Ballarat 5, Williamstown 4
The Brewers accomplishment something on Sunday not too often attained this season: cooling off the Wolves’ bats.
Despite trailing by one entering their home half of the first, Ballarat evened the game before scoring three times in the third and adding an insurance marker in the sixth. Three Williamstown runs in the seventh tightened the contest up considerably, but the Wolves would get no closer, falling 5-4.
Justin Gourlay had the lone multi-hit game for Williamstown, going 2-5 for a double, triple, a run scored and three RBI. Staci Rogers knocked in the other run.
For the victors, Ricky Howell had the game’s biggest hit, a triple, and drove in three of the Brewers five runs. Leigh Ashmore and Mathew Jones contributed the other RBI.
Upwey Ferntree Gully 10, Fitzroy 6
A hitting clinic broke out in Fitzroy on Sunday as the Lions and Tigers (oh my!) combined for 16 runs and 26 hits.
Leading the parade was Upwey’s Nicholas Rice who went 3-5 with a double, run scored and an RBI. Dylan Archer had a triple and knocked in two; Peter Schroeders and Jarrod Turner also knocked in a pair for the winning side.
Fitzroy was led by Taylor Eichhorst (2-3, a double, run, RBI), Brock Pawley (2-5, run, RBI), Callum Stevens (2-5 with a double and a run scored) and Thomas Wilson (2-4 with a run).
The victory ups the Tigers mark to 6-8 while the Lions fall to 9-5-1 with the defeat.
Berwick City 8, Bonbeach 7
Seven runs is an awfully big deficit to overcome. The visiting Bluejays found that out the hard way as they took the loss in a tight contest, 8-7.
The Cougars scored six runs in the second inning and never looked back.
With the victory, Berwick City improves to 8-7 while Bonbeach falls to 4-10.
Werribee 14, Malvern 3
The Giants continued their remarkable season with an impressive 14-3 win over the host Braves. The triumph keeps them second on the ladder, equal in points but two in the loss column behind Moorabbin. Malvern is now tied for second-to-last with Bonbeach.
Moorabbin 10, Port Melbourne 3
Tallying three times in the first, once in the second, two more times in the fifth, thrice in the sixth and adding one in the seventh for good measure, the Panthers easily dispatched of the Mariners, 10-3.
The win keeps Moorabbin percentage points above Werribee for the top of the ladder dominance.
The Panthers travel to Williamstown on Sunday while the Mariners host the Lions from Fitzroy.
The Brewers accomplishment something on Sunday not too often attained this season: cooling off the Wolves’ bats.
Despite trailing by one entering their home half of the first, Ballarat evened the game before scoring three times in the third and adding an insurance marker in the sixth. Three Williamstown runs in the seventh tightened the contest up considerably, but the Wolves would get no closer, falling 5-4.
Justin Gourlay had the lone multi-hit game for Williamstown, going 2-5 for a double, triple, a run scored and three RBI. Staci Rogers knocked in the other run.
For the victors, Ricky Howell had the game’s biggest hit, a triple, and drove in three of the Brewers five runs. Leigh Ashmore and Mathew Jones contributed the other RBI.
Upwey Ferntree Gully 10, Fitzroy 6
A hitting clinic broke out in Fitzroy on Sunday as the Lions and Tigers (oh my!) combined for 16 runs and 26 hits.
Leading the parade was Upwey’s Nicholas Rice who went 3-5 with a double, run scored and an RBI. Dylan Archer had a triple and knocked in two; Peter Schroeders and Jarrod Turner also knocked in a pair for the winning side.
Fitzroy was led by Taylor Eichhorst (2-3, a double, run, RBI), Brock Pawley (2-5, run, RBI), Callum Stevens (2-5 with a double and a run scored) and Thomas Wilson (2-4 with a run).
The victory ups the Tigers mark to 6-8 while the Lions fall to 9-5-1 with the defeat.
Berwick City 8, Bonbeach 7
Seven runs is an awfully big deficit to overcome. The visiting Bluejays found that out the hard way as they took the loss in a tight contest, 8-7.
The Cougars scored six runs in the second inning and never looked back.
With the victory, Berwick City improves to 8-7 while Bonbeach falls to 4-10.
Werribee 14, Malvern 3
The Giants continued their remarkable season with an impressive 14-3 win over the host Braves. The triumph keeps them second on the ladder, equal in points but two in the loss column behind Moorabbin. Malvern is now tied for second-to-last with Bonbeach.
Moorabbin 10, Port Melbourne 3
Tallying three times in the first, once in the second, two more times in the fifth, thrice in the sixth and adding one in the seventh for good measure, the Panthers easily dispatched of the Mariners, 10-3.
The win keeps Moorabbin percentage points above Werribee for the top of the ladder dominance.
The Panthers travel to Williamstown on Sunday while the Mariners host the Lions from Fitzroy.