Concordes White inflicted a second straight mercy rule against rivals Wanderers in the catch up round held in perfect conditions at Blue Lake Sports Park this weekend.
Wanderers hit the scoreboard first after a scorched line drive leadoff double to Lily Clifford-Finch, followed by a muffled outfield fly which proved costly for Concordes as two runners crossed the plate on the play.
It only served to spark Concordes into action early however, as a lead off hit to Jo Hopgood was followed by consecutive singles to Rachel Bagshaw, Billie Jones and Maddie Bowd, culminating in five runs before the first out was recorded.
Concordes put its foot down further and a scorching double to gun hitter Jones saw the ninth and 10th runs cross to complete the mercy innings with still only one out.
Concordes then showed its intent with a quick innings in the field and heaped more pain on the Wanderers fielders in the hot conditions with a further seven runs in the second.
This innings was highlighted by a huge double to the most popular player in the side in Bowd, who went on to have four hits for the game including three doubles to make her easily the batter of the day for either side despite some great hitting by Jones.
Wanderers mounted a challenge in the middle innings with some good batting by Rej Smith and Jo Hart, but they left themselves far too big a mountain to climb, especially against the pitching of Alli Kreplins, who in combination with catcher and brains trust Sam Brown is getting better every week.
For Concordes, Bagshaw showed why she is the player to watch with her rocket-like arm at third base as she racked up the outs with ease and had two safe hits to go with it.
Smith battled hard behind the plate for Wanderers all game and kept Concordes runners honest with her quick thinking and Leanne Little was ever reliable at third, but they could do little about the hitting of Concordes who found the gaps all day to record a comfortable 18-9 victory.
The 2021/22 Mount Gambier Softball season is on pause over the Christmas and new year period and returns on Saturday, January 15.
