It was another great week of news for the Casey Softball Association with congratulations going to Tristan Little on earning selection in the Victorian Under-23 Men’s team.
On top of that great news – there was some fantastic local action as well in perfect playing conditions for round nine.
The under-16’s started the day off with a thrilling, high scoring draw – 19-19 – between the two Cobras teams, Maroon and U16D.
At the top of the second innings the Maroons were up 7-4, but U16D had a huge second innings scoring 10 runs. The Maroons then hit back at the top of the third with 12 runs. U16D scored five at the bottom of the third to even it up.
Best for U16D was Abbie Berkelmans and Maroons Edwina Little.
The under-13’s had two games, the first being Cobras versus Dodgers.
There are many children playing their first season and they have all learnt so much. Cobras were too strong for Dodgers on the day winning 6-1.
Best on ground was Serena Bushby.
The second game was Berwick Cherokee and Cranbourne Youngstars.
This was a game that really highlighted how much the under-13’s have improved. They all batted very well and played an entertaining high-scoring game with Cherokees winning a close one 18-15.
Best for Cherokee was Senith Obeysinghe and for the Youngstars Dakota Clunes.
The first Social Ladies game was between Berwick Geronimo and MVP.
These are two very experienced teams and the game didn’t disappoint, being neck and neck all the way with both teams batting and fielding well. Geronimo held on to win 15-10.
Best for MVP was Ashley Patterson, who caught well and had a triple and a double. Best for Geronimo was Jo Haines who played first and then second, and batted a triple and two doubles.
Berwick Chickasaw then played Cranbourne Comets.
Chickasaw had a strong start, and unfortunately Comets couldn’t come back, with Chickasaw running out 9-1 winners.
Best for Chickasaw was Emma Arnett and Comets Amanda ‘Moo’ Clunes.
The final Social game of the round saw Narre Warren Penguins take on Doveton Renegades.
The Penguins flew out of the blocks with a 12-2 first innings. The Renegades couldn’t quite get their game going with Penguins emerging 18-3 winners.
Best on ground was Jess George for the Penguins.
The Open Men’s game was between Cobras and Cranbourne Meteors.
Alex Chapman had a great day pitching for Cobras keeping Meteors to just four runs. All the Cobras contributed with the bat giving them a 19-4 win over Cobras.
Best for Meteors was Dale Fraser at third base and Alex Chapman for Cobras.
The final game of the day was an Open Womens Fully-Loaded contest between Doveton Destroyers and Berwick Cheyenne.
This was a fast-moving game with lots of hits and base running. Evenly matched to start with, the Destroyers strong batting helped them pull away for the win.
Mel Whalley from Destroyers led the way, hitting the ball through the cones twice. An entertaining game was won by the Destroyers 17-12.
