Huia got off to a good start, scoring two runs in the first inning, but there was nothing until the fourth inning, two in the fifth and one in the sixth. They only had seven hits in the seven innings and only one was a two bagger. The rest were singles. Huia’s top batters were brothers AJ and Kelly Dyason, who batted 0.500, with AJ getting the two-bag hit. AJ also picked up two runs batted in. Kelly was pitching, facing 26 batters, giving up no runs, three hits, four walks and took seven strikeouts. Blue Sox had no answer, with Liam Bassick batting 1.000.
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The top batter was Cassie George, who batted 1.000, scored four runs and picked up five runs batted in. She also hit two in-the-diamond home runs to left field. In the third and fourth innings, in-field home runs were scored by Shanelle Miller and Lynette Lambert. Pitching for Feilding was Ashlee Hatzen, who faced 20 batters, gave up one walk, two hits and one run, and took eight strikeouts. For Bramac Mary Ireland hit a three-bag hit to right field and came home on a fielding error. She also had pitching duty and faced 34 batters, gave up 16 hits, 15 runs and 10 earned, and took three strikeouts.