Bears’ Brock Wells heads to US to advance his baseball

BROCK Wells will play his last game for the Bellarine Bears this Saturday before heading to the USA next week to advance his baseball aspirations.

Wells has secured a two-year scholarship at Central Arizona College.

CAC recently won the NJCAA world series of baseball in June with a team that included another Geelong local, Liam Spence.

Wells hopes to secure a further two-year scholarship and then go through to the minor league system. The club will miss his abilities but wish him the very best in the US.

A Grade played against Lara edging ahead of 4-2 after the top of the third inning, but the Wildcats replied with 12 runs to put the game out of reach for the Bears, going down 17-4.

A Reserve hit up a storm to put the Wildcats away 17-0.

Chris Hockey working his way back from injury had five hits from five at bats in a 16 hit game for the Bears, with Sam Lazarus chipping in with two hits, both in the final inning.

Pat Brackley threw a complete game with seven strike-outs and conceding just four hits and was backed by the division’s most miserly defence.

B-Reserve crushed Saints Black 14-2 with another outstanding hitting display.

Bears scored four in the first and 10 in the third. Ethan Weekley with four hits and Andy Riddett with a home run in the first inning.

C Grade Blue were up against Saints at their annual Go Pink for Cancer Day.

It’s a great initiative and the Bears had a great day, but ended up on the receiving end of a 15-2 loss.

C Grade Red played Sunday at Wallington against Lara.

Some solid hitting by the Bears wasn’t enough to overcome a consistent Lara, who scored consistently through the early innings, eventually going down 14-6.