Women's Softball RALLY BY KAIAPOI

Press, Volume C, Issue 29669, 13 November 1961, Page 2

Women's Softball RALLY BY KAIAPOI

Christchurch Extended After holding a comfortable lead to tiie sixth innings, Christchurch faced a batting barrage from an improving Kaiapoi team in the women’s senior softball championships on Saturday. Christchurch was forced to bat in two runs in its Last innings to win. Monowad A was not extended to beat Monowad B. and Hagley thrashed a depleted Teachers’ College side. Results:—, Christchurch 29, Kaiapoi 19. Monowai A 18. Monowai B 6. Hagley 34, Teachers’ College 9. • Christchurch v. Kaiapoi Good batting by M. Hopkins, F. Mcllwrick and J. Power started Kaiapoi off well to score two runs. However, Christchurch went ahead with long drives to the outfield by J. Hudson. J. Phillips. J. Hobbs, J. Innes, and K. McCormick. Kaiapoi was three up three down in the second, and strong batting by Phillips L Daily and Hobbs brought Christchurch another two runs. Kaiapoi’s J. Kimber achieved the only score, a home run on errors in the third. Christchurch replied, and with a long drive to right field H. Johnson crossed the homie plate for a homer. She was followed home by Hudson and Phillips on errors. Kaiapoi found the Christchurch team a little unsettled in the next, and with a good hit by M. Wright scored two runs. Christchurch, helped by a three-base hit by L. Parrish and a two-base hit by H. Johnson, scored three runs. A hit by J. Power and indifferent fielding saw Kaiapoi add three runs to its total, and Christchurch replied, Johnson bringing in three runs with a homer with two on “base. Erratic pitching and fielding enabled Kaiapoi to score two runs in the sixth, and Christchurch was held three up, three down. Kaiapoi opened its last training by eight runs, and helped by erratic pitching, unsteady fielding and good batting by F. Mcllwrick and a three-base hit by F. Hammer, saw nine runners cross the plate before a foolish steal ended the innings. Christchurch, trailing for the first time in the game saw its first batter out to a catch. Its next batter managed to get to first on an error. Parrish followed with a hit. and L. Hay forced Kaiapoi into errors with an infield drive to see two Christchurch runners cross the plate to take the game in an exciting finish. Kaiapoi’s J. Kimber gained the only stroke out of the game, and F. McTlwrick gained three safe hits out of four times at bat. Box scores:— Chch.; 7 2.3, 3 . 3. 0. 2—20. Kaiapoi: 2, 0. 1. 2,3, 2, 9—19. Monowai A v. Monowai B a ®^’ ron < batting by Monowai As B, Makinson, C. O’Byrne and J. Batu and loose fielding enabled Monowai A to score five runs. A long home run by M. HJaipuka, with one runner on. brought in the only runs for Monowad B. Errors added two runs for Monowai A in the next and Monowai B, with one run in. was held without further score by a force out and a double play between C. O’Byrne, J. Scott and J. Bates. Two runs came home for Monowai A on sacrifices in the third and Monowai B failed to score. Monowai A three up three down in the next saw two Monowai B cross the home plate on errors. Neither team scored in the next and Monowai A with some hard drives scored four runs. M. Hapuka with a homer on errors scored Monowai B's only run in reply. Monowai A batting well including a two base hit by B. Makinson scored another four runs and held Monowai B scoreless to win comfortably, 16-6. Box score:— Monowai A: 5. 3,2, 0, 0. 4, 4 18. Monowai B: 2,1, 0,2, 0,1,0 — 6. Hagley v. Teachers’ College Hagley proved too strong in all departments for a depleted Teachers’ College team who at no stage in the game managed to strike a combination. Box score:— Hagley: 5, 3. 0, 13. 7. 1, 5,-34. Teachers' College: 2,0, 2, 1, 0. I, 3—9. Lower Grades Intermediiate. Vanguard 14, Sockburn 12; Monowai 13. United 9: West Old Girls 37. Christchurch 32; Spreydon 7. Teachers' College 0. Junior.—Kaiapoi 23. Hagley 8.