PAKENHAM PUMAS
• Div 3 Firsts – Pakenham v Nth Coburg (18-5 win)
Pumas’ firsts overcame the North Coburg Rebels Baseball Club in face of an early three-run inning. The Rebels scored three runs in the seventh inning but Pumas still won 18-5 on Sunday.
Pumas fired up the offense in the first inning when Mitch Lording doubled on a 3-2 count, scoring two runs. Pumas tallied nine runs in the second inning with the offensive firepower by Pumas being led by Lording, Danny Cannizzaro, Tim Bellerby, Greg McCormick, and Max Hunter, all sending runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.
Bellerby led things off on the hill for Pumas and he lasted three innings, allowing six hits and two runs while striking out four and walking one.
Jack Pinches started the game for North Coburg and allowed 14 hits and 17 runs over four and a third innings, striking out one.
Pumas tallied 15 hits, with Cannizzaro, Matt Mills, Jesse Hunter, Lording, Max Hunter, and McCormick each collecting multiple hits. Cannizzaro led with three hits in four at bats. The players tore up the base paths, as three players stole at least two bases. Cannizzaro led the way with three.
A great win by the boys.
• Div 3 Seconds – Pakenham v Nth Coburg (16-3 win)
Pumas’ seconds were victorious against North Coburg Rebels thanks to a first inning boost where the Pumas knocked in 12 runs in the first on its way to a 16-2 victory over the Rebels. Puma’s big bats were led by Daniel Taylor, Wayne Porter, Ethan Hamilton, Andy Mayberry, Nicholas Barth, and Scott Dale, all knocking in runs in the inning. Taylor got things started in the first inning when he drew a walk, scoring one run.
Travis Hough was on the hill for Pumas. The hurler surrendered two runs on four hits over five innings, striking out five and walking zero.
Marc De Petro was on the pitcher’s mound for North Coburg. He allowed three hits and nine runs over one-third of an inning. Multiple pitchers were needed to help out but the Pumas stayed strong.
Pumas tallied 12 hits in the game. Hamilton, Dale, Porter, and Barth all had multiple hits. Barth, Porter, Dale, and Hamilton each collected two hits to lead. The Puma’s tore up the base paths, as two players stole at least two bases. Taylor led the way with two.
A great game was played by the team.
• Div 4 South White Thirds – Pakenham v Chelsea (16-6 win)
Pakenham White took on Chelsea this week with a lot of the senior boys missing we had a much younger looking side.
It took us a while to get going with the bat and hit the score card, but Brad Jones kept the opposition side quiet for the first few innings and gave us time to get our act together.
By the third inning the Puma team started to push runs over the plate, and blew the score out to a safe distance. Chelsea managed to get hold of Brad the third time they faced him, which got them within reach.
With one inning to play, we held a four-run lead, before the Pumas piled on the maximum seven runs to put the result out of reach. Luke Billing then closed out the game with a short inning care of great fielding.
Matt Howden made light work of a pop up in foul ground and a double play between Brad and Liam Hough at second combining with Harry Reid at first to end the game.
Pumas finished with an 11-run victory putting us narrowly behind the first placed team who we are facing this weekend.
• Div 4 South Black Fourths – Pakenham v Bonbeach White (5-7 loss)
• Women’s Div 3 South – Pakenham vs Bonbeach (5-15 loss)
• Masters 38+ South – R4 – Pakenham/Berwick v Mornington (1-8 loss)
• Under 18’s – Pakenham v Doncaster (5-6 loss)
Berwick/Pakenham Under18’s played a nail-biting game against first place Doncaster on Sunday, but Doncaster took the win 5-6.
Tye Schoevers started on the mound with Ethan Hoarau behind the plate. Tye did a fantastic job, faced 17 batters, striking out nine, walking four and conceding only four hits.
Ethan did awesome behind the plate, but at bats he scored three RBI’s, single and a triple both out to right field. Tye and Ethan both had multiple hits, followed by Harrison Reid and Felicity Clissold with one hit each.
• Under 16’s – Pakenham/Berwick v Malvern/Upwey (16-5 win)
Pakenham/Berwick Under-16’s Metro snagged a late lead and defeated Malvern/Upwey/ Blackburn 16-5 on Sunday. Pakenham/Berwick trailed 5-4 in the top of the third inning when Rhys McKenzie singled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs.
Malvern/Upwey/Blackburn scored three runs in the second inning, but we still managed to pull out the victory. Berwick/Pakenham got on the board in the first inning.
Lucas Mosbey’s wild pitch allowed two runs to score for us.
Malvern/Upwey/Blackburn knotted the game up at two in the bottom of the first inning, when McKenzie’s wild pitch allowed one run to score.
Berwick/Pakenham then tallied seven runs in the fourth inning.
Cooper Porter, McKenzie, Jacob Batson, Jakob Harris, Mason Stevens, and Jasper Hurley each drove in runs during the inning.
Porter got the win for Berwick/Pakenham. The pitcher allowed zero hits and zero runs over one and one-third innings, striking out four. Porter recorded the last four outs to earn the save for Berwick/Pakenham.
McKenzie started the game for Berwick/Pakenham and lasted two and two-thirds innings, allowing one hit and five runs while striking out eight
Harris, McKenzie, and Porter all had one hit to lead Berwick/Pakenham and Hurley led Berwick/Pakenham with five stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with 16 stolen bases.
• Junior League – Forfeit
• Little League Minor – Pakenham v Springvale (2 -2 draw)
Pakenham Minors took on first placed Springvale which haven’t lost a game all season.
This was always going to be a great challenge for our up and coming Pumas and they definitely took it to them.
Each and every Puma contributed either with the bat or in the field to scratch out a draw 2-2.
Every player should be very proud of themselves of how far they have come in a short period of time.
There are great signs ahead for this group of kids.
