ROB’S RECAPS - BSA FUTURES LEAGUE

BASEBALL

SA FUTURE LEAGUES

By Robert Laidlaw [team photo courtesy Gavin’s Snapshots]

In an exciting conclusion to the inaugural SA Futures Leagues baseball grand final, Team Henty defeated Team Taintey 7-5.

To qualify for the grand final, Team Henty had to beat Team Van Der Linden 5-2 in the preliminary final.

Although the grand final was close throughout, Team Henty led all the way, scoring three runs in the opening inning and one in the fifth to lead 4-0.

But Team Taintey made a valiant charge in the bottom of the fifth frame with three runs to cut the deficit to one run.

It looked all over when Team Henty scored three times in the top of the seventh and final dig, but Team Taintey made it close by answering with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning.

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RESULT:

Team Henty 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 – 7

Team Taintey 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 – 5

Hits: TH – McFarlane, McKee, Manson, Hayes, Tanner; TT – Taintey 2, Altamura 2, Bird, Steven, Fraser.