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Wildcats, 2015
DateOpponentPitchH/AScore
21nd AprilResting?n/a 
28th AprilMavericks II1AL 1-16 (6)
5th MayPhoenix8HL 10-15
12th MayDrizzle2HW 27-23
19th MayMoorkats7AW 13-12
26th MayBarflies4HL 11-23
2nd JuneHackers3Ap.p.
9th JuneFreeze9AW 20-17
16th JuneColt 45s6HW 19-9
23rd JuneFalcons5HW 15-6
30th JuneMavericks II9HL 11-27
7th JulyPhoenix2Ap.p.
14th JulyDrizzle8AL 19-21
21st JulyMoorkats3HW 20-16
28th JulyBarflies4A 
4th AugustHackers1HL. 4-28
4th AugustBarflies1AL 4-5
11th AugustFreeze4HW 18-6
18th AugustColt 45s8AW 23-1
25th AugustHackers1AL 7-13
1st SepPhoenix2AL 8-9

All games at Parrs Wood

01/09/15 Phoenix

It was a case of “close, but no cigar” in our last league game of the season. In a well fought game we snatched the lead in the top of the 7th but couldn't quite hold on in the bottom of the inning, conceding the winnning run when Phoenix were 2 down.

Batting heroes were Tony (4 for 4) and Dave (3 for 3), who each batted 1000. Best of the women were Emma and TK who each went 2 for 4.

In the field Dave pitched a good game, TK was good on 1st Rob took a couple of excellent catches in the outfield and JD showed a lot of promise at shortstop.

Wildcats 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 8
Phoenix 0 0 2 2 1 1 3 9

MVPs

Dave TK

25/08/15 Hackers

Illness, holidays and two broken fingers made picking the team a lot easier this week ! We enjoyed a bright start to this game but after scoring 5 runs in the 1st we ground to a halt offensively. We put in a decent defensive performance but never got the bit of luck that would have turned the game our way.

Batting leaders this week were JD (3 for 3) and Georgie (2 for 2). In the field Rob worked hard throughout in right centre, highlighted by a memorable running catch. Andy made his debut at short stop and didn't look out of place and JD made some nice plays in left centre.

Wildcats 5 1 0 1 0 7
Hackers 2 4 1 1 5 13

MVPs

JD Emma

20/08/15 Urmston (Friendly)

Youth had it's fling for the Wildcats as we played a friendly against the new Urmston team in their first ever proper game of Softball. JD played at shortstop for the first time and Sully, Dan and Elliot all made their team debuts.

Urmston took an early lead in the top of the 2nd with a bit of help from their Division 1 ringers (LInni and Michelle Collier) but we shut them out for the remaining five innings and gradually built a winning lead with some impressive hitting.

Outstanding star of the whole show was Rob who batted 1000 with 2 Home Runs and backed that up with some good work in the outfield in what was his most impressive Wildcats performance to date.

Best of the rest with the bats were TK and JD who each went 3 for 4. JD also looked a natural at short stop whilst TK was impressive again on first. Elsewhere Tony pitched a good game, Sandra took a nice outfield catch and also recorded a couple of good hits. Emma took a towering pop up at 2nd and also effected a complicated tag play that seemed to go on for some time before the out was finally recorded !

Annie had to retire from the fray early with a nasty bang to her finger, get well soon !

The Urmston team were far from disgraced, they showed a lot of promise and kept fighting to the end, on another day they could have had a few more runs but we were on top of our game defensively all through the evening.

Urmston 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Wildcats 0 3 3 1 2 2 X 11

MVPs

Rob Sandra

18/08/15 Colt 45s

A comprehensive win against a Colt 45s team who never really got into gear, whereas we hit the ground running and just kept on going.

The whole team hit well with everyone getting at least one base hit . Steve (4 for 4), Rob (3 for 3) and Jay (3 for 3) were the OBP leaders, whilst the Home Run Heroes were Steve (2) and Tony (1).. We also put lots of pressure on the opposition all the way through the game with some aggressive base running.

In the field Dave pitched a good game, Sandra was excellent on 2nd Andy looked promising in his first game at short stop and everyone else contributed to a really solid team performance.

Wildcats 4 3 6 2 8 23
Colt 45s 0 0 1 0 0 1

MVPs

Steve Sandra

11/08/15 Mayhem

We rested a couple of people and moved things round in the field and still recorded a comfortable win against Mayhem Freeze. We had 3 Home Run heroes, JD with a pair and Rob and TK with one apiece.Emma was the OBP leader, going 4 for 4, with Steve and TK close behind, each going 3 for 4. Overall we batted well and were perhaps a bit unlucky not to score more runs.

In the field Dave pitched a good game, TK looked good on first and Sandra did lots of good work on 2nd. She made a couple of nice tags but THE highlight was a late inning double play with a nice catch of a high pop up being followed by an alert throw to 1st to pick off the dawdling runner who had failed to tag up after the catch. Helen took a couple of nice grabs in the outfield and Emma at catcher also made an excellent throw to 1st to record the out on a dribbler in front of the plate

A hearty Wildcats welcome to new girl Janette (Jay) who looked promising on her debut.

Mayhem 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 6
Wildcats 3 1 5 3 0 6 X 18

MVPs

JD TK

04/08/15 (G2) Barflies

A much improved defensive performance in game 2 of the double header but we just didn't score enough runs to deserve a win against the Barflies. Male OBP leaders were Tony and Matt who each batted 1000 (3 for 3) with Charlotte (2 for 3) the best of the women. Dave pitched well for the most part and everyone worked hard in the field.

Wildcats 1 0 0 0 0 3 4
Barflies 1 2 1 0 0 1 5

MVPs

Tony Charlotte

04/08/15 (G1) Hackers

With half the team still recovering from the tournament at weekend and the other half rusty after a week off we never got out of the starting gate against a heavy hitting Hackers team. Highlights were few and far between but Matt and Annie both batted 1000 (2 for 2), JD impressed again in the field and the rest of the outfield worked hard with little luck.

Hackers 0 9 17 2 28
Wildcats 0 2 0 2 4

MVPs

JD Helen

21/07/15 Morekats

A game of 3 halves ! We roared into an impressive lead, had a wobble in the 4th and 5th, then got things back under control in the 6th and 7th. Star of the show was 16 year old debutant JD Downes. He took some nice catches in the outfield and went 3 for 4 at the plate including a Home Run in the 3rd.

OBP leaders were Michael and Charlotte, who each went 4 for 4, and TK who went 3 for 3. Six other players went 3 for 4 in what was a strong batting performance. We hit 3 Home Runs in all, from JD, Michael and a Grand Slam effort from Tony in the 1st that set us on our way to a big score.

In the field TK was impressive on 1st, Michael and Emma worked hard in the middle infield positions, Sandra took one for the team keeping the ball in front of her in right field, fireman Dave pitched well again in relief and Rob was excellent in left field, ending the game in impressive style with his running catch of a low line drive.

Dave and Tony also umpired the whole game between them as the blue was unavoidably detained elsewhere and the Morekats had no-one that could umpire.

Moorkats 1 0 2 4 6 1 2 16
Wildcats 7 4 7 0 2 0 X 20

MVPs

JD Emma

14/07/15 Drizzle

Holidays and other absences meant we had a much changed line up for our game against Drizzle. The game was a see saw affair, we went behind early, before rallying in the middle of the game. We tightened up defensively and then came to life with the bats, scoring 9 runs in the top of the 6th to give us a lead. Unfortunately a couple of defensive miscues, combined with a tight call on 2nd that could have gone either way, meant we then immediately handed it straight back again and whilst we got runners on base in the top of the 7th we failed to drive them in, scoring only 1 of the 3 we needed to make Drizzle bat again.

Batting leaders were Georgie and Dave who each went 4 for 4, with Sarah close behind going 4 for 5 including a couple of triples. In the field Dave pitched well in relief, Sandra made an encouraging debut on 2nd and Sarah made a couple of nice plays on 3rd.

Wildcats 1 4 1 2 1 9 1 19
Drizzle 5 3 7 0 1 5 X 21

MVPs

Dave Sarah

30/06/15 Mavericks II

The Mavericks showed why they are unbeaten in the league with a display of heavy hitting and (mostly) solid defence as they cruised to the win. We never gave up, scoring in all but 1 inning and a 4 run rally in the bottom of the 5th gave the score a well deserved more respectable look. Sandra was the stand out, she produced her best performance ever, showing instant dividends after playing in the Leeds tournament at weekend.

Batting leaders were Tony and Sandra, who each went 3 for 3, whilst the Home Run hero was Matt whose 3 run blast was the centrepiece of the 5th inning rally. In the field Tony pitched a good game, Sandra and Annie both worked hard in the outfield and Rob and Andy also made some good stops.

Many thanks to Annie for helping out in our hour of need.

Mavericks 2 8 9 3 5 27
Wildcats 3 0 1 3 4 11

MVPs

Matt Sandra

23/06/15 Falcons

A comfortable win against the rookie Falcons team who showed plenty of promise in their first game. We built up a big early lead but then got a bit sloppy at times rather than building on that good early work.

Batting leaders were Emma (4 for 4) and Luisa (3 for 3) who each batted 1000. Home Run Heroes were Tony with two and Emma, who claimed her first ever four bagger.

In the field Luisa starred on 3rd base, with an unassisted double play the highlight , Michael was good at short and Steve played well again on 1st. Tony pitched well and threw himself about with gay abandon in the field.

Falcons 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 6
Wildcats 4 6 0 3 2 0 X 15

MVPs

Michael Emma

16/06/15 Colt 45s

After taking a 10-0 lead in the first innings we coasted through the rest of the game and had the same 10 run margin at the end. Whilst we should probably have been a bit more clinical overall it was a satisfying performance.

Batting leaders were Tony and Rob (4 for 4) and Matt (3 for 3). Michael was the Home Run Hero with a 3 run blast to set up the big 1st inning.

In the field we played well as a team. Amongst others Rob and Helen looked impressive in the outfield, Steve looked good on first and Tony pitched well, recovering from a 3rd inning wobble to nail down the win.

Colt 45s 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 9
Wildcats 10 0 4 4 1 0 X 19

MVPs

Rob Helen

09/06/15 Freeze

What should have been a comfortable win turned into a close run affair but we in the end did just enough to nail down the result.

Batting leaders were Emma, Steve and Rob, all 4 for 4, with Steve also contributing our sole Home Run of the evening.

In the field we played well until the last couple of innings when score board pressure caused a few wobbles. Charlotte did a good job on first and Dave pitched well after coming into the game in the bottom of the 5th.

Stewart deserves a special mention for producing what was his best performance so far for the team, with a couple of base hits and some committed base running.

Wildcats 6 4 0 2 8 0 0 20
Freeze 0 0 3 1 9 0 4 17

MVPs

Steve Charlotte

26/05/15 Barflies

Back to earth with a bump this week. We weren't too bad with the bats but in the field we produced what at times was an almost comically bad performance. There was one big defensive highlight; - we shut the Barflies out in the top of the 7th with the aid of that rarest of beasts, a triple play.

With the bats the top performers were Tony and Emma, (each 4 for 4), plus Dave (3 for 3). Best of the rest was Steve who went 3 for 4.

In the field Tony had a good game at first and Dave pitched well. Otherwise we did manage some good plays along the way but there were too many errors throughout the game for us to get much joy from the better bits.

On a brighter note Charlotte returned to the fold and hit well in her first game back.

Barflies 0 5 2 6 3 6 0 23
Wildcats 1 0 4 1 2 3 0 11

MVPs

Tony Emma

19/05/15 Moorkats

A second win, we were sloppy in the first few innings but tightened things up really well in the last 3, just enough to sneak over the winning line.

Michael was our Home Run hero, hitting a Grand Slam in the top of the 6th to give us the lead for the first time in the game. He was also one of three batters, Matt and Rob being the others, to lead the on base figures, going three for four at the plate.

In the field Matt made some nice catches in left field, Michael worked hard at short, made a dramatic will he or won't he circus style catch in the 6th and also turned a nice double play. Helen did lots of hard work without the ball backing up play and Dave pitched a good game. Sarah finished the game with a really nice play charging the roller and making the throw to first where Rob made a fine catch.

Wildcats 0 0 0 7 0 6 0 13
Moorkats 2 0 3 5 0 0 2 12

MVPs

Michael Sarah

12/05/15 Drizzle

A win !

A good team performance, we had a bit of a defensive wobble in the later innings but there were extenuating circumstances that meant we shouldn't get too excited about that part of a game that we never looked like losing.

Tony, Michael and Luisa were perfect at the plate, each going 5 for 5. Tony also hit two Home Runs and Michael one. B, best of the rest were Emma and Hayley, and everyone apart from new girl Jenny (1 for 4) got on base at least twice.

Defensive stand outs were Rob both at first and later in the outfield, and Luisa on third base. Tony pitched a good game though he sometimes struggled to control the ball in the last couple of innings after taking a blow to his pitching hand that later turned out to have caused a fracture that may put him out for 4 to 6 weeks – get well soon Tony !

Drizzle 3 2 0 3 4 6 5 23
Wildcats 6 5 1 5 5 5 X 27

MVPs

Rob Luisa

05/05/15 Phoenix

An encouraging performance in sometimes awful conditions that gave us lots of reasons to be optimistic for the rest of the season.

Dave was the only one with a perfect record at the plate (3 for 3), best of the rest were Matt and Steve, who each went 3 for 4, with Sarah leading the way for the women going 2 for 3.

Defensive stand outs were Michael at shortstop and new girl Emma at second, both made mistakes but the pair of them also looked really promising. Dave pitched a good game in Tony' absence. Sandra and Georgie made their outfield debuts and Georgie also scored her first ever run. We showed our collective inexperience at times with a few avoidable errors, but what was more important was the big improvement we showed over last week's performance.

Phoenix 3 4 0 3 2 3 0 15
Wildcats 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 10

MVPs

Michael Emma

28/04/15 Mavericks II

A mixed bag in the field and the bats never really got going against opposition boasting an experienced core of players that should make them favourites in the Division 4 title race.

Best of our batters was Luisa (2 for 2), best of the rest were Tony,Steve and Sarah N. who each went 2 for 3.

Defensive stand outs were Luisa at third and Rob who caught everything in left field. Rob starred in the highlight defensive play of the game, starting a catch em out, tag em out double play finished by Sarah at 2nd. Tony pitched a good game and Stewart played his first ever game in the field on first.

Wildcats 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mavericks 0 7 3 2 0 4 16

MVPs

Steve Luisa
Wildcats 2015 Tigers Softball Team