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Waverley
Gazette Report of Wednesday, September 9, 1970. TWO
BASEBALL PREMIERSHIPS Waverley Baseball Club won its first premiership since 1964 last Saturday, when the seconds and the Thirds both won the grand finals of their respective grades. SECONDS The
SECONDS defeated Moorabbin 14 runs to seven, and Westgarth was defeated by
the THIRDS, 16runs to seven. Moorabbin
seconds, first to bat started with strong batting and at the start of
Waverley’s second innings, held a 4-0 lead. Waverley
was determined to gain the upper hand, and scored two runs in the second
and one in the third. Pitcher Dennis Fischer was gaining control on the mound and Moorabbin’s “big guns” were not firing. Waverley
batters had sized up the Moorabbin pitcher by the fourth innings, and with
Ron Baskett showing the way, crashed in 11 runs with two out! Safe
hits to Ron Baskett, Bob Perry, Ian Wilmott, Dennis Fischer, Ken Berry
and Greg Withers, combined with seven fielding errors by the now very
quiet Moorabbin, amassed this fantastic feast of runs. With
the score at14-4, Waverley players and spectators were wild with
excitement. Moorabbin tried desperately to stay in the game and strong
batting assisted by two errors in the sixth innings, added three runs to
its score. Although
Waverley did not score after the fourth innings, the result was hardly in
doubt and Waverley did not have to use its ninth innings. Safe
hits: R. Baskett (3,one two base), K. Berry (2, one two base), I. Wilmott
(I two base), G. Withers (1 two base), R. Perry, D. Fischer, P. Sparkman. Best
players: Ron Baskett, Peter Sparkman, Dennis Fischer. Waverley:
0, 2, 1, 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, - 14. Moorabbin:
3, 1, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, - 7. THIRDS The
Thirds
grand final at Westgarth, started tensely. Westgarth’s
field held Waverley’s strong offence to four runs over the first four
innings, which in return scored three runs. However,
as forecast, Waverley’s batting strength showed out with several
multi-base hits, scored five runs in the fifth frame. Waverley
continued to play the baseball that earned the team top position, and the
last innings saw anther five run effort which closed the book for
Westgarth. Team captain John Miles said “No players could be singled out
as best, because this game was truly a team with every player contributing
to the result.” Safe
Hits: G. Neilsen (4, one 3-base), I. Richardson (2), J. Miles (2), K.
Sparkman. Waverley: 0, 2, 2, 0, 5, 2, 0, 5, 0, - 16Moorabbin:
3, 1, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, - 7 |
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