Plenty of big hits on the softball diamond

Mount Gambier Softball League enjoys some strong batting as finals approach

Saturday’s first game of the day saw Wanderers take on Warriors in an entertaining game.

Wanderers hitting was strong throughout with seven extra base hits in their 13 safe hits for the day managing to out hit Warriors who managed six collectively.

For Warriors it was Bec White and Clare Chaplin who shone managing to hit safely twice each whilst for Wanderers their best at the plate were Lily Clifford-Finch, Fiona Finch and Rej Smith all picking up three safe hits each.

With Wanderers hitting well, they managed to take a seven nil lead through the first three innings until Warriors were able to peg it back with three of there own in the top of the third.

Unfortunately for Warriors, there wasn’t much more to come on the score board as the hitting dried up and managed only one more run for the game.

A slice of luck went Charli Kaigg’s way which led to her achieving her first triple for the season as did Finch.

However the highlight of the day with the bat was the inside the park home run which was ripped down the left field line off the bat of Clifford-Finch, that was where she could really show off her speed and make it home safely.

Warriors third base Ange Queale (pictured right) was outstanding all day at the corner pulling off three ripping plays, all from hard hit balls but she saved the best for last with a catch off a line drive and turned it in to a double play singlehandedly.

Erin Chaplin was solid on the mound for Warriors, pitching the entire game, as was mith doing the same for Wanderers with both managing minimal walks and a couple of strike outs each. In the end Wanderers hitting was just too strong on the day finishing MT GAMBIER up winners 14 to 4.

The other match was another classic Concordes versus Concordes round with White bringing Sonia Wilson out of retirement to take three lovely catches at second for her side.

It was a tight encounter early on with the defence holding sway, with United also showing off some lovely fielding work to keep White scoreless.

Sarah Thomson took a dive catch after running in from a deep second and there was a beautiful team combo from first and third Bec Von Duve and Leonie McCallum.

United was able to get a run on the board in the second thanks to an RBI triple to Dana Jones (pictured left) that scored Narelle Walker.

They then put on three more in the fourth thanks to four consecutive safe hits from Jones, Thompson, McCallum and Codie Jackway. Walker crossed the plate for a second time in the last innings to see the final result a victory to United 5-0 in a good spirited encounter