Most 11-1 games are not very close. That was not the case on Sunday at Chelsea.
Tied at one after three, the Hunters tallied once in the fourth, three times and fifth and then six in the seventh to get past the Dolphins via the mercy rule, 11-1.
Doug Watson got the win for Ormond, allowing just one run in a complete game victory. He struck out five and walked two, surrendering six hits.
At the dish, Sam Robertson, Jarrad Barrow (seventh inning solo home run) and Ben Carracher proved crucial, combining for nine hits and five runs batted in.
Wilson Yeh took the loss for Chelsea, allowing five runs.
David Chen knocked in the sole Dolphins run with a third inning single.
Original report supplied by Belinda Worton of the Chelsea Baseball Club
Playing on a Saturday for the first time since their arrival in Division 3, the Saints celebrated the historic occasion by pummelling the Pumas, 12-4, at Tom O’Halloran Field.
Scoreless after two and a half, St Kilda plated a single run in the bottom of the third to take an early lead. Pakenham answered back to tie it in the top half of the fourth, only to see the pesky Saints again pull ahead by one in their half.
The fifth inning proved crucial as St Kilda plated four in the fifth. Though Pakenham responded with two runs in the sixth and another in the seventh, a pivotal four spot in the Saints’ home half put the game out of reach. They also scored two more in the eighth to provide the final margin of victory.
As has become a weekly tradition, ace Jarrod MacEachern was again stellar on the mound, ceding a lone earned run while scattering just a few hits.
Good solid defense and team batting were also on display with Bryan Livett again the standout Saints hitter, going 4-5 with a walk.
Switching things up in their starting rotation, host Mulgrave gave the ball to Liam Richardson who was outstanding on the hill, allowing just one unearned run in six innings.
Up 2-1 after five, the Rebels scored four in the sixth, three in the seventh and another one in the eighth to win handily what was a close tilt.
Matthew Young finished off the victory for Mulgrave.
Original report supplied by Lincoln Ladds of the Mulgrave Baseball Club