HOW IT HAPPENED:
After getting leadoff hitter Ciara Bryan on in both the first and fourth but unable to score a run. Bryan was caught stealing second base in the first and then was caught off the bag at second in the fourth.
The Ragin’ Cajuns got to Texas State pitcher Meagan King in the top of the fifth.
Justice Milz led off with a double down the left field line two batters later Alissa Dalton reached on a single. Milz though would be thrown at trying to score while Dalton advanced to second. The play was reviewed but the call was upheld.
Thousands flock in for Rotorua Marathon, local claims second win in a row
9 May, 2021 05:00 AM
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Rotorua Marathon winner Michael Voss with his coach Kim Stevenson. Photo / Andrew Warner
Rain drops and sweat dripped down his face as the crowd roared for the young local builder running towards his second consecutive victory in the Rotorua Marathon. Rotorua s Michael Voss, 24, crossed the line of the 57th Rotorua Marathon five minutes ahead of his nearest rival.
Voss is the fourth man in history to claim back-to-back titles.
He joined more than 4000 runners, walkers and joggers who descended on the city s Government Gardens for Saturday s event.
Jo Raphael: Marathon participants an inspirational bunch
9 May, 2021 08:00 PM
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Thousands flock to the city to take part in Rotorua s marathon. Photo / NZME
I ve always said jokingly that I don t run – unless I m being chased. I do get a kick out of a good brisk walk, which is how I approached the 5km run during the Rotorua Marathon a few years ago.
I finished the event in good shape and after we crossed the finish line a woman came up to me and said thank you, she was following behind me, keeping up with me and that I was her pacer .
Local builder Michael Voss wins 57th Rotorua Marathon for second year in a row
7 May, 2021 11:27 PM
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Rotorua Marathon 2021 winner Michael Voss. Photo / Andrew Warner
A young Rotorua builder was the first to cross the line at the 57th Rotorua Marathon - for the second year in a row.
Michael Voss became the first local to win the Rotorua Marathon in 45 years in last year s marathon.
His coach, Kim Stevenson, met him across the finished line and said Voss worked hard for his achievement.
He finished in a time of two hours, 29 minutes, and 30 seconds - nearly five minutes ahead of second-place Greg Darbyshire from Auckland.