By Jonty Ralphsmith
Casey Softball Association hosted the Softball Victoria Open State Championships at Sweeney Reserve on the weekend.
The hosts were only able to win one of their men’s games, a 13-4 victory over Waverley on Sunday afternoon, which accompanied two defeats to Sunshine and an 11-3 loss to Frankston.
The women fared better, winning all three games on Saturday.
They followed up an 11-2 win over Melbourne with a 9-6 victory over Frankston and 7-3 win over Waverley.
Casey sandwiched a 7-4 victory over Keilor Park on Sunday with losses to Dandenong (8-2) and Albury-Wodonga (8-4).
The winners were: Waverley (Women’s Cup), Dandenong (Women’s Plate), Glen Eira (Men’s Cup) and Sunshine (Men’s Plate).
There were 19 Men’s and Women’s teams representing 13 associations from all over the state.
