A SUPERB pitching performance by Troy Waterman ensured Falcons would hold top spot in A-grade after an eight-run victory in the Bendigo Baseball Association clash with Bendigo East.
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Waterman conceded one run across seven innings and racked up four safe hits.
The Falcons defence made just one error and consistently achieved outs in crucial situations.
James Bray pitched well for East. Although there were 12 hits, he surrendered just one base on ball and an extra base hit.
A great game by Bray included three safe hits.
Falcons 9 d Bendigo East 1.
Pitchers - Falcons: Troy Waterman 7 innings 2K2 5BB. Bendigo East: James Bray 6 2/3 inns 1K2 1BB, A.J. Sherriff 1/3 inng 0K2 0BB.
Safe hits - Falcons: Troy Waterman 4, Michael Peters, Brad Muns, Jayson Strahan 2, Adam Burns, Trent Jackson. Bendigo East: James Bray 3, Matt Gould 2, Nigel Close, Brad Huggard, Nick Pearce.
Strathfieldsaye Dodgers won a closely-fought contest with Scots.
Dodgers scored two runs in the first and another in the second.
There were 15 strike outs and only five hits scattered across both teams as Dodgers went on to achieve a 4-2 victory.
Pitchers - Scots: Sean Meldrum 5 inns 4K2 3BB, John Taylor 3 inns 6K2 1BB. Dodgers: Steve Skipper 8 inns 5K2 5BB.
Safe hits - Scots: Kenan Jack, John Petri. Dodgers: Andrew McKinley 2, Steve Skipper.
In B-grade, Bendigo East scored a 13-2 win against Falcons.
Pitchers - Falcons: Warren Attard 6 inns 4K2 2BB, Jayson Strahan 2 inns 0K2 0BB. Bendigo East: Nigel Close 8 inns 3K2 3BB.
Safe hits - Falcons: Dale Lindrea (home run), Jason Harriage, Paul Bingham, Brendan Archibald, Warren Attard, Tyler Hinds. Bendigo East: Anthony Sherriff, Callum Mitchell, James O'Keefe 3, Brendan Aikman, Nick Pierce 2, Nigel Close, Matt Gould, Brian Yeomans, Gibson Mitchell.
Scots scored two runs in the first innings against Scots.
Tight fielding kept the score unchanged until the fourth innings when Dodgers scored its first run of the game.
Grand slam home runs by Jon Taylor and Billy Parsons were among the highs in a 14-1 win for Scots.
Pitchers - Scots: Kenan Jack 4 inns 4K2 1BB, Billy Parsons 2 inns 4K2 1BB. Dodgers: Eden Hardy 3 inns 3K2 5BB, Jason Downing 2 inns 2K2 4BB.
Safe hits - Scots: Billy Parsons (incl. home run), Nigel Petri (incl. home run) 3, Richard Smart, John Taylor (incl. home run) 2, Kenan Jack, Kyle Munn. Dodgers: Eden Hardy 2, Jack Harrison.
In C-grade, Falcons beat East, 19-3.
Scots won a great battle with Dodgers, 11-10, in a contest where Billy Parsons and Chris Murphy struck home runs for Scots and Dodgers respectively.
