Mulgrave 20, Ormond Glenhuntly 10
Cover your eyes pitchers: this game was not for anyone who consistently toes-the-rubber.
Thirty runs in seven innings. The Rebels alone had 20 hits, including five from Nicholas Thompson and three each courtesy of Ben Hardman, Caleb Poole and Weekly Wrap contributor Lincoln Ladds.
Poole scored four times, Thompson knocked in that many, and Hardman went deep and drove in five.
Mulgrave was up 5-2 after one, 9-2 after three, 15-4 after four, 17-6 after six and scored twice after Ormond tallied four in the seventh to evoke the mercy rule.
With the victory, Mulgrave stays unbeaten, with their only blemish a tie to St Kilda in the season’s fourth week.
Pakenham 10, St Kilda 9
Considering the Saints lost their backstop (and beating heart of the team) Robby Lewis in the first inning after a nasty foul tip severely bruised his jaw, their performance was remarkable. Down 4-0 early, they rallied with six in the second, highlighted by a two-run double by Bryan Livett, Lewis’ replacement.
After both teams traded single runs in the third, the Pumas tied the contest with two in the bottom of the fourth.
There it remained until the über-dramatic ninth. St Kilda scored twice but some defensive miscues in the bottom half marred an epic 160 pitch performance by club coach Brett Elliott.
Research 10, Chelsea 3
Good pitching and robust hitting propelled the Roadrunners to a huge road win. Research had five players—Riley Cleeve, Ashley Grove, Steve Hulmes, Sam Mather and Mark Willmore—record multiple hits, with Mather contributing two doubles.
Footscray had a bye.
Cover your eyes pitchers: this game was not for anyone who consistently toes-the-rubber.
Thirty runs in seven innings. The Rebels alone had 20 hits, including five from Nicholas Thompson and three each courtesy of Ben Hardman, Caleb Poole and Weekly Wrap contributor Lincoln Ladds.
Poole scored four times, Thompson knocked in that many, and Hardman went deep and drove in five.
Mulgrave was up 5-2 after one, 9-2 after three, 15-4 after four, 17-6 after six and scored twice after Ormond tallied four in the seventh to evoke the mercy rule.
With the victory, Mulgrave stays unbeaten, with their only blemish a tie to St Kilda in the season’s fourth week.
Pakenham 10, St Kilda 9
Considering the Saints lost their backstop (and beating heart of the team) Robby Lewis in the first inning after a nasty foul tip severely bruised his jaw, their performance was remarkable. Down 4-0 early, they rallied with six in the second, highlighted by a two-run double by Bryan Livett, Lewis’ replacement.
After both teams traded single runs in the third, the Pumas tied the contest with two in the bottom of the fourth.
There it remained until the über-dramatic ninth. St Kilda scored twice but some defensive miscues in the bottom half marred an epic 160 pitch performance by club coach Brett Elliott.
Research 10, Chelsea 3
Good pitching and robust hitting propelled the Roadrunners to a huge road win. Research had five players—Riley Cleeve, Ashley Grove, Steve Hulmes, Sam Mather and Mark Willmore—record multiple hits, with Mather contributing two doubles.
Footscray had a bye.