AMY FORRESTER
BASEBALL
LVBA
By AMY FORRESTER
WITH weather conditions last week and the rain on Saturday, grounds were flooded and led to wash outs in the Latrobe Valley Baseball Association.
The game between Morwell Cougars and Churchill Braves was called off in B Grade and C grade, as was Churchill Braves versus Sale Rangers Under 16s and A Grade.
Traralgon versus Moe/Newborough games still went head.
First up was the Under 16s, with the Traralgon Redsox building up a five-run lead in the second innings and holding off Moe/Newborough Dodgers’ charge for a 9-7 victory.
Ryan Glass, Chris Forrester, Kevin White and Ben Denton came through with RBIs to lead the rally for the Dodgers, but it just wasn’t enough to come back.
Next saw B Grade take the field.
Traralgon Redsox watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 12-3 loss to Moe/Newborough.
Traralgon struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively.
Tim Wilson started on the mound for Moe/Newborough, throwing four innings, allowing two runs on four hits, and striking out five.
Lee Donoghue started off pitching for Traralgon, surrendering three runs on two hits over three innings, only getting one strike out.
Davis Long and Brett Sharp entered the game for three innings and one innings respectively.
In A Grade, Traralgon Redsox seized victory in dramatic walk-off fashion thanks to a walk-off single at the end of the game to topple Moe/Newborough Dodgers.
Traralgon Redsox trailed 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth inning when John Kus singled on the first pitch of the bat, scoring two runs.
Traralgon Redsox was boosted by Kus, who went 5-6 at the plate.
Traralgon got on the board in the second inning when an error scored one run.
Tom Rynberk was on the pitcher’s mound for Traralgon Redsox, throwing five innings, allowing two runs on five hits, striking out four and walking zero.
Luke Halket threw for Moe/Newborough, surrendering four runs on nine hits over two and third innings.
Benn Zomer and Trent Job entered the games as relief, throwing four and two-thirds innings and one and two-thirds innings respectively.
Even though the Dodgers racked up seven hits in the game, it just wasn’t enough to take the win.
C Grade featured a very close game, despite a five-run deficit in the fifth inning, Traralgon Redsox almost came all the way back, eventually falling 12-11 to Moe/Newborough. Traralgon scored four runs in the failed comeback.
