Softball team ‘clicks’

Press, 17 November 1976, Page 6

Softball team ‘clicks’

Arnie Hall was all smiles for a change when the United-City softball side be coaches had a 10-0 win over Somerfield in just five innings in the twilight competition last evening. He was particularly happy with his 17-year-old pitcher, John Oorschot. who threw a no-hltter and took four strike-outs in his first senior game on the pitching mound.

Citv batted superbly and two players—Graham Church and David Capill—had a perfect average and five others hit safely. Church has four hits out of four, including a three-bagger, and Capill slammed two double* and had a walk as well.

One run was scored in the first mung*. five la th* third

■ four base-runners came home in :the fifth. No Somerfield plavers I made base safely. The other serious men's games saw Western Suburbs beat Albion, 6-3. Suburbs never ready looked back after scoring four runs in the bottom of the second innings and adding another—a home run to John Schuyt—in the third Innings. Both pitchers—Vince Dalv and Colin Sutherland—took eight strike-outs but Suburbs managed eight hits against Albion’s three. Glenn Marshall (Suburbs; and Ainsley Quested <A)bion) both hit safely twice. For the second successive Tuesday one game was a farce Last week the umpires failed to turn up for United Ascot's game with Papanul Shoreline and last i evening Richmond had an tncred-

t|ibly depleted aide and lost 23 f s 'including a three-run pens., for a late start; to Papanul s Richmond had only two of it tjregular top nine and amor.' ’’l,? s s raiding were its coa< r. pitcher and catcher. It was on * I able to field a full side with ti i assistance of reserves, a forme - New Zealand soccer represents itive. Graham Storer, and a pre, 1 [ reporter. ti Papanul scored 1! runs in >a -l first innings and had little ir siterest in the game thereafter i-Only two Richmond plxversliGraham Smith and Tim Dunba ; —made base and both wen >. stranded on second The women’s games wer* bot| >1 walkovers — Burnside bet ’ Aorangi 16-3. and Glasskrari th, t,former Christchurch West Western Suburbs, 19*1.