Werribee 2, Bonbeach 1
In a cracker of a game, the Giants eked past the Bluejays, 2-1. Bonbeach started the scoring thanks to a great two out at-bat in the top of the fifth by Andy Webber. In the bottom of the frame, a diving catch by Mitch Sheldon-Collins extinguished Werribee's rally, stranding two runners. But the very next inning the Giants struck back, tallying twice.
Jon Bannister took the mound for the Bluejays, throwing seven excellent innings, while southpaw Josh Lee started for the Giants, pitching until the six. Wes Dejong relieved Lee in the seventh, successfully navigating a tough part of the Bonbeach order before finishing off the game. Ben Donald pitched a perfect eighth inning for the Bluejays.
Original report supplied by Matty Prior of Bonbeach Baseball Club
Fitzroy 5, Ballarat 4
Baseball is a game of rhythm. Scoreless innings often begat scoreless innings, lulling teams into a stasis of zeros until one team breaks the numeric mold. So it was on Sunday in Fitzroy. After no runs crossed the plate in the first three frames, the Brewers exploded for three runs only to see the hometown Lions do them two better by plating five in the bottom half of the fourth. A single Ballarat marker in the seventh halved the lead but the visitors could get no closer.
Moorabbin 14, Malvern 0
Though they scored in the first four innings (and five of the first six) the first run to cross the plate proved the only one that mattered in the Panthers whitewashing of the Braves. So reads the box score: two, one, five, five, zero, and one in their home half innings. The game was called in the seventh due to the 10-run rule.
Upwey Ferntree Gully 4, Berwick City 3
If you want to reside atop the ladder at season’s end, winning your home games is a must. The victory on Sunday for the Tigers, then, was a necessary step toward that goal. With the win they creeped closer to .500 (4-5) and closed the gap on the now 6-3 Cougars.
Williamstown 21, Port Melbourne 7
Winning by two touchdowns, the Wolves stayed hot, moving to 5-4 on the season and now sitting alone in fifth place. The Mariners, meanwhile, continued to struggle and fell to 1-8 on the year.
In a cracker of a game, the Giants eked past the Bluejays, 2-1. Bonbeach started the scoring thanks to a great two out at-bat in the top of the fifth by Andy Webber. In the bottom of the frame, a diving catch by Mitch Sheldon-Collins extinguished Werribee's rally, stranding two runners. But the very next inning the Giants struck back, tallying twice.
Jon Bannister took the mound for the Bluejays, throwing seven excellent innings, while southpaw Josh Lee started for the Giants, pitching until the six. Wes Dejong relieved Lee in the seventh, successfully navigating a tough part of the Bonbeach order before finishing off the game. Ben Donald pitched a perfect eighth inning for the Bluejays.
Original report supplied by Matty Prior of Bonbeach Baseball Club
Fitzroy 5, Ballarat 4
Baseball is a game of rhythm. Scoreless innings often begat scoreless innings, lulling teams into a stasis of zeros until one team breaks the numeric mold. So it was on Sunday in Fitzroy. After no runs crossed the plate in the first three frames, the Brewers exploded for three runs only to see the hometown Lions do them two better by plating five in the bottom half of the fourth. A single Ballarat marker in the seventh halved the lead but the visitors could get no closer.
Moorabbin 14, Malvern 0
Though they scored in the first four innings (and five of the first six) the first run to cross the plate proved the only one that mattered in the Panthers whitewashing of the Braves. So reads the box score: two, one, five, five, zero, and one in their home half innings. The game was called in the seventh due to the 10-run rule.
Upwey Ferntree Gully 4, Berwick City 3
If you want to reside atop the ladder at season’s end, winning your home games is a must. The victory on Sunday for the Tigers, then, was a necessary step toward that goal. With the win they creeped closer to .500 (4-5) and closed the gap on the now 6-3 Cougars.
Williamstown 21, Port Melbourne 7
Winning by two touchdowns, the Wolves stayed hot, moving to 5-4 on the season and now sitting alone in fifth place. The Mariners, meanwhile, continued to struggle and fell to 1-8 on the year.