth with the result still up in the air.
The Wildcats took off in the sixth when they scored two runs, the Rams unable to respond in the next innings.
12 3
An offensive team effort provided a strong performance from the Tigers young players, especially Chad Hendrickse with a home run.
Upwey Ferntree Gully also found comfort in knowing their pitchers would perform well, and they did with Harry Snoxell and Will Richardson showing great signs.
6 5
Fitzroy tried and tried to get the win but fell just short of a comeback in the sixth innings.
Down by four heading into the final dig, the Lions buckled in and kept their composure to bat in three runs, ultimately falling short by one.
Melbourne got off to a flyer by scoring two in the first, and Fitzroy responded with two of their own in the second.
A string of efforts across the fourth to sixth innings gave them a safe lead, but good closing pitching when under pressure was key to getting the result in the Demons favour.
Division 1 Fourths
6 4
The lead changed four times in this contest as Blackburn got their first score at the top of the first.
Down by one after four innings, Blackburn kept themselves in the game, tying it up in the fifth and getting over the line from scoring two runs in the sixth.
Blackburn’s Bailey Pedan had a day out with a few hits and John McBride was steady on the mound when throwing seven digs.
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Cheltenham handed Sunshine its first loss of the season, batting in 12 runs against the previously undefeated team.
It was also the Rustlers first win of the year and made up for coming close last week against the Eagles.
Sunshine have a chance to redeem themselves against Newport next week while Cheltenham play Waverley.
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In a reverse result of what happened the week prior, Sandringham won this game as Berwick slid down the ladder with their first loss.
Sandringham will hope for their third win of the season when they take on Geelong and Berwick will want to get back on the winner’s list when they travel to Blackburn.
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Five runs in the first inning to the Wildcats was reason enough to get the edge over Newport and extended that lead to six before the Rams got one in each of the fourth and fifth innings.
It doesn’t get easier for Newport who come up against Sunshine while Waverley take on Cheltenham who are starting to find form.
5 3
Single-run digs from Essendon in the second and fourth paved a good starting point for the Bombers before three runs in the fifth to the Tigers gave them the lead.
Upwey Ferntree Gully added two more to their total and Essendon couldn’t produce more than one run in their sixth time in offence.
The Tigers got over the line in this game thanks to a great pitching performance from Adam Campli and James Wilkinson giving the team a key lead with a monster home run.
23 4
It was an even 3-3 game at the end of five innings, which makes the result a bit surprising.
The Demons got two runs in the first inning and another in the fifth as Fitzroy added two in response, in addition to the one in the fourth.
Fitzroy couldn’t get a hold of a rampant Demons outfit as they scored a whopping 20 runs in the sixth – the Lions not able to replicate the amount of runs they saw against them.
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Photo: Lee Dare/Sunshine Eagles Baseball Club - Facebook
Cheltenham players are still finding their feet in Division One, losing their fourth straight game since being promoted from Division Two.
Sunshine on the other hand are the only undefeated team in Division One with a 4-0 record, now a game clear of Blackburn on top of the ladder.
Eagle Jeremy Young was at the plate when bases were loaded and hit a triple to bring in three runs as the Eagels cruised to a 6-0 win. Import Bryce Alridge hit a double to send home two runners.
Lars Ligouri gave up the six runs within the first five innings but Jake Enciondo ensured the result didn’t get too out of hand as relief.
3 5
Newport attempted an unlikely comeback at the top of the ninth, needing six runs to get ahead of Waverley who grew a lead periodically throughout the game.
Jacob Sheldon-Collins had three hits and a run while Andrew Russell had two RBI’s and scored himself courtesy of a deep hit that cleared the outfield fence.
Russell wasn’t the only one who hit a long bomb, Mohi Kahui also went big, that being his second home run in as many games for the year.
Russell pitched eight complete innings for zero runs on four hits with a season-high seven strikeouts for his second win of the season.
For Newport, Nathan Smith had two hits while Cameron Lyons hit a single and was able to get around all the way as Connor Schibeci and Trenell Hutchins had an RBI each.
Despite being credited with the loss and giving up five runs, Rams pitcher Jason Jarvis had five strikeouts in eight innings.
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After collecting the first two runs of the game, a five-run effort in the fifth inning to the Tigers all but secured the result was beyond reach for the Bombers, but the home team were able to get on the board in the bottom of the ninth.
The contributions were everywhere across the lineup with Joshua Hendricks and Jordan Elliot with three hits each with the latter amassing two RBI’s.
Donovan Hendricks came across the plate on three occasions, Ashley Winton with two runs also.
Jarrod Turner had a fantastic start for Upwey Ferntree Gully with seven scoreless innings, including a season-high five strikeouts to finish with the win.
Cody Rodwell was Essendon’s solitary score as he made his way on base once throughout his appearances at the plate where Ross Bament recorded two hits from four at bats.
3 1
Fitzroy scored their three runs within the first three innings after starting the first dig with a 2-0 lead.
The Demons found their way onto the scorecard in the sixth but couldn’t continue to pester the Lions lead.
Tom Dicker, Tom Wilson and Rusty Huber all scored for Fitzroy with Wilson reaching third base on his hit.
Riley Hill was on the mound for three innings and picked up the win, not allowing a run to score. Huber pitched three innings and in facing 12 batters, struck out half of them for the save.
Jarryd Rogers scored from his two-base hit to be the home team’s only scorer but Tim Sullivan had three hits including two doubles, but couldn’t find his way home.
Adam Pahos gave up two hits and one run in four innings where Liam Davine got the loss, giving up two runs from two hits in two innings.
Division 1 Reserves
4 5
This game provided plenty of runs early for Blackburn who found a couple of helpful hits from Owen de Vries and RBI’s courtesy of Tim Holland and Riley Hodgson.
The momentum shifted in Geelong favour soon after, cutting the margin back at regular intervals, getting within one run at the conclusion of the fifth inning.
Geelong were able to score the required runs in the bottom of the sixth to walk it off and hand Blackburn their first loss of the season, while picking up their first win.
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Both teams have been evenly matched across the season so far and this was evident in the Royals one-run win.
It improved Sandringham’s record to 2-2 with the two wins now within the last fortnight, each against Berwick and sees them overtake the Cougars on the ladder.
3 9
Sunshine picked up their first win of the competition against Cheltenham and will be liking their chances to make it two in a row as they take on Newport next weekend whereas the Rustlers face the undefeated Waverley.
0 4
Waverley Wildcats were good defensively, keeping their game tight and not allowing the Rams to score.
The Wildcats on the other hand got out to a 2-0 lead in the second before backing it up and claiming another two runs in the sixth.
14 2
A strong showing from Upwey Ferntree Gully in both offence and defence.
Riley Light had four hits for the Tigers with Jordan Gavin two doubles contributing too. Kaioh Sato was a threat with two triples and five RBI’s.
Bryce Taylor got the start for the Tigers and threw six innings with Mitch John throwing a clean inning in relief.
6 7
Melbourne had a walk-off win in the bottom of the sixth at home against Fitzroy after being down 6-2 in the middle of the fourth.
After three-run efforts from the Lions in the first and fourth, Melbourne was still holding out hope of a fighting finish.
Single-run innings in the fourth and fifth still left the Demons behind by two but three runs in the sixth powered them across the line.
Division 1 Thirds
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The Cougars narrowly escaped with victory over Sandringham for their first win of the season. Sandringham now hosts Geelong this weekend while Berwick City heads to Blackbrn.
11 11
The game ended in an 11-all draw, the Baycats denying Blackburn from a perfect 4-0 start and in the process, seeing them give up their first place standing.
Orioles first baseman Goeff Agnew got two hits from his at bats.
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A mammoth total from Cheltenham (more than half of their accrued Rounds 1-3 total runs) gave them their first win of the season against Sunshine.
Sunshine will be looking to recover quickly when they face Newport next weekend while the Rustlers travel to Waverley to face the in-form Wildcats.
1 4
A tight contest for the early stages of this game between the first and last-placed sides, both teams getting a run in their first digs.
Waverley broke the deadlock in the fourth with the result still up in the air.
The Wildcats took off in the sixth when they scored two runs, the Rams unable to respond in the next innings.
12 3
An offensive team effort provided a strong performance from the Tigers young players, especially Chad Hendrickse with a home run.
Upwey Ferntree Gully also found comfort in knowing their pitchers would perform well, and they did with Harry Snoxell and Will Richardson showing great signs.
6 5
Fitzroy tried and tried to get the win but fell just short of a comeback in the sixth innings.
Down by four heading into the final dig, the Lions buckled in and kept their composure to bat in three runs, ultimately falling short by one.
Melbourne got off to a flyer by scoring two in the first, and Fitzroy responded with two of their own in the second.
A string of efforts across the fourth to sixth innings gave them a safe lead, but good closing pitching when under pressure was key to getting the result in the Demons favour.
Division 1 Fourths
6 4
The lead changed four times in this contest as Blackburn got their first score at the top of the first.
Down by one after four innings, Blackburn kept themselves in the game, tying it up in the fifth and getting over the line from scoring two runs in the sixth.
Blackburn’s Bailey Pedan had a day out with a few hits and John McBride was steady on the mound when throwing seven digs.
6 12
Cheltenham handed Sunshine its first loss of the season, batting in 12 runs against the previously undefeated team.
It was also the Rustlers first win of the year and made up for coming close last week against the Eagles.
Sunshine have a chance to redeem themselves against Newport next week while Cheltenham play Waverley.
3 7
In a reverse result of what happened the week prior, Sandringham won this game as Berwick slid down the ladder with their first loss.
Sandringham will hope for their third win of the season when they take on Geelong and Berwick will want to get back on the winner’s list when they travel to Blackburn.
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Five runs in the first inning to the Wildcats was reason enough to get the edge over Newport and extended that lead to six before the Rams got one in each of the fourth and fifth innings.
It doesn’t get easier for Newport who come up against Sunshine while Waverley take on Cheltenham who are starting to find form.
5 3
Single-run digs from Essendon in the second and fourth paved a good starting point for the Bombers before three runs in the fifth to the Tigers gave them the lead.
Upwey Ferntree Gully added two more to their total and Essendon couldn’t produce more than one run in their sixth time in offence.
The Tigers got over the line in this game thanks to a great pitching performance from Adam Campli and James Wilkinson giving the team a key lead with a monster home run.
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It was an even 3-3 game at the end of five innings, which makes the result a bit surprising.
The Demons got two runs in the first inning and another in the fifth as Fitzroy added two in response, in addition to the one in the fourth.
Fitzroy couldn’t get a hold of a rampant Demons outfit as they scored a whopping 20 runs in the sixth – the Lions not able to replicate the amount of runs they saw against them.
It was an even 3-3 game at the end of five innings, which makes the result a bit surprising.
The Demons got two runs in the first inning and another in the fifth as Fitzroy added two in response, in addition to the one in the fourth.
Fitzroy couldn’t get a hold of a rampant Demons outfit as they scored a whopping 20 runs in the sixth – the Lions not able to replicate the amount of runs they saw against them.