By RICHARD MURRIHY
The Noosa teams had dry grounds and fine weather for their game at Caboolture and, as usual, the under 15s started the day first up.
The coach changed tack because the team was playing the younger aged Demons team, bunting was the go in the first, but the team went three up three down.
Dylan was up to pitch and the Demons were also three up three down, two strike outs to Dylan and a put out to Shinae nil all after one.
The next innings saw Noosa get seven runs to the Demons’ one, started off with Riley’s three base steal on a wild throw after his bunt, while Brayden West hit a home run.
The third innings saw Noosa again get seven runs over the plate and players were practising their bunting and only running bases on hits.
The 15s all played to the coach’s instructions and played to basic softball teachings.
It was good to see them curb their natural abilities and do exactly as the coach asked.
Josh Schloss got to pitch the third innings and did a good job for his first time in a game. The Demons got three home.
Josh was the only player to take a catch while Caterina chipped in with an out to first.
It was good to see left hand running bunts being used and standard bunts as the team ran another seven runs in the fourth.
The 17s struggled for numbers being the school holidays and put up a good show in both games losing 5-1 and 8 -0. Both teams should bounce back.
Riley and Lewis topped off their day by playing at 6.30pm in the under 17 rep team trial game against the Cav’s men’s team.
They played well but had a loss.
The boys go to Toowoomba in September for the state titles.
