Author: Zack McGuinness
Newport 10 vs Moorabbin 3
Newport claimed a comfortable 10-3 win over Moorabbin with starter Jimmy Jensen pitching a complete game.
Jensen struck out 10 in an impressive start, allowing just three runs to cross the plate despite surrendering eight hits. From the sixth inning onwards Jensen didn’t surrender a hit.
Josh Mulherin had the ball for Moorabbin, keeping their bats quiet until the third inning where Matthew Lawman knocked in a three-run home run for Newport.
Offensively, Newport finished Sunday’s contest with 13 hits to Moorabbin’s 7. The seventh inning proved to be a pivotal inning as Newport recorded four runs to stretch their lead.
Nathan Harris received the win for Blackburn on Sunday as they toppled the Geelong Baycats for the second time this season.
Harris pitched six innings for Blackburn in their 4-2 win, surrendering eight hits for two runs while striking out six.
Despite winning the hit battle 9-8, Geelong struggled to get enough runs on the board. Rudy Jaramillo received the loss after pitching seven innings of work, allowing four runs while walking three and striking out six.
An impressive outing from Brian Kloppe led the Cheltenham Rustlers to a 5-2 victory over the Sandringham Royals at Farm Road.
Kloppe held the Royals scoreless through 6.2 innings of work, with Sandringham’s only runs coming in the seventh frame off of closer Phil Richmond.
Royals starter Reed Mason settled down following a busy second inning to pitch five scoreless frames, with young reliever Mitchell Wilcox giving up a run in the sixth.
Fitzroy’s early 1-0 lead was quickly overshadowed as Melbourne countered with three runs in the bottom of the first, from there they never looked back claiming an 8-2 victory.
Adam Pahos had the start for Melbourne, allowing just the one earned run off of seven hits in six frames.
Melbourne’s offense provided Pahos with plenty of run support; Rob Hondromatidis, Nathan Aron, Matt Kent and Matt Blackmore all finished with two hits each.
Zach Rhodes scored Fitzroy’s only other run, going deep in the seventh inning for his first home run of the season.
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A solid starting performance from Springvale’s import pitcher David Fischer was undone by a flurry of runs from the Bombers in the fifth and seventh innings, as Essendon went on to claim a 10-2 win.
Three hits apiece from Tim Sullivan and Scott McIntyre contributed to Essendon’s convincing 10-0 lead by the middle of the eighth.
MID-WEEK RESULTS
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Blackburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Melbourne | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | 13 |
Melbourne jumped out to an early lead on Blackburn and captured a 13-2 victory on Tuesday at Surrey Park.
After a duece in the fourth, Melbourne tacked on another five runs in the fifth after Alex Hondromatidis started the inning with a double, plating Xander Barling and Scott Moore.
Evan Brisentine got it done on the hill on the way to a win. He allowed one run over five innings. Brisentine struck out four, walked two and gave up nine hits.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Moorabbin | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Cheltenham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Moorabbin v Cheltenham saw Phil Richmond go head-to-head with Grant Irving with Irving throwing 7 complete innings for 83 pitches giving up 1 earned and 1 unearned run to earn the win.
Melbourne jumped out to an early lead on Blackburn and captured a 13-2 victory on Tuesday at Surrey Park.
After a duece in the fourth, Melbourne tacked on another five runs in the fifth after Alex Hondromatidis started the inning with a double, plating Xander Barling and Scott Moore.
Evan Brisentine got it done on the hill on the way to a win. He allowed one run over five innings. Brisentine struck out four, walked two and gave up nine hits.
Both teams hit the ball well in the fading light at Altona, but it was the Lions pitching and pressure on the base paths that led Fitzroy to their fourth won on the season. Brock Pawley was back on the bump for the Lions are a weeks rest and got the win. His multiple arm slots and variations doing enough to keep the Essendon hitters off balance and blanking their offense through 4.0.
Josh Tols threw the final two frames and was his usual devestating self, giving up just one hit and striking out four. Tom Dicker and Reese Gregory both recording multiple hit games for the victorious Lions.
The Royals went with three young pitchers who walked 6, gave up 2 hits and a stolen base as the Pirates but up seven in the bottom of the first. The best Sandringham could then do was score 2 runs in the top of the second off
Preston, from 2 walks an infield wild throw and a Sac fly.
The game continued with neither side able achieve hits or score runs, until a lead-off single and 2 wild pitches by the
Royals young closer in the bottom of the fifth resulted in one more run on the Pirates board to get the win 8 - 2.
Offensively, Newport finished Sunday’s contest with 13 hits to Moorabbin’s 7. The seventh inning proved to be a pivotal inning as Newport recorded four runs to stretch their lead.
Offensively, Newport finished Sunday’s contest with 13 hits to Moorabbin’s 7. The seventh inning proved to be a pivotal inning as Newport recorded four runs to stretch their lead.
In the late game at Altona, Tuesday night, the Royals went down to the Baycats 0 - 6. Veteran B