Latest Bermuda Softball League Match Reports
It was a short week for softball, with games only played on Tuesday and Wednesday, due to Hurricane Fiona and Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
In the women’s division, Hardknockz downed PHC Zebras 20 to 8. Latisha Daniels [4-4] and Sarah Robinson [3-3] showed excellent plate discipline in powering Hardknockz to this victory. Rasheen Durrant [2-4] scored four times, while Kisentae Grant had the club’s only extra-base hit with a double. PHC started well with two runs in the first but could never get their bats going. From the last spot in the order, Risha Trott [2-3] was the only player to get two hits. Tahirah Hill and Ciera Fox had one hit apiece.
The other women’s contest saw Western Stars Angels turn Rainbows blue with a 28 to 12 triumph. Western Stars takes over sole possession of first after beating previously undefeated Rainbows. Angels scored four runs in the first inning and never took their foot off the pedal. They put an exclamation point on this triumph by scoring 11 times in the last frame. Leadoff batter Casandra led by example as she was 5-5 while scoring four times. But there are plenty of accolades to go around as Keisha Eve [4-6, 5 runs, 3 RBI], Debbie Deshields [4-6, 3 runs, 5 RBI], Rachel Smith [4-6, 1 run, 1 RBI], and Andrenica Gilbert [2-4, 4 RBI] all contributed in a timely fashion. Eve and Deshields had two doubles each, and Deshields picked up a leg triple. Adrienne Smatt showed off her bat skills in going 4-4 and driving home two runs. Teammates Jade Weaver [3-4] and Katie Masters [2-4] also drove home two runs apiece.
Moongate Brewers silenced the X-Bats 24 to 9 in a Group Z contest. Moongate is now 2-0 while X-Bats falls to 1-1. Alex Styche and Terrence Corday had eight of Moongate’s 27 hits. They both scored four times, thanks partly to Richard Medeiros blasting a three-run homer and a grand slam as he collected nine RBI. Danny Cook [3-3] also homered and had 4 RBI. X-Bats had a tremendous first inning in scoring five times, including three on Mike Trebbing’s homer. Robbie Bailey [3-3], John King [2-3], and Brett Farlow all had good turns at the plate in the loss.
There were three forfeits this week. The Corporation of Hamilton picked up a default win over Raggamuffins, and Mike’s Trucking was awarded a victory after a player from Super Express was ejected, and the club had no bench player to replace him. It was a costly loss for the previously undefeated Express as they now share the lead in Group C.
Parquet Flyers also picked up the easiest of wins when Blue Wahoos defaulted in a Group Z match.
