PAKENHAM PUMAS BASEBALL
DIV 3 FIRSTS
Pakenham v Bonbeach – 1-11 loss
DIV 3 SECONDS
Pakenham v Bonbeach – 2-8 loss
DIV 4 SOUTH WHITE THIRDS
Pakenham v Bonbeach – 14-7 win
Pakenham White took on top-placed Bonbeach at Bonbeach this week.
Daniel Hussein got our account open with a lead-off double brought in by a shot through first base by Dylan Eldridge, but three successive outs had us retired and into the field.
Brad Jones was sent to the mound after a full game pitching effort last week and a bit of sloppy fielding in the infield saw two runs to Bonbeach.
It could have been worse with bases loaded with runners, but the Pumas headed back into bat with a one-run deficit. Jones walked and stole his way around to score when Gavin Standl hit one through short stop. The game now tied with the Blue Jays back into bat. Ground balls to Daniel at short, and two successive plays to Dylan at second, saw the inning closed out with runners stranded and no additional score.
Dylan then hit a shot to left field and was brought in by a home run to Luke Billing, again to left, to take the lead. Brad then hit a double to centre-field and was brought in when Tim Stockdale threaded a shot between first and second baseman to add a three run lead. Grounders to Daniel at shortstop and another back to Brad on the mound saw two outs with two on base before Gav took a great running catch in the deep to end the inning without score.
Liam Hough got his second single through the left side, Daniel followed suit doing the same. Dylan was hit by the pitch to load the bases, and Luke hit another double to centre-field to bring in two.
A ground ball from Jason Rossit brought another run in. Brad then went deep to left to score the fourth for the inning, before being brought in by another hit to Tim.
An eight-run lead to the Pumas.
Two runs were added by the Blue Jays, with some costly infield errors and a thumping shot to centre-field getting over the fielder’s heads. But a hit straight at Tim at first base was blocked and the inning ended with four runs added to the total.
Four runs up but feeling a little momentum swing, the Pumas set about making sure they added runs back to the total to keep the game out of reach. Dylan Collier then picked a walk on a full count but with back to back outs, it looked like we might have just enough time to get two more innings in.
Luke then battled to an eight-pitch single to left to score Dylan. Jason was hit by a pitch and the boys pulled of an unsuspecting double steal and were both rewarded with back to back wild pitches to score.
Brad then walked and when Tim Stockdale somehow bounced a ball around the first baseman the speedy Brad made it the whole way home to score the fourth run of the innings and undo all of the Blue Jays good work that inning.
Back into the field, with not enough time to bat twice, the momentum was all Puma. A strike out to start the defensive inning, followed by a hit. Dylan Collier took a catch at right field and Gav ended the game with a running catch up the middle.
Pumas 14-7 winners.
A great team effort to get the win over the top team sees us one game behind them on the ladder, everyone chipping in on the day to keep our score ticking over.
DIV 4 SOUTH BLACK FOURTHS
Pakenham v Bonbeach Blue – 3-21 loss
Pakenham Black took on Bonbeach Blue this week, we started the game off with a bang scoring two runs with Bernie, Andrew and Matthew getting soil hits and despite a solid pitching outing from Jamie Coloma throwing.
We ran into a powerhouse defensive and offensive team keeping us scoreless in the next three digs to give them the W…21-3.
There where aspects of the game we did well, with great fielding from youngest player in Jacob Batson, also Greg and Bernie held their spot in the field well.
WOMEN’S DIV 3 SOUTH
Pakenham v Bonbeach – 5-15 loss
MASTERS 38+ SOUTH – ROUND 4
Pakenham/Berwick v Boneo – 4-15 loss
UNDER 18’S
BYE
UNDER 16’S
Pakenham/Berwick v Mornington/Bonbeach – Forfeit wins.
Liam, Jasper and Ethan all pitched well and the kids all hit, capped off by an in the park home run to Jacob! A fun scratch match played
JUNIOR LEAGUE
Pakenham v Cheltenham/Bonbeach
Junior league came out strong in a tight game against Cheltenham/Bonbeach. The kids controlled the game until the last innings where some untidy errors gave them the runs to get over the line, one of the best games played by the kids this season.
LITTLE LEAGUE MINOR
Pakenham v Springvale – 1-10 loss
Little League Pakenham took on a very inform Springvale team. Pakenham scoring one run in the first innings was a good start to our lead off batters but that’s all we could managed for the rest of the game. Springvale’s well drilled offence and defence took the win 1-10. Highlight of the game was Eli’s double play taking a catch at first base and getting the advancing runner out.
KOOWEERUP OVER 60s
Korumburra Cricket Reserve was the venue for the match between South Gippsland (SG) and Kooweerup on Sunday 12 December.
Kooweerup only had nine players and South Gippsland had 13, so Russ McMenaman and Peter Loos batted for Kooweerup.
Neil White (SG) won the toss and South Gippsland batted first.
Graham Wightman and Norm Fraser opened the batting and by the 11th over the score had progressed to 22…Wightman 11 (25) had retired and Fraser 5 (25) was caught by Dallas Wyatt off the bowling of Neil White (SG player).
Peter Little and Rob Francis then both scored 10 runs off 25 balls before they retired. Kooweerup took three wickets while Gary Adams was at the non-strikers’ end – Loos 3 (2) was caught by Wyatt off the bowling of Jack Ingram, Trevor Wilson 4 (16) was bowled by McMenaman and White 2 (12) was LBW to Ron Milnes.
When Gary Adams 36 (25) retired in the 26th over the score was 4/107.
John Burke 8 (12) was bowled by Graham Davey and Mike Newton 8 (25) retired. The score had reached 9/136 in the 33rd over when Wightman 16 (33) returned and was bowled by Ingram.
In the next seven overs SG lost one wicket, Greg Goss 2 (12) bowled by Wyatt, and had scored 30 runs to finish with a total of 7/166 off their 40 overs. Little 27 (43) and Francis 27 (37) were both not out.
Kooweerup Bowling: Jack Ingram 8-2/20, Graham Davey 8-1/29, Dallas Wyatt 7-1/19, Ron Milnes 3-1/8, Neil White 2-1/3, Russ McMenaman 4-1/20, Carl Muscat 2-0/24, Steven Nadj 3-0/21, and opening bowler Ross Farmer 3-0/14.
With the score on 30 in the seventh over, Graham Davey 10 (22) was caught by Peter Loos off the bowling of Rob Francis.
Dallas Wyatt 24 (30) retired before Kooweerup lost two wickets for two runs, both run out and both neighbours from Phillip Island – Russ McMenaman 1 (3) and Carl Muscat 2 (3).
Jack Ingram 10 (17) was bowled by Mike Newton and when Ron Wernke was bowled by Neil White Kooweerup was 5/58 in the 18th over. Steven Nadj created some excitement in scoring 20 runs off 17 balls before he was bowled by Peter Little…Nadj hit two sixes but was dropped four times.
Ross Farmer 6 (30) retired before Ron Milnes 1 (20) was caught off the bowling of Garry Adams. The score was 7/112 in the 31st over.
Kooweerup needed a run a ball off the next 54 deliveries.
Peter Loos took matters into his own hands in scoring 32 off 24 balls (including two sixes and he was only dropped twice) before he was bowled by Gary Adams.
John Moore 9 (12) became Adam’s third victim when he was bowled.
The two retirees were at the crease and had taken the total to 144 in the 38th over when Dallas Wyatt 30 (38) was caught and bowled by Rob Francis.
Ross Farmer was not out 14 off 45 balls. This gave victory to South Gippsland by 22 runs.
South Gippsland Bowling: Gary Adams 6-3/13, Rob Francis 5.2-2/12, Mike Newton 4-1/20, Neil White 5-1/33, Peter Little 2-1/10, Peter Loos 3-0/14, Graham Wightman 7-0/11, John Burke 4-0/10, Russ McMenaman 1-0/11.
Another enjoyable game of veteran’s cricket…the last game for Kooweerup in 2021 is next Sunday at Kooweerup against Yarra Valley.
-John Moore
