By RICHARD MURRIHY
THE Noosa 15s have marched straight into the softball grand final on 29 August with a tough win over the Cavs at the weekend.
The finals started this week and the 15s started the day off.
The first innings saw a batting line-up change from previous weeks and still we had a similar start – no runs in the first dig. Good fielding and pitching saw the Cavs held to zero as well.
The second dig saw Noosa get two runs home while the Cavs got one home to see Noosa up two-one after two innings.
The third saw Noosa awaken, with safe hits to Dylan, Shinai and Brayden while Charles got a two bagger.
These were topped off with another home run to Riley to take it to six runs in the third, while in the field two errors and a muffed fly allowed Cavs to take advantage and run five runs in.
It was 8-6 to Noosa with six and a half minutes to go – just enough time to get one more innings and what an innings it was.
Josh and Jacob dropped bunts, Shinai hit another two bagger and Brayden scored a safe hit to get Noosa 10 runs in the fourth while restricting the Cavs to three runs to take the game 18-9.
The rest of the club wasn’t so lucky. The 17 blacks went down to Cavs 8- 0 and now have a preliminary final this Saturday.
The 17 Whites lost to Comets and will also play the preliminary final this week.
As will the Noosa Men’s team, which lost by two runs.
The upside of these results mean that Noosa doesn’t have to be at Caboolture at 7.30 in the morning – playing the later 8.30 slots.
