Islanders and All Stars players battle for the ball in the second half
By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway
Islanders 13 months extended season because of COVID-19, ended by picking up a $10,000 cheque and the league champions trophy, after falling to the All Stars, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon in Greenland.
“Definitely an exciting game, even though it was an exhibition game, I would have hoped that we would have come out with the win, nonetheless, the players did the hard work when it mattered most during the season, that’s why we’re here playing the All Stars team,” Islanders Coach Andy Davis told Island Sun Sports. “We played a number of good teams technically, however, we managed to score goals, we managed to win when it mattered and that’s important at the end of the day winning the league and winning the games.”
Power Outage players line up to greet Miligue Malone, center, after his 2-run homer
By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway
Jeremy “Chicken” Penn scattered four hits, Power Outage overcame a 5-1 deficit and Milique Malone hit a crucial 2-run left field homer, as they fended off the charging Pirates 9-7, to win the BVI Softball Association’s inaugural George “Shawala” Borrows Memorial Softball Tournament on Saturday night at the E. Walwyn Brewley Softball Park, before a crowd of boisterous fans.
Pirates starting pitcher Rico “Polly” Penn’s 2-run homer, gave them the early lead, before increasing it to 5-1, after Power Outage scored in the bottom of the first. Power Outage tied the game at 5-5, chasing Penn, who was relieved by Nicos Penn. Malone scored on a pass ball to make it 6-5 in Power Outage’s favor and they went on to lead 9-5. With two outs in their do or die inning, the Pirates last gasp resulted in two runs, making it a 9-7 game.
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Pirates First Baseman, Dwight Brookes, right, tags out Storm’s Sherwin Fahie
By “Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway
On the brink of elimination during the first round before beating the Hot Shots 11-10, to stay alive, the #4 seeded Pirates used homers by Rico Penn and Shaheed Collins to win their third successive game, beating #2 seed Storm, 15-6, on Saturday, advancing to face Power Outage for the George “Shawala” Borrows Memorial Softball Tournament title on December 19.
The Pirates blew the game open in the third inning, when pitcher Rico Penn triggered a five-run effort off four hits with a leadoff homer, to lead 8-1, when their innings closed. Storm, in their at bat in the bottom of the third, countered with three runs to trail, 8-4. Rico was relieved by Nicos Penn in the bottom of the fourth as they led 9-4, then added six more runs including Shaheed Collins’ homer, for the blowout elimination victory.
Hot Shot’s 3rd Baseman Ramos Hatchett puts the tag on Storm’s Kendrick Taveras, during Storm’s 11-10 victory
By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway
Storm and the Pirates will meet in the knockout semifinals of the George “Shawala” Borrows Memorial Softball Tournament on Saturday afternoon, after narrowly securing extra inning slugfest victories over the Hot Shots and Los Macarrecios, respectively.
Storm needed extra innings to get past the stubborn Hot Shots 11-10 on Saturday, while the Pirates who led 9-0, then gave up 15 runs to the Los Macarrecios in the first two innings to fall behind 15-9 and trailed 20-15 in their last at bat secured a thrilling 22-21 slugfest win late Sunday night.