Concordes White kept on their winning way with another strong performance in last weekend’s round of Mount Gambier softball, this time against Demons, who had Cody Manning back for her first game of the season.
Concordes White opened the first innings with three quick runs, thanks to a perfect bunt by Alli Kreplins and an RBI by Linda Dodds.
Kreplins then took the mound for Concordes and immediately grabbed a line drive scorched at her head to retire Sarah Nieuwenhuizen in a stunning display of reflexes.
Bella Morale then singled, and was driven in by a three bagger by Manning.
In the second innings Concordes put on another four runs, thanks to safe hits to Maddy Sutherland and a double to Billie Jones, and then held Demons scoreless in the bottom of the innings to lead 7-1 after two digs.
The third innings saw a further two runs to Concordes courtesy of a RBI double by Jo Hopgood and safe hits by Maddie Bowd and Brandi Miller.
Demons showed their fight however with a three RBI home run to Manning, to claim her fourth RBI for the game.
This would end up being all of Demon’s runs however as Concordes tightened the screws in the final few innings, thanks to Maddy Sutherland at third who made two terrific plays.
The confident side added six more runs of their own, thanks largely to Linda Doods (with her third safe hit of the day) and some aggressive base running forcing the demons errors.
With 11 safe hits and 0 fielding errors, it was a clean and dominant performance for Concordes White, deserving of the 15-4 final score line and showing why they are early front runners this season.
Warriors White jumped out of the gates marvellously scoring eight runs against their sister side Warriors Blue in the first innings.
They hit the ball all over the park led by Taylor Wilsmore who kept the Blues outfield busy with four safe hits, four RBIs and plenty of supportive voice for her team.
Rachelle Blank continued to swing the bat aggressively which is excellent for someone new to the game, legging out a single to third base.
Big hits to White’s Sarah Polderman with a triple and the speedster Justine Koop nearly completed the cycle with a walk, single, double and a triple.
White’s Lyndall Feast was everywhere at shortstop, and Erin Chaplin showed she still more than has it with two safe hits while working hard in the pitcher’s circle for Whites.
Rookie Analeigh Anderson stretched the Blue’s field getting herself into a trap play, while her proud mum Kelly surprised herself scorching a single up the middle earlier in the game.
Kelly Doyle, ever the team player, filled in for White’s against her usual team and wasted no time in cracking the ball all over the outfield.
Skylea McLean, Elly Hogben and Jasmine Disselbach had plenty of work in the Blue outfield, combining well and hitting their cutoffs which limited extra bases.
Not to be outdone, Blue’s best hitter for the day was Angela Queale with two doubles, two singles, and three RBIs.
She was well backed by Blues catcher Daena Wombwell who had three safe hits, as did the Smiling Assassin Mel Chuck, also snagging herself a great double play off the bat of Feast.
McLean continued her fabulous early season form with another two safe hits.
Hogben, Vicky Taylor, Bec White and Leyna Bruggemann all had two safe hits each for Blues, who ran out 23-12 victors in a game played with plenty of fun and smiles.
