Mulgrave 10, Chelsea 6
Looking to maintain their strong performance on the field, host Mulgrave were leading 10-0 in the fifth after tallying four, zero, three, and three in the first four innings. Missed opportunities in the fifth allowed Chelsea back into the game, chalking up four runs to nearly cut the deficit in half.
Strong fielding and pitching by both teams left each scoreless in the last half—until the ninth when the Dolphins plated another couple runs to close the game out to its final score. Mulgrave finished with 14 hits while Chelsea struck 10. For the Rebels, starter Stuart Phillips pitched eight impressive innings (90 of 144 pitches for strikes with five punch outs) before vacating the mound for teammate Daniel van den Hoek in the ninth.
At the plate, Ben Hardman paced the Rebels with a single, double and four RBI. Mulgrave’s Rhys McDonnell, Caleb Pool, Warwick Poole, and Nicholas Thompson all had multiple hits, including a triple by Thompson. van den Hoek also recorded a three bagger for the Rebels.
Original report supplied by Lincoln Ladds of Mulgrave Baseball Club.
Footscray 7, Ormond Glenhuntly 6
Plating four runs in the top of the first and another three in the seventh were just enough for the Bulldogs to keep the Hunters at bay, 7-6. Ormond Glenhuntly responded to the initial Footscray attack by scoring twice in each the second and third to tie the contest but could not answer their three-run seventh, slimming the lead in the bottom of that inning and the ninth with singles run but unable to come up with equalizer. Matt Martin and Mitsuhiko Nakatab each had two singles for the victors with the former also knocking in two runs as well.
Research 10, St Kilda 4
Another sloppy start once again put the Saints behind early as they fell to the visiting Roadrunners, 10-4. St Kilda starter Pete McCourt pitched well but was again the victim of multiple fielding miscues. In relief, fireballer Brett Elliott was sensational, striking out eight and only giving up two hits in five innings of scoreless relief. With the defeat, St Kilda drops to 0-3-1 while the Research victory was their first of the season.
Pakenham was idle this weekend.