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Bears’ Brock Wells heads to US to advance his baseball

July 24, 2019 BY

Brock Wells in action earlier this season. Photo: MARK LAZARUS

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.