Manager: Andy Malthouse
Scorer: Kim Malthouse
Score: NC Rebels 13 – Essendon 8
What can I say, some people amaze me.
This week we played Essendon Bombers who were 4th on the ladder and the week before beat a team just below us on the ladder 30 – 3. When you put that together, it did not look good for our chances this week.
Having said that, I put to the team that I had a fantasy the night before of winning the last 3 games. I don’t want to go into details as there could be minors that see this report but it was incentive enough for us to put in a real good effort and beat Essendon 13 to 8.
These people amaze me. Each and every one of them. From Bruce on the mound using a 14 inch glove which is as big as his feet to Nathan at 3rd who has tremendous range to Cath who is like a mongoose at second. Tim had a great game at 1st, Mozz took some crucial fly’s at right and Matt and Danny combined in the outfield to morph into one and take a blinder. Gavin is a wall behind the plate and all of these efforts helped limit Essendon’s ability to score runs.
After 4 innings, we were down 4 – 2. We had a great defensive innings and then that’s when we took control piling on 11 runs to take the game by the throat. In an innings where we saw 3 pitchers try to stop our momentum, we had 6 hits, 4 walks and 1 hpb.
Baseball is great.
Key Performances:
Everyone scored at least once.
Bruce and Gavin are a great combination.
Everyone is playing as a team.