The 2011 Major Leagues Grand Final match tonight at Carina was terrific if you are a Pine Hills Lightning fan – they were 4-0 until the bottom of the ninth innings. Windsor Royals put in a dramatic finish to make the final score 4-2 for a Pine Hills win.
The Grand Final is the best of three matches. The next game is on Sunday 17th April at 6pm at Carina Leagues Redsox Baseball Club.
Pine Hills Major A grade players:
Jeremy Atkinson 4 Pitcher
Matt Kilby 17 Pitcher
Ryan Thwaites 47 Catcher
David Sutherland 43 1B
Tom Surman 3 2B
Jordan Flemer 37 3B
Brad Dutton 28 SS
George Curry 15 LF
Wade Dutton 12 CF
Jason Kilby 46 RF
Chad Gabriel 24 DH
Scott Carrington 5 Bench
Sean O’Loughlin 60 Bench
Andy Heggen 7 Bench
Luke Thwaites 21 Bench
Coaching staff:
Bob Nilsson
Brent Thomsen
Scorer:
Glenys Sutherland
This was our first time at a baseball game and we thoroughly enjoyed it although I could have done without the increasingly foul language from a group of Windsor fans in front of us just behind the Catcher.
A man sitting on the bench next to me was most helpful in providing scores. There are 9 innings.
It is a fast-moving game no intervals. We had a great view of the action. There was a good DJ providing lively music in the short changeovers of batters and the canteen was close at hand. Fortunately too the weather was ideal.
It seemed to us that the pitcher-catcher pair of Jeremy Atkinson and Ryan Thwaites worked perfectly together.
It is great to back the winning team. We hope they can repeat it on Sunday!