Central loom as unstoppable Central gets the better of its closest rival in Mount Gambier & District Baseball League

Another week in Mount Gambier baseball saw Central again stamp their dominance on the league with a comfortable win over second place Tigers. Central rallied early and were holding a six run lead after just three innings. Tigers coach Karl Ransom shuffled the side around, made some changes and gave the simple rev up to the side of ‘we either show fight and pride, or we can roll over your choice’. As Central celebrated the night with past champions, life members and sponsors, Tigers decided to make a game of it. Scoring four in the third and and two in the fourth Tigers clawed back to level the score.

Dylan Chuck took the pitching duties from Koby Chant and settled Centrals. Ethan Chuck continued to show he is a big game player along with Alex Ridding when both got the bats going early and put Central back on the front foot by scoring three runs and make another move that Tigers would need to counter to get back. Tigers

Matt Thompson and Jesse Foster tried hard but errors started to hurt Tigers and three straight walks on the hill by Ransom hurt Tigers. Alex Ridding and Dylan Chuck then picked up another hit each and the pressure gauge was really on Tigers now. Centrals just too strong in the end, albeit a Tigers fight that made the club proud, an eight run victory in the end proved Centrals are the team to beat in season 2023.

Friday night saw another comeback game, with South hitting seven runs across the plate in the first innings. The game all but gone, Federals went to club champion Clay Carpenter who then held south to just three runs over the next eight innings, while Federals could try make a comeback. Federals tried hard but just couldn’t get the break through despite having runners in position most innings. Final score was South by six runs in a great start to the weekend for baseball.

RESULTS

DIVISION 1

Central 15 (A.Ridding 3; D.Chuck, D.Gull, K.McLean 2; K.Chant 1, M.Cutting, N.Meinck) d Tigers 7 (M.Thompson 3; J.Foster, J.England, J. Mee 2; A.Reppin)

South 10 (R.Parsons 2; J.Balshaw, T.Lockwood, D.Joyce, B.Nash, R.Walter, T.Morale, D.Habner) d Federals 4 (M.Nicholls, C.Nicholls

DIVISION TWO

South 8 d Naracoorte 3; Tigers 11 d Central 2

DIVISION THREE

Central 13 d Tigers 6; South 18 d Federals 2

UNDER 18

Federals 18 def South 1

UNDER 15 Tigers 11 d Centrals 8; South 8 d Tigers 7

UNDER 13

Central 12 d Federals 3; Central 13 d South 1; Federals 5 d Tigers 4