REIGNING A-grade premier, Scots made a superb start to the season in Sunday's match at Strathfieldsaye.
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Billy Parsons did not concede a run in the three innings he pitched and also racked up two safe hits.
Scots pounded 11 hits on the way to a 15-0 victory.
Strathfieldsaye Dodgers 0 0 0 0 (0) lt Scots 4 8 3 0 (15).
Pitchers - Dodgers: Steve Skipper 2 inns 2K2 4BB, Zac Cruse 1 inng 1K2 1BB. Nathan Larson 1 inng 1K2 3BB. Scots: Billy Parsons 3 inns 7K2 2BB, John Taylor 1 inng 1K2 1BB.
Safe hits - Dodgers: Steve Skipper 2, Nick Whatley, Craig Eeles. Scots: Aaron Petri, John Taylor, Billy Parsons 2, Lachlan Jack, Sean Meldrum, Berin Marchesani, Darcy Harrison, Ash Wilkie.
Although Falcons outhit East, 14-9, it could not score enough runs to win.
Bendigo East pitcher Loes Asmus was in superb form.
A former national women's player for the Netherlands, Asmus gave Falcons a lesson in controlled clutch hitting.
Loes struck out only one batter, but she kept many batters off balance in which there were many ground balls or pop flies.
James O'Keefe was brilliant at centre field for East.
Falcons' starter Brad Muns pitched well as scores were two-all goling into the fifth inning.
Bendigo East 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 (8) d Falcons 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 (5).
Pitchers - East: Loes Asmus 7 inns 1K2 2BB. Falcons: Brad Muns 5 inns 4K2 2BB, Mick Peters 2 inns 5K2 0BB.
Safe hits - East: Nick Pierce 3, B. Aikman, Brad Huggard, Callum Mitchell 2. Falcons: Justin Slattery 4, Mitch Brown, Mick Peters, Josh Brown, Jayson Strahan 2, Jason Harriage, T. Jackson.
In B-grade, Bendigo East scored a 15-13 win against Falcons at Albert Roy Reserve in Eaglehawk.
East 2 0 2 3 2 2 4 (15) d Falcons 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 (13).
Pitchers - Bendigo East: Callum Mitchell 3 inns 0K2 4BB, David Ranten 1 inng 0K2 4BB, Anthony Sherriff 3 inns 3K2 2BB. Falcons: Jayson Strahan 5 inns 4K2 2BB, Mitch Brown 1 inng 0K2 4BB, Sam Wild 1 inng 0K2 1BB.
Safe hits - Bendigo East: Matt Gould 3, Gibson Mitchell, David Ranten 2, Jayd Davis, James O'Keefe, Anthony Sherriff, Callum Mitchell, Trent Anglin. Falcons: Sam Wild 3, Mitch Brown, Zac Stayner, Jason Harriage, Jayson Strahan, Dale Lindrea 2, Paul Bingham, Justin Slattery.
In C-grade, Falcons fought on for a 13-12 win against East in Eaglehawk.