2nd & 3rd Grade Advance to Finals
Sydney University Baseball Club will be represented by 2nd's and 3rd's in round two of the SWBL Playoffs; with both teams just one win away from making Grand Final weekend.
2nd Grade defeated Quakers Hill 5-4, as Sydney Uni's offence delivered clutch go-ahead hits in three separate innings. The Cynics' pitching staff combined to strike out 13 batters, Dave Symons and Zak Horton contributed 2 hits and 2 RBI's apiece; capitalised by the latter's solo HR in the bottom of the 8th for the winning run.
3rd Grade lost to Petersham 7-1, but have a second bite thanks to a top-2 finish. The Cynics were the better team early but were unable to capitalise, leaving 12 runners on base. Anthony Palmer and Tim Nelson both had 2 hits, whilst Lachlan Dean pitched sharp innings to start, before momentum swung to the opposition.
UPCOMING - SWBL FINALS 2017
3rd Grade
Sydney Uni vs Hawkesbury
1pm, Saturday 12th August
Petersham Oval
2nd Grade
Sydney Uni vs Petersham
9am, Sunday 13th August
Petersham Oval
BOX SCORES - SWBL SEMI-FINALS 2017
Sunday 6th August Score by Innings _________________ R H E ------------------------------------------- Quakers Hill........ 100 002 010 - 4 9 1 Sydney Uni.......... 210 000 11X - 5 6 2 ------------------------------------------- W - Scott Moran L - Grant Piccoli S - Wade Shipard Sydney Uni Hits: Dave Symons 2, Zac Horton 2 (HR), Wade Shipard 2 (2B).
Saturday 5th August Score by Innings _________________ R H E ------------------------------------------- Sydney Uni.......... 001 000 000 - 1 7 1 Petersham........... 001 210 12X - 7 13 0 ------------------------------------------- W - Ky Jackson L - Lachlan Dean Sydney Uni Hits: Anthony Palmer 2, Tim Nelson 2 (2B), Andrew Franklin 1, Mitch Liddle 1, Matt Currey 1.
