Runs aplenty in high-scoring Mount Gambier softball round

Runs aplenty in high-scoring Mount Gambier softball round

The rain held off for the fifth round of the 2021-22 Mount Gambier Softball season to take place at Blue Lake Sports Park on Saturday.

The Demons got to show off some new players in Victoria Radley, Sophie Morale and Meg Merrett in addition to the return of Steph Chant after several years away from the game.

Chant took advantage of her experience with two safe hits and a bunt, Merrett was fantastic with four safe hits and a line drive catch at third.

Morale got the crowd to its feet with a safe hit in addition to bat on ball in her three other plate appearances.

Radley cracked a double over the head of Blues left fielder Skylea McLean, plus another single base hit and was kept busy at center-field from a line shot to Mel Chuck and two of Leyna Bruggemann’s three triples for Blues.

Demons’ Kez Feast saw plenty of action at shortstop, while cracking three safe hits.

Bella Morale showed more early season batting strength smashing a double down the left field line, then a laser for a three bagger to Blues right field Jasmine Disselbach.

Demon Jordi Gower continued her consistent pitching, offering plenty of strikes for her field to back her along with two safe hits for the day.

Bruggemann did the same for Blues and after a few early frustrating walks, she came back and snuck in four K2s to match the number of safe hits she had for the day.

Taylor Wilsmore’s leadership was welcomed as she filled in at the last minute for Blues having a safe hit as did Jarvo Queale after an injury scare in a collision with Bec White.

Demons was too good in the end after a six-run fifth innings, recording their first win for the season 15-11.

Wanderers 16 def. Warriors White 10

In another high scoring game Wanderers put 10 on the board in the third innings to dictate its battle with Warriors White.

Em and Jo Hart had three hits each with the former speeding around the bases for a triple in the extended innings.

Warriors White’s best batter was the returning Clare Chaplin, with two hard hit singles followed up by a cracking shot to right for a three-base hit.

Chaplin was showing her sister Erin Chaplin how to run the bases despite being hit in the back by a throw, scoring three times.

Erin “the Flash” battled hard out in the pitcher’s circle as the rain drizzled giving up two well run out singles to Wanderers’ Lily Clifford-Finch, while Leanne Little rallied for two lovely safe hits of her own plus providing plenty of supportive voice from third base.

New comers Maddelyn Stevens and Bec Smith enjoyed their first outing for Wanderers with a hit each, while Charli Kaigg showed plenty of promise behind the plate and another safe hit.

She was kept on her toes by the base running speed of Justine Koop for Whites who zoomed around the bases at any opportunity.

Kelly Doyle filled in for Whites due to her work commitments cracked another two singles to left field, supporting the girls with every play.

Lyndall Feast was again a ball magnet, nearly hurting her face from smiling so hard after taking a catch at left field then throwing the ball in to snag a Wanderers base runner at third.

Caitlin Bignell arrived in the nick of time for Whites and got on base three times, while Kel Anderson hit the ball hard.

The damage was done in the third despite Warriors White scoring in every innings, Wanderers got up by six runs.

The Concordes White v Concordes United battle will be played in a double header fixture on Saturday, November 27.

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