South Indians were opposed to league ladder leaders Central in the game at Blue Lake Sports Park and they got off to a dismal start, having 14 opposition batters go through the batters box in the top of the first.
There were four walks, three safe hits, four errors and Central scoring 10 runs, giving South a lot of work to do to stay in the game.
It all started with Kyall McClean on board on an error, base on ball to Nathan Meinck and Dylan Chuck, a safe hit to Alex Ridding that scored both McClean and Meinck, consecutive wild pitches saw both Chuck and Ridding home, consecutive walks again to Dylan Gull and Dave Harris saw them in scoring positions.
Colby Muller stepped up to the plate and blasted a stand up three bagger to the left field fence scoring them both.
Bree Ridding then got on board due to an error which scored Muller, Cooper Smith singled to centre field, Kyall McClean’s sacrifice fly scored Ridding and Smith scored on another error.
Dylan Chuck, batting again in the same dig, popped a shot out to centre field and was batted in when Alex Ridding also hit deep to left field before the inning was closed out by the defensive team, but not after a huge 10 runs were scored.
The black and white stretched the lead by another two in the next inning.
Colby Muller picked up a second consecutive safety, Bree Ridding picked a walk, Muller was batted in by Kyall McClean and Ridding was batted in by Nathan Meinck.
The Indians started their run chase in the even second when Ryan Walter clipped a pitch out to centre field to stand up at second.
He was batted in by young Levi Seager.
There was one more in the third for Central with Alex Ridding pumping a stand-up triple to deep centre field and then scoring on a wild pitch.
South doubled their score in the even dig when Jett Lewis beat the throw from the third baseman and eventually scored on a passed ball.
Central went on another scoring spree in what was the last inning of the game.
Consecutive walks to Alex Ridding, Dylan Gull and Dave Harris loaded the bases.
Colby Muller was hit by the pitcher forcing Ridding home, Bree Ridding’s flyball to centre field was put down scoring Gull, Cooper Smith got on board from a fielder’s choice, Kyall McClean hit safely to left field scoring Mulller and Nathan Meinck drew another walk which loaded the base once more.
Play continued as Dylan Chuck made first from a fielder’s choice scored Smith, Alex Ridding also picked a base on ball which forced McClean across the plate, Dylan Gull was thrown his fourth walk of the game forcing Meinck home, Dave Harris’ beat out a short hit to the pitcher scoring Chuck with was the final run of the game giving the undefeated Centrals a 20-2 win .
Central had 10 safe hits, 14 base on ball, 11 hit batters, 14 runs batted in and made two errors.
South had three safe hits, three base on ball, one hit batter, one run batted in, seven strikeouts and made five errors.
