Dyason puts on classy show despite the rain
Most games of club softball were played on Saturday despite the rain, some of them in very trying conditions, but Dodgers pitcher Kelly Dyason still managed to put on a masterclass.
In a pitcher-dominated game against Blue Sox, Dyason struck out 11 of the 17 Blue Sox batters he faced, giving up no safe hits and not allowing Blue Sox to score any runs.
Dyason also dominated with the bat with three hits from three turns at bat as Dodgers won 9-0.
In the first of the early games, in was a high-scoring close game, snuck home 16-15 against
Both teams recorded 12 hits each.
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had a big win over 31-3.
With the rain pouring down, Cowboys could not contain Blue Sox’s batters, who were able to handle the wet conditions and scored 19 runs in the first two innings, and then 13 in their last
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turn at bat.
Cowboys could only manage three runs in the second inning.
Next up beat
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10-4. Huia scored one run in the first inning and then no more runs were scored by either team until the fifth inning.
Huia then strung six hits together to score nine runs and Linton could only manage four runs by the end of the game.
Dean Rauhihi of Huia Warriors had three hits from four turns at bat. The second game for
against was abandoned due to heavy rain.
Huia Chiefs played Panthers. Panthers could not handle the pitching of Huia’s Manaaki Mita who struck out 15 Panthers batters, only giving up 2 safe hits. Cameron Scott was Chiefs best batter with two hits from three turns at bat.
With the rain clearing, the second feature game was the best of the day, where
edged the Feilding Crazy Horses 2-1.
No runs were scored by
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either team until the sixth inning when, aided by three walks, Linton scored one run.
At the top of the seventh and last inning, Crazy Horses tied the game up, scoring one run of their own.
At the bottom of the seventh, with one runner on base, Issac Glass hit the ball safely to right field and Dylan Kairau came home to win the game for Linton. In the early women’s game,
pushed all the way, but lost 9-7. Young Ones made a good start, scoring four runs in the first turn at bat and Tigers replied with seven.
No more runs were scored until the third inning, when Young Ones scored three more runs to tie the game 7-all.
Huia Tigers were made to work hard and in their last turn at bat and scored two runs to win the game.
Shannon Simpson was Huia’s best batter with a two-base hit and scoring two runs batted in.
In the only other women’s game was between beat 11-4.
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The score at the bottom of the second inning was 2-1 to Feilding, but in the third inning the Linton batters put bat to ball and with seven safe hits and scored nine runs.
Feilding had no answer, managing only two runs.
Rebecca Dymock was Linton’s best batter with two hits from two turns at bat.
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The Central region under17 boys and girls’ tournament was on Sunday, but the competition was abandoned just after lunch when rain set in.
Most teams got a couple of games in.
Results: Girls: Hawke’s Bay 22 Manawatu 0, Hutt Valley Green 3 Hutt Valley Gold 2, Hutt Valley Gold 2 Wellington/western Bays 1 , Hutt Valley Gold 7 Hawke’s Bay 0, Hutt Valley Green 23 Manawatu 0. Boys: Hutt Valley Green 10 Manawatu 9, Wellington/western Bays 8 Manawatu 3, Hutt Valley Gold 11 Wellington/western Bays 5, Hutt Valley Green 10 Hutt Valley Gold 9.