Werribee 5, Ballarat 3
The Giants continued to assert their dominance with a 5-3 win over the Brewers on Saturday. With the victory, Werribee is tied atop the ladder with Moorabbin, each with an identical 9-2 record. The loss dropped Ballarat to 3-8 on the season and ninth place in the comp.
Upwey Ferntree Gully 5, Bonbeach 1
Reversing the result of their late October clash (in which the host Bluejays bested the Tigers, 11-4), Upwey rode the dominant pitching of Jarrod Turner to prevail at home, 5-1. Turner was masterful, hurling a complete game while only allowing six hits, a walk, a hit batter and striking out 11. It helped that he pitched with a lead throughout, buoyed by single runs in the first and third frames. Bonbeach halved the lead in top of the eighth but the Tigers response—three runs in the bottom half then a 1-2-3 top of the ninth—was impressive and resolute.
Nicholas Rice and Jayden Christie-Dossetter both had two hits for the Tigers while Dylan Archer, Evan Phillips, and Jordan Elliot contributed one hit each to the cause.
Across the diamond, Dayle Selleck pitched very well for Bluejays, allowing only two runs (both unearned) on five hits in six innings. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out one. His reliever, Jon Bannister, also held his own. He threw two innings, giving up two hits, two walks, while striking out three.
Selleck and Bannister also contributed a hit apiece.
Original reports supplied by Matty Prior (Bonbeach Baseball Club) and Greg Rice (Upwey Ferntree Gully Baseball Club)
Moorabbin 11, Fitzroy 1
Looking to hold on to a share of first place, the Panthers tallied three runs in the first, one in the second, before adding two in the fifth and five more in the eighth to coast to an 11-1 win. The victory, their ninth in 11 games, keeps them tied atop the ladder with Werribee.
With the loss, Fitzroy drops to 7-4 on the season.
Port Melbourne 6, Berwick City 0
Import Will Musson is worth every penny. Or so the Mariners must think after he shut down the Cougars in a dominating complete game shutout.
Port Melbourne scored their six runs in just two innings: the third (two) and the seventh (four). They outhit Berwick City, 8-3, and was led by Nick Hoy with three hits, Musson with two, and one knock each to Tyson Niddrie, Andy Krause, and Kevin Ung.
The Cougars were led by Ryan Shane, John O’Connor and Sam Beasley at the plate and Mark Surtees (five innings) and O’Connor on the mound.
Original report supplied by Mark Gibbens
Williamstown 15, Malvern 11
Last Sunday the Wolves scored 21 runs; a week later they only managed 15. It was enough to win, though, as they edged the host Braves, 15-11.
This was a wild game from start to finish.
Malvern jumped out early with three in the first, only to see Williamstown come right back and tie it in the second. They traded runs in the third and the Wolves pulled ahead in the fourth, 5-4. In the bottom of the sixth the Braves reclaimed the lead, 6-5, only to see Williamstown plate five in the seventh to lead 10-6.
The Braves narrowed the deficit to 10-8 in the eighth before allowing five runs to score in the top of the ninth. They had three more men cross the plate in their last at-bat but on this day it was simply not enough.
With the win Williamstown moves to 6-5 (and a tie for fourth rung on the ladder) while Malvern falls to 4-7 (tied for seventh).
The Giants continued to assert their dominance with a 5-3 win over the Brewers on Saturday. With the victory, Werribee is tied atop the ladder with Moorabbin, each with an identical 9-2 record. The loss dropped Ballarat to 3-8 on the season and ninth place in the comp.
Upwey Ferntree Gully 5, Bonbeach 1
Reversing the result of their late October clash (in which the host Bluejays bested the Tigers, 11-4), Upwey rode the dominant pitching of Jarrod Turner to prevail at home, 5-1. Turner was masterful, hurling a complete game while only allowing six hits, a walk, a hit batter and striking out 11. It helped that he pitched with a lead throughout, buoyed by single runs in the first and third frames. Bonbeach halved the lead in top of the eighth but the Tigers response—three runs in the bottom half then a 1-2-3 top of the ninth—was impressive and resolute.
Nicholas Rice and Jayden Christie-Dossetter both had two hits for the Tigers while Dylan Archer, Evan Phillips, and Jordan Elliot contributed one hit each to the cause.
Across the diamond, Dayle Selleck pitched very well for Bluejays, allowing only two runs (both unearned) on five hits in six innings. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out one. His reliever, Jon Bannister, also held his own. He threw two innings, giving up two hits, two walks, while striking out three.
Selleck and Bannister also contributed a hit apiece.
Original reports supplied by Matty Prior (Bonbeach Baseball Club) and Greg Rice (Upwey Ferntree Gully Baseball Club)
Moorabbin 11, Fitzroy 1
Looking to hold on to a share of first place, the Panthers tallied three runs in the first, one in the second, before adding two in the fifth and five more in the eighth to coast to an 11-1 win. The victory, their ninth in 11 games, keeps them tied atop the ladder with Werribee.
With the loss, Fitzroy drops to 7-4 on the season.
Port Melbourne 6, Berwick City 0
Import Will Musson is worth every penny. Or so the Mariners must think after he shut down the Cougars in a dominating complete game shutout.
Port Melbourne scored their six runs in just two innings: the third (two) and the seventh (four). They outhit Berwick City, 8-3, and was led by Nick Hoy with three hits, Musson with two, and one knock each to Tyson Niddrie, Andy Krause, and Kevin Ung.
The Cougars were led by Ryan Shane, John O’Connor and Sam Beasley at the plate and Mark Surtees (five innings) and O’Connor on the mound.
Original report supplied by Mark Gibbens
Williamstown 15, Malvern 11
Last Sunday the Wolves scored 21 runs; a week later they only managed 15. It was enough to win, though, as they edged the host Braves, 15-11.
This was a wild game from start to finish.
Malvern jumped out early with three in the first, only to see Williamstown come right back and tie it in the second. They traded runs in the third and the Wolves pulled ahead in the fourth, 5-4. In the bottom of the sixth the Braves reclaimed the lead, 6-5, only to see Williamstown plate five in the seventh to lead 10-6.
The Braves narrowed the deficit to 10-8 in the eighth before allowing five runs to score in the top of the ninth. They had three more men cross the plate in their last at-bat but on this day it was simply not enough.
With the win Williamstown moves to 6-5 (and a tie for fourth rung on the ladder) while Malvern falls to 4-7 (tied for seventh).